早安英文 第81期:美国教育

 spanking n. 打屁股

butt¹ n. 屁股

coat hanger² 衣架

chores n. 家务事

persevere³ v. 坚持不懈

Independence - parents want their children to be able to handle certain things themselves.

关于独立－父母希望孩子们能够有能力去处理一些重要的事情。

Philosophy - The job of the parent in america is to prepare you child for adulthood⁴.

美国父母奉行的哲学－父母的任务就是为自己的孩子进入成年做好准备。

1 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

2 hanger   

n.吊架，吊轴承；挂钩

参考例句：

• I hung my coat up on a hanger.我把外衣挂在挂钩上。
• The ship is fitted with a large helicopter hanger and flight deck.这艘船配备有一个较大的直升飞机悬挂装置和飞行甲板。

3 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。

4 adulthood   

n.成年，成人期

参考例句：

• Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
• Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。