每天三分鐘學英語 第218期:外國人說你man child可不是誇你,而是在吐槽你

情景對話：
Mitch: I don't remember this at all.
Claire: Yeah, I skated away and called you a big baby.

今日知識點：
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?
你生他氣就是因爲他生了你的氣。你們兩個能不能別這麼孩子氣？
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。什麼事情你都不當真。

02
小孩
Kid
例句一：
A: I don't want to go to the meeting.
我不想去開會。
B: Don't be a kid. Let's just get this over with.
別像個孩子一樣。快點開完就好了。
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.
我前男友像個小孩子一樣。不按他的方式辦事，他就會發脾氣。
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.
我不會邀請Ethan參加聚會。他像個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
通過這個表達，可以間接形容一個人不成熟，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。
例句二：
Billy complains every time he's given an assignment. He has a lot of growing up to do.
Billy每次接到任務都要發牢騷。他得學着成熟一點了。

05
成熟一點
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。你不是20幾歲的大學生了。成熟一點。
例句二：
Why does Kendra cry at every little thing that goes wrong? She should act her age.
爲什麼連一點小事出錯Kendra也要哭？她應該學着成熟一點。

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