get !关于“Child”的新知识
本文章由春喜在线英语于2017.6.2日编辑发布
刚过了宝宝们的6.1大日子!今天让我们一起来学习一些跟“儿童”有关的单词。
child
n. 儿童,小孩
例如:child abuse(虐待儿童),childlabour(童工)
children
children是child的复数形式。
例如:children's playground (儿童乐园)
childish
adj.
① 孩子气的,孩子所特有的
eg:The little girlspoke in a high childish voice. 这个小女孩用尖尖的童声讲话。
②【贬】幼稚的,傻气的
eg:Crying for things you can't have is childish. 想要的东西得不到就哭是孩子气的表现。
childlike
adj. 天真的;童稚的;孩子般的
例如:Though nearly at the age of fifty, he still retains childlike innocence.
他虽年近半百,但仍童心未泯。
childhood
n. 童年,儿童时代
例如:They were childhood sweethearts. 他们原是青梅竹马的恋人。
childbearing/childbirth
n. 分娩,生孩子
eg:A period of acute depression can sometimes follow childbirth/childbearing.
分娩之后可能会有一段时间的急性抑郁期。
还有一些与child有关的英语表达
1. Only child 独子
例句:He is the only child inthe family. 他是家里唯一的孩子。
2. Child-free 没有孩子的(地方)
例句:Many young people prefer child-free resorts when choosing where to stay on holidays.很多年轻人在选度假酒店时会更喜欢选择没有儿童入住的度假村。
3. Child labour 童工
例句:Using child labour in England is illegal. 在英格兰使用童工是违法的。
4. Child-friendly 适合儿童的、对儿童友好的地方
例句:It can be hard to find child-friendly restaurants. 找适合儿童的餐厅有时候不那么容易。
5. Childcare 儿童保育
例句:Some women are unable to return to work after having children because of a lack of childcare. 有些女性在生了孩子后因为要照看孩子而不能返回自己的工作岗位。
6. Childminder 照看孩子的人
例句:Good, trust-worthy childminders are in great demand in big cities. 大城市里非常需要好的、让人信赖的看孩子的阿姨。
7. Child benefit 儿童津贴
例句:Child benefit helps working parents support their families. 儿童津贴会帮助双职工家庭支持家中的生活。
8. Inner child 心中儿童般的情感
例句:Celebrating Children’s day gives me a chance to reconnect with my inner child. 庆祝儿童节给我一个找回我心中儿童情感的机会。
9. Child’s play 非常容易做的事情
例句:Using mobile phones to pay for taxi rides these days is child’s play. 现如今用手机付出租车费是非常容易的。
10. From a child 自幼,从儿时开始
例句:She has always shown a keen interest in music from a child. 她打小就对音乐特别感兴趣。
11. With child 怀孕
例句:I haven’t seen Mary for a while. She is big with child.我很久没看见过 Mary 了,看样子她快生了。
最后给大家附上一简短的儿童节英文对话:
A: It's Children's Day today. How would you like to celebrate it, dear?
宝贝儿,今天是儿童节。你想怎么庆祝呢?
B: Hmm…I'd like to go to the amusement park.
嗯…我想去游乐园。
A: OK, no problem. Anything else?
好,没问题。还想要点儿什么?
B: I want to eat a lot of ice cream.
我还想吃好多冰淇淋。
A: Oh, that can't possibly work. You'll have a stomachache if you eat too much ice cream. But you can eat just a little more than usual.
哦,那可不行,会把肚子吃坏的。不过可以比平时多吃点儿。
B: Thank you, Mom!
谢谢妈妈!