第三节

Baby

Basic need

音形义 Everyday Expressions

n. [C] 婴儿

She is expecting a baby. (她怀孕了。)

注：baby的性别不明时，通常用 it 来指代。

n. 孩子气的人

Don't be such a baby! (不要这样孩子气！)

n. 宝贝（亲爱的）口语体为babe

Hey babe, you'd like another drink?

衍生词语

babyhood (婴儿时代);

babyish (幼稚的);

复合词语

baby-sitter/baby-minder (保姆);

babyfaced (娃娃脸的);

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

小儿语 --- baby talk

乳齿 --- baby tooth

嫩萝卜--- baby carrots(very small,tender carrots,not fullygrown)

生育高峰 --- baby boom

习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

baby kisser --- [美俚] 为拉选票而到处拉拢人心的人

babes and sucklings --- 乳臭未干的孩子

sleep like a baby --- 睡得香

生活用语 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 负责)

A: That wasn't hard at all.

B: No, like stealing candy from a baby.

电影对白 Transcripts

句型 Now when I was a baby, Mama named me after the great CivilWar hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest. 《阿甘正传》

对话 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. 《阿甘正传》

谚语 Proverbs

The rich get richer and the poor get babies.

富人发财，穷人得子。
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