和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Spock Parenting Book Gets Online Update

2012-02-28来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. E-books on parenting, for example, are, if not flying off the shelves - since there are no shelves - proving immensely popular with online customers.

fly off飞出; 飞跑
例句:The birds flew off at the firing of the gun.
一开枪鸟儿就飞走了。
popular with在…中有声望〔受好评〕
例句:These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.
外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

2. Bringing up your child won’t be a complicated job if you take it easy and trust your own instincts.

bring up教育, 养育(孩子)
例句:My aunt brought up four children.
我姑姑养了四个孩子。
take it easy不紧张; 松懈; 不生气; 不激动
例句:Take it easy when you are on the stage.
上台的时间不要紧张。

3. At a time when many of the thousands of other parenting books on the market zero in on particular theories or specialized prescriptions for effective child care, it will be interesting to see how today’s young parents respond to Dr. Spock’s folksy, old-fashioned “trust your own instincts” approach.

respond to对…作出反应〔回答〕
例句:The teacher responded affirmatively to the question that student put forward.
老师对那个学生的问题作了肯定的回答。