时间:2019-01-22 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

   母亲节到底是怎么来的?


  母亲节是几月几号?
  It's on the second Sunday of May. 母亲节总是在五月的第二个周日。
  The date changes every year. 每年日期都会变。
  The origin of Mother's Day
  母亲节的起源
  Anna Jarvis was a social activist 1 who started the Mother's Day movement. On May 10, 1908, three years after her mother's death, Jarvis held a memorial ceremony to honor her mother and all mothers.
  Anna Jarvis是一位社会活动家,是她发起了母亲节运动。1908年5月10号在她母亲过世三周年之际,Jarvis发起了一个纪念活动来纪念她的妈妈以及全天下所有的妈妈。
  母亲节的商业化
  Commercialize: 商业化
  不管在哪个国家,现在母亲节商业化十分严重。
  Even Jarvis criticized the commercialization of Mother's Day. 即使Javis之后也批评了母亲节的这种商业化。
  全世界母亲节都送康乃馨?
  在中国我们常会给妈妈送康乃馨
  Carnations 2 康乃馨
  但是这在美国会很奇怪,因为康乃馨常用在葬礼。
  美国人喜欢给妈妈送这束花:
  Lily:百合
  在美国新手妈妈要做什么?
  中美妈妈的不同从怀孕时就开始啦。
  New mother: 新手妈妈(还在怀孕)
  在美国怀孕的时候一定有个庆祝活动:
  Baby shower: 怀孕派对。
  这可不是指要给孩子洗澡,而是在怀孕的时候开派对庆祝。朋友们会给新妈妈带来各种祝福和礼物。
  如果怀孕了,要说:
  I'm pregnant.
  如果说“I have a baby”,则是指孩子已经出生啦。
  不管在中国还是美国,怀孕都是一件圣洁的事,所以孕期妈妈都会有:
  Pregnant glow: 孕期光环
  中美妈妈差异在哪里?
  It's said that parenting styles are quite different between Chinese parents and American parents.
  我们一直说中美父母在如何管孩子这件事上十分不同。
  其实这可能只是一种刻板印象:
  Stereotypes 3: 刻板印象
  那我们来总结一下中美妈妈的养孩子方式。
  Tiger mom: 虎妈
  亚洲妈妈有“虎妈”称号:
  They are very strict. 她们非常严格。
  Push kids hard Academically. 在学业上给孩子很大的压力。
  且不说也不是所有的中国妈妈都会“鸡”孩子,难道美国妈妈们都不“鸡”娃?
  Free range parenting VS. Helicopter parenting
  放养 VS. 全方位管教
  在美国也有两种不同养孩子的观点:
  Free range parenting: 放养。Free range就是不关笼子,散养的。
  Helicopter parenting: 直升机父母。全方位监管孩子。
  所以谁说美国妈妈不管孩子?
  Hands-on还是hands-off还是得看人啊。
  Hands-on: 管很多
  Hands-off: 放手
  其次除了学业,美国妈妈要求也很高好不好!
  Kids need to do a lot of extracurricular activities. 孩子们需要做很多课外活动。
  Extracurricular Activities: 课外活动

n.活动分子,积极分子
  • He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
n.麝香石竹,康乃馨( carnation的名词复数 )
  • You should also include some carnations to emphasize your underlying meaning.\" 另外要配上石竹花来加重这涵意的力量。” 来自汉英文学 - 围城
  • Five men per ha. were required for rose production, 6 or 7 men for carnations. 种植玫瑰每公顷需5个男劳力,香石竹需6、7个男劳力。 来自辞典例句
n.老套,模式化的见解,有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化,使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )
  • Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
  • It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调,我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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acardias
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advisory funds
aflatoxins M
aluminum plant
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aquanaut work
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segur
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tubotaiwine
twigil
Vanoise, Messif de la
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Yandina
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