美国的妈妈们常对孩子说的话

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27. Doctors, Hospitals, etc

sore throat

ear infection

cold, to catch a cold

the flu

pink-eye (conjunctivitis, a common, very contagious infection of the eye)

viral infection

bacterial infection

checkup (“It’s time for your 3-year checkup.” when a child turns 3.)

vaccinations/shots

chicken pox

bronchitis

nebulizer treatment

otoscope

stethoscope

blood pressure cuff

bandaid (most common word for small bandage for a minor cut)

cast (put around part of broken limb to help it heal)

crutches

wheel-chair

broken leg

sprained ankle

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You need to get a shot. (E.g., an injection to vaccinate against polio, etc)

It won’t hurt very bad.

Are there monkeys in your ear? (Said while doctor uses otoscope to look in ear.)

You get a sticker. (Common prize given to a child after a doctor’s visit.)

You were so good!

You were great!

You were so brave!

You need to stay home today.

You need to rest.

You need to stay in bed. I’m sorry it’s boring.

It will heal soon.

“Come on, be brave/ be a brave boy/girl.” (E.g., to help a child getting a shot)

“Is he allergic to any medication?”

“Does he have any allergies?”

“He looks very pale.”

“He hasn’t been very active.”

“She seems listless.”

“She has a glazed-eye look.”

“She’s not herself today.” (meaning, she’s sick or in a bad mood)

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28. Shopping, restaurants

Sentences:

“We can’t eat the food until we pay for it.”

“Don’t grab anything.”

“Don’t touch; that’s not ours.”

“Please don’t knock down all those cans!”

“Don’t run around here; we’re not at home.”

“This isn’t a playground; we can’t make a lot of noise here.”

“Please don’t yell.”

"You promised me (that) you wouldn't ask me to buy anything. Now don't go back on your promise."

"We agreed that you wouldn't ask for anything in the store."

"What happened to that promise you made to me? Did you forget all about it?

  Remember, you promised not to ask me to buy things for you."

"Stop asking me to buy things for you. I'm not going to. I told you that already."

"You know you're not allowed to ask me to buy things while we're shopping."

"Don't grab things in the store. They don't belong to us."

"Don't touch anything here. This is a store. These things aren't ours."

“You’re dreaming./Dream on.” (A response some parents use when asked for something unreasonable, e.g., “Mommy, can you buy me a real helicopter?”)

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29. Holiday/ special day phrases

Happy Birthday.

    Today is your special day.

     Today we’re celebrating the day you were born.

    This is your day.

    Today is a very special day. Can you guess what it is?

Merry Christmas

Happy New Year

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a good holiday season.

  

30. The adult world (seen from a child’s eyes)

“What are you going to be when you grow up?” (Very common question adults ask children.)                                            

“I’m going to be a fireman!”

“I’m going to be a scientist like Mommy!”

  

“So what does your Dad/Mom do?” (schoolchildren often ask each other this question, meaning, what’s your parents’ occupations)

Daddy/Mommy can’t stay home because he/she has to work.

It’s important to work to earn money.

We need money to buy food and clothing for you, and to pay for doctor’s visits.

We can’t play with you right now; we’re balancing the checkbook. You’ll just have to amuse yourself.

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31. Cuss words that (some) adults will let children use:

shoot - euphemism for shit, meaning, I’m annoyed at something, “Oh, shoot”

rats - same as shoot, expressing irritation or annoyance

darn it (euphemism for damn it, which is offensive to some religious people)

drat – same as shoot, rats, generally indicated irritation or annoyance

heck (euphemism for hell, as in: What the heck! We had a heck of a time. What the heck are you doing?)

  

32. Cultural notes

Lots of men like to greet boys by saying “give me five”; they hold out their hand palm-up, and the boy is supposed to slap it with his hand, palm down. This has a long history...but not everyone likes it being used on children.

  

hop on Pop = one way to describe the kind of roughhousing play where children love to jump all over their daddies

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