地道英语在线听-Yummy Mummy 漂亮妈咪

Angelina Jolie has four children but always looks great!

Jo: Welcome to another Real English programme from BBC Learning¹ English. I'm Jo.

Helen: And I'm Helen. 地道英语中介绍的一些英语表达， 你可能在英语课堂上学不到，但是它们在生活中却会经常出现。那 Jo，今天的新表达是什么呢?

Jo: Well, today we're going to look at the expression yummy mummy. Y.U.M.M.Y. M.U.M.M.Y. Yummy mummy.

Helen: Yummy 一般是说很好吃的东西，不过它也可以用来形容很吸引人。比如说。 He's yummy. She's a bit yummy.

Jo: That's right. So a yummy mummy is someone who is a mother but who is also very beautiful.

Helen: 这个词是和年轻妈妈们有关，很多妈妈们为了宝宝忙上忙下，根本就没时间考虑到自己的外貌。但是像那些名人妈妈们，因为有一大堆人帮忙，所以不像一般妈妈们那么受累，还是很时髦，很漂亮。

Jo: So, someone like Victoria Beckham – she has three young sons but she always looks great, and she is very thin and fashionable. Angelina Jolie is another yummy mummy – she now has four children but always looks great!

Helen: Yummy 在这里的意思是漂亮，引人注目，它和 mummy 加在一起非常押韵。所以这个词在电视，杂志上都特别流行。

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A: (Flicking through a magazine) Oh these yummy mummies make me sick. Look how thin she is – she only had a baby 6 months ago.

B: I know! I had mine 2 years ago and I still can't lose the weight.

Jo: Now Helen, you're having a baby – do you think you'll be a yummy mummy?

Helen: I wish Jo but I don't think that's going to happen. 好了，我们今天的地道英语就到这儿，别忘了你如果想学些其它流行英语表达，可以参观我们的网站。我们的网址是：

Jo: That's www.bbcchina.com.cn. We'll see you next time.

Helen: Bye bye!

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参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。