Everyday Expressions

　　n. [C] 孩子

　　Tom’s first child died two days after he got divorced.

　　n. 無經(jīng)驗的人,行動像小孩子的人

　　My wife is a child in financial matters. (我的妻子不善于理財。)

　　n. 產(chǎn)兒，產(chǎn)物

　　His books were the children of his brain.

　　衍生詞語

　　childish (幼稚的,孩子氣的);

　　childlike (天真的,特指大人的言行);

　　childhood (童年);

　　childless (無子女的);

　　常見搭配 Useful Phrases

　　臨產(chǎn)胎兒 --- child about-to-be-born

　　淘氣的孩子 --- naughty child

　　任性的孩子 --- wilful child

　　彬彬有禮的孩子 --- a well-behaved child

　　有天賦的孩子 --- a gifted child

　　獨生子 --- the only child

　　撫養(yǎng)孩子 --- raise a child

　　習(xí)語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs

　　wild child --- 舞會狂 (party animal)

　　child's play --- 極易做的事，小菜一碟;不重要的行為

　　生活用語 Street Talks

　　A: Daddy, uncle Willie is too fat.

　　B: Huh! He’ll be angry when he hears that.

　　C: Let it be, honey. He’s only a child. Children and fools speak the truth.

　　A: That’s not fair!

　　B: Stop acting like such a child! (別這么幼稚。)

　　A: Was the test difficult?

　　B: Child’s play. (小兒科。)

　　I’m a real wild child. I like to drink, chase women, and smoke weed. (大麻)

　　電影對白 Transcripts

　　句型 The doctors had begged me to take drugs, but I kept saying Iwouldn’t do anything to hurt my child. 《情歸巴黎》

　　All children are hideous at the age of eight. 《西雅圖夜未眠》

　　對話 Sabrina: What was he like as a child? Mr. Fairchild: Shorter. 《情歸巴黎》

　　Forrest: I liked that guitar. It sounded good. I started moving around to the music, swingin’ my hips. This night, me and mama was out shoppin’ and we walked right by Pitsey’s Furnature and Appliance store, Guess what... (Elvis was on TV dancing the way that Forrest taught him)

　　Mrs.Gump: This is not for children’s eyes. 《阿甘正傳》

　　諺語 Proverbs

　　Children and fools cannot lie.孩子和傻子，不會說謊。

　　The child is father of the man 童年的經(jīng)歷可決定成年以后的性格(三歲看大)。