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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 0 x8 w' r, D x: o: [ # q) |# e: S( M" UThank God I don't have kids: 谢天谢地,我没孩子 & M3 p, Z( l2 z" r' G6 I }1 l6 DOnce 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 7 a+ u& m6 \: ?/ E4 s8 t8 d7 V- u3 c; `0 P3 I
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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 3 p. u/ E/ Z- S7 P9 Y* ~7 U* q
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9 x! ]& V2 l" g
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1 m1 e( h/ ], m( h3 L
Class leader: 班长
Class snitch: 班里的告密者: x8 o+ x! |% n
Tell on the other kids to the teacher: 给老师打小报告! o4 Z4 W9 m3 I0 z2 K- W$ B' {
Tattletale, stool pidgeon: 告密的人 5 X' `" H) w: \. i# Y9 R' r$ C ; G5 u* }( o& R9 U" M ~& t
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We have Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in America: 美国有男童军、女童军 u6 U6 H' K* S* d% k& A: _Not 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" e; V# A4 A$ P/ z x8 d' u* o
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 . W9 V/ E# M- c3 y4 z( Q, ?2 U, G* n( c
You 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 / a$ n t3 R( n9 PBoy 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4 }1 l) R( t3 R1 q
' k5 Z( p, {& R7 M% m6 _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 ; v3 ^3 s. _; `) E8 } 3 R; g6 {+ B4 A! N: m+ H- Z& i" S# }( f3 @) I
美国童年的核心:野外生存能力
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They teach you self-reliance: 他们主要锻炼孩子的生存能力、自力能力5 v8 d6 z2 j, [ I( s
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+ @- i$ P' q7 B- B( r) A* p
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& N2 H& J- S2 Y+ ~0 \; O- P
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美国也有班长、课代表
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Class president: 班长) G3 W; T7 z& u" b
Class representative: 课代表 $ q" J% Q+ ^* y' C' p6 w2 P 1 n0 o% `: o3 o6 h2 u/ [: sUsually each class will have a class president: 通常每个班级会有个班长 ; C' D" F$ ]6 GYou will have a class rep for each subject: 每个科目有个课代表- s% m' i4 V, q
To have good grades: 学习成绩很好 - S3 z' C. O, s' N- S
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怎么用英语夸小朋友?
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$ `( W, h; Z# \; U1 b- OHow do you describe a cute kid? 怎么形容可爱的小朋友呢? 2 W% p, h7 Y& e# Y4 N# q. k( \
Cute, adorable: 可爱
Lovely: 美好的
Sweet: 甜 ; v# \5 d6 ^2 z
Precious: 珍贵,宝贵 h7 M% v5 l' O- `5 w3 Y
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 2 `/ a7 b& P/ h: [5 [! M
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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, S$ g( p X% C1 w' W
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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Chinese people really like to describe kids as well-behaved: 中国人特别喜欢用乖来形容孩子5 P0 s0 t7 T' I8 E7 m
He's such a good child: 他是个很好的孩子 J6 y/ d) q5 e9 u# J
Foreigners don't emphasize obedience as much: 美国人不会那么注重乖4 F9 S1 c2 J: \* i
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Naughty: 调皮2 k5 |% @' x6 A M+ a( w
I'm a kids person, I'm a big fan of kids, I love kids: 我很喜欢小孩,小朋友 1 |+ L" V$ Y! ?1 k. T# K4 b/ ^ / f K3 o3 V, P( q( n 6 @+ K& J0 ^- e: R" `
最后祝所有的大朋友、小朋友们六一节快乐!
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There's an inner child in all of us: 我们每个人心里都住着一个孩子 i% M3 x) W9 ]4 W+ Z4 o有孩子的听众,跟他们一起听今天的节目吧!6 k, G4 t0 ]9 t. j" f
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!# Y4 a' y: B& W# Q' J, Q1 F
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