2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 07 Speaking to a Baby or Young Child

 

Speaking to a Baby or Young Child

My sister had to go out of town for a couple of days and I offered to look after her 18-month-old twins. It wasn’t long before I realized that I was over my head!

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Colleen: Okay, you two, it’s time to go beddy-bye. 

Baby: No! 

Colleen: Yes, let’s get your jammies on. You can keep your binkie for now. Your blankie is already in your bed and it’s time to go night-night. 

Baby: Potty! 

Colleen: Okay, once you have your jammies on, we’ll go potty. What’s the matter, Mark? 

Baby: Owie! 

Colleen: You have an owie? Where? In your tummy? Oh, you have a boo-boo on your finger. No, don’t stick your wet finger in your brother’s ear. That’s icky. Wait one teensy-weensy minute and I’ll put a band-aid on it. 

Baby: Whee! 

Colleen: Michael, you can’t jump off the chair like that. That’s a no-no. Oopsie-daisy! 

Baby: Waaaaa!

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Michael had learned¹ his lesson and so had I! 

 

Script² by Dr³. Lucy Tse 

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

3 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。