1、今日短语:
give birth to 生下;引起。
give birth to 为固定搭配,指“生(孩子),生育”。
另外该短语也可表示“引起,产生” ,相当于 give rise to, lead to, cause。
2、情景对话:
Eg1:
Tom: Do you hear that Emily gave birth to a baby girl last night?
汤姆:你听说了吗?艾米丽昨晚生了个女宝宝。
Mary: Really? Good for her. I know she wants to have a daughter.
玛丽:真的吗?那太好了。我知道她想要个女儿。
Eg2:
The dog gives birth to puppies every year.
这条狗每年都会生一窝小狗。
3、相关短语:
childbirth 分娩;生产。
deliver a baby 接生婴儿。
Eg: She had gone to a neighbouring village to deliver a baby.
她到附近一个村子里帮助接生去了。
内容选自《1分钟速记常用短语》。
,