迷你对话:
A: Where are you going?
你去哪儿?
B: I'll accompany my wife to the hospital.
我陪妻子去医院。
A: What's wrong with her.
她怎么了?
B: She is expecting.
她怀孕了。
A: Congratulations to you.
祝贺你。
B: Thank you.
词海拾贝:
1. be expecting 怀孕
讲解:expect sb的意思是“确知某人要来而等待他”,正如一位准母亲等待孩子出生的心情,所以expecting表示“怀孕”,该习语为非正规的口语表达方式。
Eg. Don't make your wife angry as she was expecting.
不要惹你的妻子发火,她怀着孕。
2. accompany sb to somewhere:陪某人去某处
Eg. Would you like to accompany me to my factory.
你愿意陪我去工厂吗?