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美国居然没有儿童节
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Children's Day: 儿童节
I'm taking my son to celebrate Children's Day, and I'm also watching my elder son's Chilren's Day performance: 我会带儿子庆祝,还会去看大儿子的表演 4 [) B: L' j; Q2 ^2 c+ E: e/ M2 D9 ?, G- |, S
Thank God I don't have kids: 谢天谢地,我没孩子1 ?, x% W) y3 y9 a* A; h4 J
Once you have them, you can't imagine life without them: 等你有了,你就不能想象没有他们的生活 0 @8 f4 O) r, w1 M' \/ k1 e; x ; ?2 j8 C7 P- ~9 F . I0 {& s0 l: }) |1 U5 t 9 r9 n* i! v+ Q" v7 O0 U5 H
美国虽然没有儿童节,但有圣诞节、万圣节
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There is no Children's Day in America: 美国没有儿童节
But Christmas and Halloween are two big kid's holidays: 但是圣诞节和万圣节是比较大的儿童节日
On Christmas morning, kids get to open up their presents: 圣诞节早上,小孩都会打开他们的礼物 5 o7 l' b9 _/ C) Z3 v0 I6 z
On Halloween, kids dress up in costumes and get lots of free candy: 万圣节, 小朋友会打扮成不同的人物,还能拿到很多免费的糖
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少先队、红领巾
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There are pretty big childhood differences between China and America: 中国和美国的童年还是有很大的差别; r, n6 l, c/ z$ _, w
Childhood: 童年
When we were kids, we'd wear a red scarf and join the Young Pioneers: 我们小时候会带红领巾,加入少先队
Captain: 队长 7 j9 G* h5 V9 U# L5 |$ T5 |
Class leader: 班长
Class snitch: 班里的告密者. h% B. m, F& j. G
Tell on the other kids to the teacher: 给老师打小报告 ; a5 f7 b) {( a( I* ^7 _" V
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We have Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in America: 美国有男童军、女童军 % w) G7 K4 U% Z' yNot everyone participates, and it's an after school activity that you sign up for: 但不是每个小朋友都会加入,它们都是课外组织4 ?! X- O- ]# ^ _8 L
Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Boy Scouts: 比如男童军,会分级别,老鹰童军是男童军里最高的级别 * d4 `- ]+ B6 j5 M$ G# G0 s' K# N" K ) J* u5 q; z6 K1 U- YYou have to work your way up, and only model scouts can get to the top: 你得很努力、做模范童军,才能一步一步上升级别, @9 Q8 o* l( o" A* i
Boy Scouts start at 9 or 10 and can continue until 17:男童军的年龄范围是9岁到17岁 ) G3 F8 x. |8 \5 }/ c5 v; z+ Y# D, }* b
Younger boys can join Cub Scouts, which are for 7- and 8-year-olds: 小一点的男孩子可以先加入Cub Scouts,给7到8岁的小朋友/ [4 ^- x% Y0 H
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美国童年的核心:野外生存能力
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Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts do a lot of camping: 男女童军都经常去露营 $ a+ V+ b, O& D8 L, oThey teach you self-reliance: 他们主要锻炼孩子的生存能力、自力能力 / Y# {0 N9 h" |There's a big outdoor element, and teamwork is very important: 户外活动、团队精神的培养是重要的环节+ u) n: w1 L# l" ~3 O8 Y
You can get badges for things you've accomplished, like shooting a gun, fishing, starting a fire: 学会一项技能,比如射击、钓鱼、生火,都能得到相应的徽章 7 T+ b J4 _! w- }- P9 V# P ( _# s/ a# {2 N T" B" W# M6 P& ~& J/ f3 J9 ~9 D; R; b
美国也有班长、课代表
; C5 I: N( O# n3 w" f+ j0 [Class president: 班长 + K' p& y8 k; U: KClass representative: 课代表 ' }) A) T, r+ k$ d, G- T- X) ^ , l) N1 e& d: s0 yUsually each class will have a class president: 通常每个班级会有个班长! X1 _2 R; e1 S+ O" z' P; W
You will have a class rep for each subject: 每个科目有个课代表 " B0 c; a7 t: ^To have good grades: 学习成绩很好 6 A3 e1 Z8 y1 ~5 i
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怎么用英语夸小朋友?
0 d d4 {4 Y& r j8 }) y 8 ^, u3 q7 T1 aHow do you describe a cute kid? 怎么形容可爱的小朋友呢? 3 B' q( `( ]/ H. ?" ?$ T; J
Cute, adorable: 可爱
Lovely: 美好的
Sweet: 甜 9 j% z# F4 p6 d+ M9 G
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Brits tend to use the term "lovely" to describe children, whereas Americans like to use "cute" and "adorable": 英国人更爱用lovely, 美国人爱用cute, adorable来形容小孩子 9 }/ r9 o" s# Y3 A6 v" `% J
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怎么形容小孩子跟父母很像?
He or she looks just like you: 他跟你长得一模一样! m3 B- G; M, D4 r8 x
You look a lot alike: 你们长得很像
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怎么夸小孩子乖?
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He's such a good child: 他是个很好的孩子: k6 }0 f$ H" u' d o8 |$ z
Foreigners don't emphasize obedience as much: 美国人不会那么注重乖 & {* X" ]6 A! D! P+ n* U 5 W; z% u9 @8 S O* N$ t2 {$ KCausing a ruckus: 大吵大闹 4 d7 S8 s6 D4 X/ x- @( E( i6 D3 k( p$ ]
Naughty: 调皮) D& {0 Q! T6 |1 n; R
I'm a kids person, I'm a big fan of kids, I love kids: 我很喜欢小孩,小朋友" E- J6 J, o6 s! K
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最后祝所有的大朋友、小朋友们六一节快乐!
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有孩子的听众,跟他们一起听今天的节目吧! 3 g2 w; X# g. ]# x$ G) v今天的付费课程和口语群也都会推出六一相关主题,别错过哦!* u5 {* j" U7 |" r2 E a0 t$ H
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