新东方的托福英语口语:新东方4+1英语口语语汇：Baby

Baby

Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 婴儿
She is expecting a baby. (她怀孕了。) expect 现在进行时用在女生
注：baby的性别不明时，通常用 it 来指代。
Pregnant have a baby She is with a child. Be in family way
n. 孩子气的人
Don’t be such a baby! (不要这样孩子气！)
n. 宝贝（亲爱的）口语体为babe sweety
Hey babe, you’d like another drink?

生活用语 Street Talks
A: Rosemary, will you go to the movies with me tonight?
B: I wish I could, Jo. But my baby’s taking me out to dinnertonight. (情人）
A: Tom, I need your help. It’s out of control here.
B: Come on, dear. You can make it. Come on! Give the talk. The whole plan is your baby. (由你 负责)
A: That wasn’t hard at all.
B: No, like stealing candy from a baby.

谚语 Proverbs
The rich get richer and the poor get babies. 富人发财，穷人得子。

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衍生词语
babyhood (婴儿时代);
babyish (幼稚的); childish

复合词语
baby-sitter/baby-minder (保姆); babysit I will babysit my nephew.
babyfaced (娃娃脸的); babyboy babygirl
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
小儿语 --- baby talk
乳齿 --- baby tooth
嫩萝卜--- baby carrots(very small,tender carrots,not fullygrown) Baby car
生育高峰 --- baby boom

习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
baby kisser --- [美俚] 为拉选票而到处拉拢人心的人
babes and sucklings --- 乳臭未干的孩子
sleep like a baby --- 睡得香

电影对白 Transcripts
句型 Now when I was a baby, Mama named me after the great CivilWar hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest. 《阿甘正传》
对话 Lenora: Who’s your friend?
Gump: My name’s Forrest. Forrest Gump.
Dan: This is cunning Carla and Long-Limbs Lenora.
Lenora: Where you been Baby cakes? Huh? I haven’t seen you around lately. You know you should have been here for Christmas because Tommy bought a round on the house and gave everybody a turkey sandwich. 《阿甘正传》

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