ＢＢＣ里談男保姆

Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Helen.

Zoe: 大家好，我是劉佳。

Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.

Zoe: 地道英語教大家學(xué)習(xí)英語中的流行詞匯和流行用法。那Helen， 咱們今天要學(xué)的是什么詞呢？

Helen: Today’s new word is a ‘manny’. M.A.N.N.Y. Manny.

Zoe: Manny. 這個詞可是夠新的，是什么意思呢？

Helen: Well， you might know the word nanny. A nanny is a woman who looks after children while the mother goes to work.

Zoe: Nanny 這個詞是女保姆的意思，那把第一個字母n換成m，又是什么意思呢？

Helen: Well， a manny is a male nanny.

Zoe: 哦，manny 就是男保姆的意思啊。

Helen: Yes. Mannies are now very common in some cities in the United States.

A: I called your house yesterday. Who was that man who answered the phone？

B: That’s Freddy， my new manny. I’ve always hired women before， but he seems very good. I’d recommend you get one yourself！

Zoe: 他們家用的是男保姆。Would you prefer a manny or a nanny to look after your children？

Helen: I don’t think it matters. A manny could be just as good as a nanny.

Zoe: Really？

Helen: Yes， why not？As long as he was good with my children， I’d hire a manny.

Zoe: 是嗎？我怎么覺得照顧孩子，還是女人更細(xì)心周到呢？

Helen: Well， manny or nanny， it makes no difference to me. Well， let’s recap， a manny is a male nanny who looks after children.

Zoe: 不管怎么說，男保姆始終還是個新概念。

Helen: That’s right. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Do tune in next time for more interesting new words. Bye for now.

Zoe: See you next time.

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