3分鐘學(xué)英語 [218]:外國人說你man child可不是夸你,而是在吐槽你
Mitch: I don't remember this at all.
Claire: Yeah, I skated away and called you a big baby.
今日知識(shí)點(diǎn)：
01、孩子氣 Child(ish)
可以說childish，也可以直接用child.
例句一：
You're mad at him just because he's mad at you. Will you two stop being so childish?
你生他氣就是因?yàn)樗四愕臍狻Ｄ銈儍蓚€(gè)能不能別這么孩子氣?
例句二：
Talking to you is like talking to a child. You won't take anything seriously.
和你聊天就像和小孩子聊天一樣。什么事情你都不當(dāng)真。
02
小孩
Kid
例句一：
A: I don't want to go to the meeting.
我不想去開會(huì)。
B: Don't be a kid. Let's just get this over with.
別像個(gè)孩子一樣?？禳c(diǎn)開完就好了。
例句二：
I hate dealing with Eva. It's like dealing with a kid.
我不喜歡和Eva打交道。好像和小孩子打交道一樣。
03
幼稚的成年人
Man child
例句一：
My ex is nothing, but a man child. If he doesn't have his way, he throws a tantrum.
我前男友像個(gè)小孩子一樣。不按他的方式辦事，他就會(huì)發(fā)脾氣。
例句二：
There's no way I'm inviting Ethan to the party. That man child will just embarrass me with his immature jokes.
我不會(huì)邀請Ethan參加聚會(huì)。他像個(gè)小孩子一樣總是開一些不成熟的玩笑，讓我很尷尬。
04
改掉孩子氣，變得成熟
Grow up
通過這個(gè)表達(dá)，可以間接形容一個(gè)人不成熟，太幼稚。
例句一：
All you do is take selfies of yourself all day. You need to grow up.
你整天都在自拍。你得成熟一點(diǎn)。
例句二：
Billy complains every time he's given an assignment. He has a lot of growing up to do.
Billy每次接到任務(wù)都要發(fā)牢騷。他得學(xué)著成熟一點(diǎn)了。
05
成熟一點(diǎn)
Act your age
例句一：
You can't stay out all night and party. You're not a 20 something college kid. Act your age.
你不能在外面整夜聚會(huì)。你不是20幾歲的大學(xué)生了。成熟一點(diǎn)。
例句二：
Why does Kendra cry at every little thing that goes wrong? She should act her age.
為什么連一點(diǎn)小事出錯(cuò)Kendra也要哭?她應(yīng)該學(xué)著成熟一點(diǎn)。
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