戴尔英语红宝书 第111期

 

Topic: She’s starting to show.

Victor：今天我们来谈论一下女性的话题。

Nancy：She’s starting to show.

Victor：What does show mean Nancy?

Nancy： Well， in this case Victor， when a woman is pregnant， you usually don’t know it for a few months， because her belly¹ is still so small.

Victor：当一个Nancy性怀孕的时候前几个月大家肯定看不出来的，因为她的belly很小。

Nancy：But when she “starts to show” it means that her belly gets bigger， so now you know she’s pregnant.

Victor：看到她的肚子渐渐大了起来，就是用这句话来表达starts to show。

Nancy：Pregnant women are usually embarrassed about this.

Victor：我相信Nancy同胞都不喜欢大腹便便地行走。

Nancy：So, she’s starting to show.

Victor：She’s starting to show.

Nancy：That’s all for today!

1 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。