CHAPTER 1　婴儿长成好少年

1　出生前后

场景必备句

★奥利维亚怀了一个男孩。Olivia is expecting a baby boy.

★她生了一个健康的男孩儿。She delivered a healthy boy.

★母乳喂养对婴儿来说很健康。It’s healthy to feed the baby on mother’s milk.

★她为自己的孩子唱摇篮曲。She sang a lullaby to her baby.

★我是在农场由姨妈抚养大的。I was raised by my aunt on a farm.

出生前

pregnant [ˈpregnənt] 怀孕的

•怀孕 pregnancy [ˈpregnənsi]

•妊娠 gestation [dʒeˈsteiʃən] 怀孕 conceive [kənˈsiːv]

•流产 abortion [əˈbɔːʃən] miscarriage [ˌmisˈkæridʒ]

hope for a boy 希望生男孩

antenatal [æntiˈneit(ə)l] 产前的

•产检 antenatal care

•胎教 antenatal training

expect a baby 怀孕

•怀孕 be with child

出生

birthplace [ˈbəːθpleis] 出生地

•故乡 hometown [ˈhəumˈtaun]

•摇篮 cradle [ˈkreidl]

•祖国 motherland [ˈmʌðəlænd]

give birth to 分娩

•繁殖 breed [briːd] reproduce [ˌriːprəˈdjuːs]

due date 预产期

•到期 expiration date

born [bɔːn] 出生

•刚出生的 newborn [ˈnjuːbɔːn]

•出身豪门 born with a silver spoon

infant [ˈinfənt] 婴儿

•宝贝 baby [ˈbeibi]/babe [beib]

•幼儿教师 infant teacher

deliver [diˈlivə] 生（孩子）

•助产士 midwife [ˈmidwaif]

maternity ward 产科病房

庆祝

birthday [ˈbəːθdei] 生日

•出生日期 date of birth

blow out the candles 吹灭蜡烛

•许愿 make a wish

hold a birthday party 举办生日派对

•举办生日派对 host a birthday party

divide up the cake 切蛋糕

•一份 piece [piːs]/portion [ˈpɔːʃən]

长相与起名

dead ringer (for) 酷似某人

•与……非常相似 is the picture of sb.

•与……相像 take after

•长得像妈妈 get one’s mother’s features

hand down 传下去

•相传 pass down

•现成的旧衣服 hand-me-downs [ˈhændmiːˌdaun]

gene [dʒiːn] 基因

•隐性基因 a recessive gene

•显性基因 a dominant gene

inherit [inˈherit] 继承

•继承人 inheritor [inˈheritə]

•遗传 inheritance [inˈheritəns]

innate [ˌiˈneit] 先天的

•天生丽质 innate beauty

•天生的才能 innate ability

name after 用……的名字命名

pick a name 起名

•起名 choose a name

•想出一个名字 come up with a name

哺育

raise [ˈreiz] 养育

•养育孩子 bring up a child/rear a child

mother’s milk 母乳

•母乳 breast milk

nurser [ˈnəːsə] 奶瓶

•奶粉 milk powder

•配方奶粉 formula [ˈfɔːmjulə]

•奶嘴 pacifier [ˈpæsifaiə]

•温奶瓶 warm the nurser

lullaby [ˈlʌləbai] 摇篮曲

•儿歌 nursery rhyme

exemplary father 模范父亲

•模范 model [ˈmɔdəl]

•榜样 example [igˈzɑːmpl]

hold a baby (in one’s arms) 怀抱婴儿

take care of 照顾

•照看 look after

•忽视 neglect [niˈglekt]

bathe a baby 给婴儿洗澡

•洗澡 have a bath/take a shower

•洗 wash [wɔʃ]

wee-wee [ˈwiːwiː] 撒尿

•尿尿 pee-pee [ˈpiːpiː] have a pee

•小便 urinate [ˈjuərineit]

•大便 poop [puːp]

wean [wiːn] 使断奶

•婴儿食品 baby food

diaper [ˈdaiəpə] 尿布

•换尿布 change the diaper

•纸尿裤 disposable/reusable diaper

•尿布疹 diaper rash

breast-feeding 母乳喂养

•喝母乳长大的 breast-fed [ˈbrestfed]

•喝牛奶长大的 bottle-fed [ˈbɔtlfed]

stroller [ˈstrəulə] 婴儿手推车

•婴儿车 baby carriage

cradle [ˈkreidl] 摇篮

•摇篮曲 cradlesong [ˈkreidlˌsɔŋ]

•从生到死 from the cradle to the grave

•坟墓 tomb [tuːm]

crawl [krɔːl] 爬行

•偷偷摸摸地走 creep [kriːp]

grow up 成长

•成年人 grown-up [ˈgrəunˈʌp]

•成熟的 mature [məˈtjuə]

bed-wetting [ˈbedˌwetiŋ] 尿床

weak body 虚弱的身体

•强壮的身体 strong body

•健康的 healthy [ˈhelθi]/fit [fit]

baby’s rattle 拨浪鼓

•玩具 toy [tɔi]

•布娃娃 rag doll

•毛绒玩具 stuffed animal

•玩具枪 peashooter

affection [əˈfekʃən] 喜爱

•喜爱 love [lʌv]

•显露感情的 affectionate [əˈfekʃənət]

•无情的 affectionless [əˈfekʃənlis]

cling to 紧紧抱住

•拥抱 hug [hʌg] embrace [imˈbreis] cuddle [ˈkʌdl]