VOA慢速英语:Not All Mother Expressions Are As Nice As Mom

短语讲解：

1. We instead will talk about some expressions that use the word "mother."

talk about 谈论
例句：He went on to talk about his accident.
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。

2. Some cultures believe Mother Earth gave birth to everything that exists on our planet.

give birth to 生（孩子），生育;引起
例句：Mother koalas give birth to babies only every other year.
母无尾熊每两年才生产一次。

3. This term relates to the natural world as if it were a woman.

as if 好像，似乎，仿佛
例句：It looks as if it were in print.
看样子它是根深蒂固的。

4. And “experience is the mother of wisdom” means that people learn from what happens to them.

learn from 向…学习，从…获得
例句：Old and young cadres learn from each other and encourage each other.
新老干部相互学习, 相互激励。

5. The short poems and songs that Mother Goose supposedly wrote are very much a part of growing up in the United States.

grow up 向上生长;长大
例句：A little trade began to grow up.
小生意开始兴隆起来。