口語語匯 3

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第三節(jié)
    Baby
    Basic need
    音形義 Everyday Expressions
    n. [C] 嬰兒
    She is expecting a baby. (她懷孕了。)
    注:baby的性別不明時,通常用 it 來指代。
    n. 孩子氣的人
    Don’t be such a baby! (不要這樣孩子氣!)
    n. 寶貝(親愛的)口語體為babe
    Hey babe, you’d like another drink?
    衍生詞語
    babyhood (嬰兒時代);
    babyish (幼稚的);
    復(fù)合詞語
    baby-sitter/baby-minder (保姆);
    babyfaced (娃娃臉的);
    常見搭配 Useful Phrases
    小兒語 --- baby talk
    乳齒 --- baby tooth
    嫩蘿卜--- baby carrots(very small,tender carrots,not fullygrown)
    生育高峰 --- baby boom
    習(xí)語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
    baby kisser --- [美俚] 為拉選票而到處拉攏人心的人
    babes and sucklings --- 乳臭未干的孩子
    sleep like a baby --- 睡得香
    生活用語 Street Talks
    A: Rosemary, will you go to the movies with me tonight?
    B: I wish I could, Jo. But my baby’s taking me out to dinnertonight. (情人)
    A: Tom, I need your help. It’s out of control here.
    B: Come on, dear. You can make it. Come on! Give the talk. Thewhole plan is your baby. (由你 負(fù)責(zé))
    A: That wasn’t hard at all.
    B: No, like stealing candy from a baby.
    電影對白 Transcripts
    句型 Now when I was a baby, Mama named me after the great CivilWar hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest. 《阿甘正傳》
    對話 Lenora: Who’s your friend?
    Gump: My name’s Forrest. Forrest Gump.
    Dan: This is cunning Carla and Long-Limbs Lenora.
    Lenora: Where you been Baby cakes? Huh? I haven’t seen you around lately. You know you should have been here for Christmas because Tommy bought a round on the house and gave everybody a turkey sandwich. 《阿甘正傳》
    諺語 Proverbs
    The rich get richer and the poor get babies.
    富人發(fā)財(cái),窮人得子。