生活英語對話 Episode 96: Babysitting

本單元是關(guān)于保姆的對話。

Alice: Well it's almost bedtime. Time for you to go upstairs.

Ellie: I don't want to go to bed. I want to stay down here with you.

Alice: Well you know I'd love to have your company.

Ellie: Then let me stay down and watch TV.

Alice: Ellie, I don't think that's such a good idea. You have to get up for school in the morning.

Ellie: School? I hate school!

Alice: I'm sure you don't.

Ellie: I do. I hate school and I hate bed. You can't make me go upstairs.

Alice: Oh I think I can.

Ellie: No you can't. You're not my mummy. You can't make me do anything. I hate you!

Vocabulary(詞匯)

bedtime (特別是指兒童的睡覺時間)

time when people (especially children) go to sleep

I'd love to have your company (我很高興有你的陪伴)

It would be nice if you could stay with me and spend time with me

let me stay down (讓我呆在這兒吧)

allow me to remain here

you can't make me (你不能強(qiáng)迫我)

you can't force me

本單元的語言點(diǎn)是關(guān)于家庭的詞匯，請看下面的解釋和例句

Family vocabulary

Words we use to talk about our families (mother, father, sister etc.) can also have other meanings, either on their own or as part of compound words or phrases.

Mother(與Mother有關(guān)的詞匯)

Other words for mother

 

Other words with 'mother'

mother tongue(母語)

the language you grow up speaking, or your first language

She's lived in Spain for years and is completely fluent in Spanish. You'd never guess that German is her mother tongue.

Mother Nature(大自然)

nature, particularly when it is seen as a force that controls the weather and all living things

The tsunami showed Mother Nature at her most fierce.

a mother-to-be(孕婦)

a woman who is pregnant (expecting a baby)

You shouldn't be smoking. You're a mother-to-be now. You need to think about your unborn baby's health.

Father(與Father有關(guān)的詞匯)

Other words for father

 

Other words with 'father'

a father figure(父親般的人物)

an older man who people trust and respect

My first boss was such a father figure to me. He taught me so much about the art world.

Father Christmas(圣誕老人)

Santa Claus, an imaginary man who brings presents to children at Christmas

The children can't wait to see what Father Christmas has brought them this year.

founding father (創(chuàng)始人)

someone who begins a new organisation or a new way of thinking

Galileo was the founding father of modern physics. He did scientific experiments that no-one had ever done before.

Sister(與Sister有關(guān)的詞匯)

Other words with 'sister'

Sister (護(hù)士長)

a nurse who is charge in a hospital ward

Sister, can I have some more medication? My leg is hurting very badly now.

Sister (修女)

a nun (a woman who is a member of a religious group) who usually lives with other nuns in a convent

Sister Bernadette, please say a prayer for my daughter. She's got her exams today.

sister (女同志，女同學(xué)，女同事)

a word to show support between women

We hope all our sisters will raise their voices against this injustice!

Brother(與Brother有關(guān)的詞匯)

Other words with 'brother'

brother-in-arms (軍隊?wèi)?zhàn)友)

soldiers who fight or fought together in a war (often used as a literary reference)

They were brothers-in-arms and 40 years later, they still remembered every battle.

Big Brother (老大哥)

a person or ruler that has complete power and tries to control people's behaviour and thoughts (from the book '1984' by George Orwell)

Everywhere you go now there are CCTV cameras. The government has turned into a real Big Brother.

Twin(與Twin有關(guān)的詞匯)

Other words with 'twin'

twin town (姊妹城市)

a town or city that has formed a relationship with a similar town in another country and which encourages business and tourist visits between them

Glasgow's twin town is Havana