实战口语情景对话 第428期:Stay-at-Home Parents 全职父母

重点讲解：
1. stay-at-home
（不去工作或旅行）守在家里的人；
eg. I was a stay-at-home mum until 1980 when my husband lost his job.
1980 年我丈夫失业之前，我一直是个家庭主妇。
eg. And women are happy to see stay-at-home husbands building closer relationships with their children.
妻子们很乐意看到居家丈夫和孩子们建立起更为亲密的关系。
2. bring up
养育；抚养；养大；
eg. Many women still take career breaks to bring up children.
仍然有许多女性为了抚养孩子而离职。
eg. He gave much attention and thought to bring up his children.
他在教育孩子方面花了大量的心血。
3. except for
除了；除…之外；唯有；
eg. He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad.
除了一餐叉色拉，他什么都没吃。
eg. Except for an old lady, the bus was empty.
那辆公共汽车上除了一位老妇之外，一个人也没有。
4. interact with
相互交流；相互沟通；
eg. Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child.
教师和每个孩子沟通的时间有限。
eg. The performers dress up as colorful statues and interact with the audience.
表演者打扮成色彩缤纷的雕像和观众互动。
5. get along with
（与…）和睦相处；
eg. He could not get along with anybody.
他跟谁都合不来。
eg. She's easy to get along with.
她很好相处。
6. look after
照料；照顾；照管；
eg. When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son.
她下班后就得赶紧回家照顾儿子。
eg. I just can't be bothered to look after the house.
我就是不想费事照看这所房子。
7. take care of
照顾；照看；看护；
eg. Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself.
你别担心我，我能照顾好自己。
eg. She is too flighty to take care of young children.
她太不负责任，不能照顾小孩。
8. do one's best
尽力；竭尽所能；
eg. I'll do my best to find out.
我会尽力查明真相。
eg. It's a Championship fight — do your best.
这是锦标赛——要尽全力。
9. agree on
商定；议定；就…达成协议；
eg. We agree on this count.
在这一点上，我们的意见一致。
eg. They couldn't agree on what color to paint the house.
他们无法就房子漆什么颜色持相同意见。