新闻热词:学龄前儿童
时间:2008-06-19 08:11:57 来源:英语学习网站
请看外电相关报道:Japan's first anonymous drop box for unwanted babies triggered a wave of anger and soul searching Wednesday after it was discovered that a preschooler -- and not an infant -- was left by his father on the service's first day.
Newspapers condemned the father and warned that the operation was open to abuse and could traumatize youngsters.
报道在界定这一孩子的年龄时,用了“preschooler”(学龄前儿童)一词。英语中,一般称“婴儿”为“infant/baby”,称“1-3岁初学走路的孩子”为“toddler”,而“preschooler”则指“3-6岁未入学的儿童”。
此外,“preschooler”相应的形容词形式“preschool”指“学龄前儿童的”,如:preschool toys(学龄前儿童的玩具)。
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