Children's Day: 儿童节
Childhood: 童年
Compare notes about our childhoods: 对比我们的童年生活
80's kids: 80后
90's kids: 90后
Gen Z: 00后
我小的时候……
以下这些说法都常用来回忆自己的孩童时代:
When I was little/young: 我小时候。不过young这个词具体指几岁是相对的,看你现在年纪多大
During my childhood: 相对比较正式
When I was a kid: 我还是孩子的时候
Jenny's impression of Adam's childhood: Jenny对Adam(以及大多数北美人)童年的印象
Carefree, no pressure, no homework: 无忧无虑、没有压力、没有作业
Parents pretty much let you do whatever you want to…: 父母基本上让你做大多数你想做的事情
Is it true? 是真的吗?
Grew up in the middle of nowhere: Adam说自己的童年基本上符合Jenny的印象。但其中一个原因是他在乡村长大
It'll be different if you grow up in the big city: 如果你成长在大城市,那应该会不一样
Adam觉得他童年和现在很多北美孩子的童年最大的区别是:
Structured: 有条条框框(现在的孩子)
Unstructured: 没有那么多条条框框(以前的孩子)
有点像我们之前节目教过的词free-range: 散养
Adam had homework, but he never did it: Adam说作业是有的,只是他没做
Good test taker: 因为他是考试型选手,老师对他作业就没什么要求
Did your parents put academic pressure on you? 你父母对你有学业上的压力吗?
Supervise or look after: 父母管孩子可以用这两个词表达,总之不要说manage
Jenny's childhood is almost the opposite of Adam's: Jenny说她的童年几乎和Adam是反过来的
Friends: 朋友
Friendships: 友情
What did you do with your friends? 你和朋友都干什么?
What games did you play? 你们玩什么?
Connect elastic bands /rubber bands together and jump around it: 跳橡皮筋
Do tricks: 跳出很多花样
Girls get street cred if they are good at it: 女生橡皮筋跳得好是很风光的
Feel inferior, ashamed of myself: 因为橡皮筋跳不好而自卑
最后,我们想问大家
What's your most lasting/happiest childhood memory?
你最印象深刻、最快乐的童年记忆是什么?
对很多人来说,可能是春游秋游: field trips
当然,也要跟大家说:
Happy Children's Day! May we never lose the inner child in us!
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