The plural form of "child" “孩子”的复数形式
英语笑话
Teacher: What is the plural of "man", Tom?
Tom: Men.
Teacher: Good. And what is the plural of "child"? Tom: Twins.
中文翻译
老师:汤姆,“男人”这个词的复数形式是什么?
汤姆:男人们。
老师:答得好。那“孩子”的复数形式呢?
汤姆:双胞胎。
词汇点睛
plural [ˈplʊərəl] n. 复数
口语实践
A How's your family doing?
B Same old, same old.
A 你的家人怎么样?
B 老样子,老样子。
★same old, same old 老样子,老样子
A This must be your sister. What a pretty girl!
B Pretty. She won the beauty contest in her college.
A 这肯定是你姐姐。多漂亮呀!
B 漂亮!她是她们大学的选美冠军。
★contest [kənˈtest] n. 比赛
A Who is that young man beside you?
B He is my elder brother.
A 你旁边的小伙子是谁?
B 是我哥哥。