Section 3: At Home in the Evening

Unit 33: Babysitting

照看小孩

Tom babysat his cousins...

Tom babysat his cousins—took care of them while their parents were gone.
aunt and uncle dropping the children off
Tom's aunt and uncle dropped the children off at Tom's house.
children at a playground
Tom took them to a playground.
playing with blocks
Back at Tom's house, they played with blocks,...
drawing pictures with crayons
...drew pictures with crayons...
putting a puzzle together
...and put a puzzle together.
changing the baby's diaper
Tom changed the baby's diaper...
putting the baby to bed in the crib
...and put him to bed in the crib.
the other children taking a bath
The other children took a bath.
Tom reading them a story
Tom read them a story...
watching a cartoon on TV
...and they watched a cartoon on TV.
their parents picking the children up
Later, their parents picked the children up.

For Special Attention

kids = "kids" is an informal word for children. — kids 是 children(孩子)的非正式说法。
aunt / uncle / cousins = Tom's aunt is his father's sister. His uncle is married to her. His cousins are the children of his aunt and uncle. — Tom 的 aunt 是他父亲的姐妹。他的 uncle 与她结婚。他的 cousins 是他姑姑/叔叔的孩子。
parents = your parents are your mother and father. — parents 就是你的妈妈和爸爸。
crayon = a crayon is made of wax. — crayon(蜡笔)是用蜡做的。
cartoon = a cartoon has drawings of people or animals, not real people or animals. — cartoon(卡通片)里是人物或动物的图画,不是真实的人物或动物。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
babysit [babysat]/ˈbeɪbisɪt [ˈbeɪbiˌsæt]/照看小孩
change/ʧeɪnʤ/换(尿布)
draw [drew]/drɔ [dru]/
drop off/drɔp ɔf/送到;放下(人)
pick up/pɪk əp/接(人);接走
play/pleɪ/玩耍
put [put] to bed/pʊt [pʊt] tɪ bɛd/安置上床睡觉
put [put] together/pʊt [pʊt] təˈgɛðɚ/拼起来;拼(拼图)
read [read]/rɛd [rɛd]/读;朗读
take [took]/teɪk [tʊk]/带;带领
take [took] a bath/teɪk [tʊk] ə bæθ/洗澡
take [took] care of/teɪk [tʊk] kɛr əv/照顾;照看
watch/wɔʧ/看;观看

Nouns

单词音标中文
aunt/ɔnt/阿姨;姑妈;伯母
baby/ˈbeɪbi/婴儿
block/blɑk/积木
cartoon/kɑrˈtun/卡通片;动画片
child [children]/ʧaɪld [ˈʧɪldrən]/孩子
sandbox/ˈsændˌbɑks/沙坑
cousin/ˈkəzən/堂/表兄弟姐妹
crayon/kreɪɑn/蜡笔
crib/krɪb/婴儿床
diaper/ˈdaɪpɚ/尿布
house/haʊs/房子;家
parent/ˈpɛrənt/父母;家长
picture/ˈpɪkʧɚ/图画;画
(a) piece (of)/(ə) pis (əv)/一块;一张
playground/ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd/游乐场;操场
puzzle/ˈpəzəl/拼图
slide/slaɪd/滑梯
story/ˈstɔri/故事
swing/swɪŋ/秋千
TV/ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən/电视
uncle/ˈəŋkəl/叔叔;舅舅;姑父

Adjectives

单词音标中文
other/ˈəðɚ/其他的

Others

单词音标中文
later (adv.)/ˈleɪtɚ/后来;稍后
back (adv.)/bæk/回到原处