父母不易做

Maternity Matron 月嫂

Meaning： Chinese women traditionally are confined indoors for a month after delivering a baby， on the grounds that they are particularly susceptible[易受感染的] to various gynecological[婦產(chǎn)科醫(yī)學(xué)的] diseases in this period. During the maternity month， maids， usually married women who have already had their own kids， are hired to take care of the newborn and the mother.

在中國(guó)，產(chǎn)婦誕下新生兒后有“坐月子”的傳統(tǒng)。在產(chǎn)后一個(gè)月里，如果沒有好好護(hù)理身體，就有可能落下一些婦科疾病。“月嫂”這一職業(yè)應(yīng)運(yùn)而生，指的是專業(yè)護(hù)理產(chǎn)婦和新生兒的家政人員，服務(wù)內(nèi)容以月子護(hù)理為主。她們通常是已婚已育婦女，對(duì)“坐月子”有非常豐富的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，能協(xié)助新媽媽在這一特殊時(shí)期料理好身體，照顧好新生兒。由于這一行業(yè)要求月嫂具備專業(yè)的知識(shí)和豐富的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，好的月嫂在市場(chǎng)上往往供不應(yīng)求，也就造成了月嫂的薪金水漲船高。

Reportedly， the average salary of a maternity matron is 9，405 yuan per month in Shanghai， much higher than that of a graduate from the class of 2014.

據(jù)報(bào)道，上海的月嫂平均月薪為9405元，比2014年應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生的工資要高得多。

Mom Cave 媽咪洞穴

Meaning： An area of the house that a woman can decorate to her tastes and be alone to pursue her own projects and interests. Also called： woman cave.

現(xiàn)在的媽媽們面臨著來自各方面的壓力：應(yīng)付工作、打理家務(wù)、照顧家人、教育孩子……這些重?fù)?dān)隨時(shí)可能使她們陷入崩潰的境地。于是，不少媽媽開始開辟自己的“媽咪洞穴”，這是一個(gè)女人在家里能按照個(gè)人品位裝飾或獨(dú)自追求興趣愛好的一片小天地。在這里，她們可以隨心所欲按照自己的愛好裝飾，或者收藏自己的小秘密。

Roxanne has a guest room in her home that no guest has ever slept in. It’s actually her Mom cave. Outfitted with mementos and comfort items， it’s the only room in the house she really calls her own.

洛葛仙妮的家里有一間客房，但是她從不讓客人在這個(gè)房間留宿。這實(shí)際上是她的“媽咪洞穴”，擺滿了各種紀(jì)念品和讓人感到舒適的物件，這是她在家中唯一的專屬空間。

Car Schooling

車內(nèi)教育

Meaning： Author Diane Flynn Keith recognized the problem a few years ago and coined the phrase “car schooling” to describe activities and ideas she used to enhance[提高] the time she spent shuttling[穿梭往返] her children around. Car schooling， she says in her book by the same name， is “an alternative approach to home schooling and after schooling， designed to improve everyone’s time on the road.”

工作忙碌的父母平時(shí)可能疏于對(duì)孩子的教育，于是就連接送孩子上下學(xué)的時(shí)間也不放過，對(duì)他們進(jìn)行“車內(nèi)教育”，指的是父母利用接送孩子上下學(xué)的途中，在車上對(duì)孩子進(jìn)行教育的行為。這其實(shí)不失為一個(gè)好辦法，在充分利用時(shí)間的同時(shí)，還能借此增進(jìn)與孩子之間的感情。

John and Mary always do the car schooling to their children.

約翰和瑪莉總是在車內(nèi)教育指導(dǎo)他們的孩子。

Threenager 三歲小大人

Meaning： A three-year-old who displays the moodiness and attitude of a teenager.

現(xiàn)在的孩子普遍比較早熟，小小年紀(jì)懂的卻不少。在街上看到兩三歲的小孩熟練地使用智能手機(jī)，這已經(jīng)不是什么讓人感到驚訝的事了。你身邊有這樣的孩子嗎？實(shí)際年齡不大，通常只有兩三歲，但是看上去卻像個(gè)十足的“小大人”。我們把這些小孩稱為“三歲小大人”，指的是有著十幾歲青少年情緒和態(tài)度的三歲小孩。

With the summer sales in full swing it makes sense to stock up on clothes for next year， but bear in mind how radically a toddler’s body can change in 12 months. Moreover， your laid-back two-yearold can suddenly become a scarily opinionated“threenager” with strong views about what he or she will and won’t wear.

夏季大促銷來臨了，該好好為明年的衣服囤貨了。但要記住，小寶寶一年的身體成長(zhǎng)變化十分大。而且，你的悠閑隨和的兩歲小寶可能會(huì)突然變成特別有主見的“三歲小大人”，對(duì)他/她要穿什么和不穿什么有強(qiáng)烈的意見。