236.Can you believe our babies are turning four? 你相信我们的宝宝就要四岁了?
✨turn+n.: to reach or pass a particular age or time 到达,超过(某一年龄或时间)
She turns 21 in June.
她到六月就满21岁了。
It's turned midnight.
已经过午夜了。
237.You are not preparing these kids for the real world. 你没给这些小孩展示真实世界的样子。
✨prepare sb/sth for sb/sth: to make sth/sb ready to be used or to do sth 使做好准备;把……预备好
The college prepares students for a career in business.
这个学院是培养商务人才的。
238....and I'm grading papers. 我正在批作业。
✨grade [v.]: to give a marke/grade to a student or to a piece of their written work 给……评分,给……分数
The best students are graded A. 最优秀的学生评为甲等。
grade作名词时基本意思是“等级,评级”,给作业或试卷定等级就是给分数,批作业。
239.“从小到大的朋友,一起长大的朋友”怎么说?
She was my friend growing up.
她是我从小到大的朋友。
240.It's sort of a catch-all for whoever he sees me with. 不论他看到我和谁在一起,他都叫她多迪。
✨catch-all [n.]: a group or description that includes different things and that does not state clearly what is included or not 笼统的一类(或描述)
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