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“學(xué)齡前兒童”怎么說(shuō)
[ 2007-05-18 16:50 ]
近段，日本民間首創(chuàng)的“棄嬰搖籃”收到一名三、四歲的“嬰兒”，由此也引起了一場(chǎng)軒然大波。公眾在譴責(zé)孩子父親不負(fù)責(zé)任的同時(shí)，也對(duì)啟用“棄嬰搖籃”的倫理價(jià)值提出了質(zhì)疑。
請(qǐng)看外電相關(guān)報(bào)道：Japan's first anonymous drop box for unwanted babies triggered a wave of anger and soul searching Wednesday after it was discovered that a preschooler -- and not an infant -- was left by his father on the service's first day.
Newspapers condemned the father and warned that the operation was open to abuse and could traumatize youngsters.
報(bào)道在界定這一孩子的年齡時(shí)，用了“preschooler”（學(xué)齡前兒童）一詞。英語(yǔ)中，一般稱“嬰兒”為“infant/baby”，稱“1-3歲初學(xué)走路的孩子”為“toddler”，而“preschooler”則指“3-6歲未入學(xué)的兒童”。
此外，“preschooler”相應(yīng)的形容詞形式“preschool”指“學(xué)齡前兒童的”，如：preschool toys（學(xué)齡前兒童的玩具）。
（英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津陳蓓編輯）
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