迷你对话：

A: Have you finished your work?

你干完了你的活儿吗?

B: Not because I’m keeping an eye on the baby.

没有，因为我一直在照顾那个小婴儿。

A: Where is the baby’s mother?

那个婴儿的妈妈在哪儿?

B: She is at the supermarket downstairs. She said she would be back in about half an hour.

她在楼下的超市，她说半小时后回来。

地道表达：

keep an eye on

解词释义：

keep on是动词短语，有“使......继续下去，使......不停”的意思，短语keep an eye on意思是“一直看着......不停地看着......”，可以引申为“照看，照管”。

支持范例：

Would you keep an eye on my baby for a while?

请你照看一下我的婴儿好吗?

Keep an eye on the stove in case the coffee boils.

看着炉子，免得咖啡煮沸了。

Can you keep an eye on the kids while I go to the doctor's?

你可以在我去看医生时帮我看一下小孩吗?

Please keep an eye on my suitcase while I go to buy my ticket.

我去买车票时，请您帮我照看一下箱子。