英语学习播客第613期：词汇与实用表达.pdfVIP

GLOSSARY

birth–whenanewchildisbroughtintotheworld;whenababycomesoutofhis

orhermother’swombandbeginsbreathingonitsown

*Howmanybirthshappeninthishospitaleachyear?

first-timeparent–awhohasonechild,perhapswithnstohaveother

childreninthefuture

*Asfirst-timeparents,wetookoursontotheemergencyroomforeverylittle

coughorscrape,butoncewehadoursecondchild,weweremuchcalmer.

overwhelming–toostrongandpowerful,makingonefeeloutofcontrol,

confused,and/orpowers

*Hesayshisnewjobisoverwhelmingandhehastowork12hourseachday

justtokeepup!

newborn–ababythathasbeenbornveryrecently,usuallywithinthepastone

totwomonths

*Newbornsaresupposedtoeateverytwohours,butthatmeanstheparents

don’tgetverymuchsleep.

fromscratch–fromtheverybeginning,withoutanyinitialknowledgeor

preparation

*Haveyouevermadeacakefromscratch,ordoyoualwaysbuyaboxofpre-

mademix?

tobreastfeed–foramothertofeedachildwiththemilkfromherbreasts;fora

childtodrinkamother’smilkbysuckingathernipp

*Ifyourbabybreastfeedsinthewrongposition,youmightexperiencepainor

evenbleeding.

tobottle-feed–tofeedababyfromabottle(aglassorsticcontainerwitha

specialnipple-liketop)

*Doctorssayit’simportanttoholdababycloseandlookintohisorhereyes

whilebottle-feedingthechild.

toburp–togentlyandrepeatedlyhitababy’sbackafterheorshehasdrunken

milktohelpthebabypushairthatisinthestomachoutofhisorhermouth

*Alwaysputaclothoveryourshoulderbeforeburpingthebaby,orshemight

throwuponyou.

词汇表

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