01.
儿童节为什么是 Children's Day?
这就要讲讲 kid 和 child 的区别了:
child:是 children 的单数形式,法律意义上,指的是未满18岁的未成年人,生物学上是指青春期前的孩子。
kid:是对小孩子称呼的俚语,几乎不会再有任何学术或者专业的领域使用。所以,作为一个正式场合使用的节日名称,当然是 Children's Day 啦。
02.
内在小孩,童心
inner child
For me, recovery has been all about finding my inner child and accepting her.
对我来说,康复就是发现我的内在孩童并接受她。
Listen to your inner child. Become a kid again.
听从你的童心,做回一个孩子。
03.
糖果,甜食
confections
I have no tooth for confection.
我不喜欢吃糖果。
It is a confection made with honey and nuts.
这是一种用蜂蜜和坚果做的甜食。
04.
黏住,依靠
cling to
All she had to cling to was her husband.
她所有的依靠就是她的丈夫。
She would cling to the doll until she felt safe.
她会紧紧依偎着布娃娃来获得安全感。
05.
直觉,第六感
gut feeling
Always trust your gut feeling!
永远相信你的直觉!
My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.
我本能的直接反应是拒绝。
06.
辨别,区别
distinguish
intuitively 直观地,直觉地
Could he distinguish right from wrong?
他能辨别是非吗?
It's important to distinguish fact from fiction.
区别真实和虚构是重要的。
He seemed to know intuitively that I must be missing my mother.
他似乎凭直觉知道我一定是在思念我的母亲。
Intuitively, she knew that he was lying.
她凭直觉知道他在说谎。
07.
经过磨练,经受严格训练
go through the mill
constructive 建设性的,有助益的
When you join the army, you have to go through the mill as the training is very severe.
如果你参军,你就得经受磨练,因为训练是非常严格的。
They just haven't gone through the mill.
他们没有经过严格训练。
She welcomes constructive criticism.
她欢迎建设性的批评意见。
How will China play a constructive role?
中方将怎样发挥建设性作用?