点滴英语天天学第139期:分手了!(拓展语汇18)

分手也就意味着恋情的终止，我们今天就继续来学习与“恋情的终止”非常流行的俚语，这些俚语具有很强的表现力来描述我们的情感。

1. 表述：deadbeat dad

解析： A father who is not involved in the lives of his children, physically and/or monetarily. （不给前期抚养孩子费用的父亲）

例句：Don't be a deadbeat dad, Sean—go see your kids this weekend!

Seen，别当赖账的爸爸，这周末去看你的孩子吧!

I'm no deadbeat dad, I make all of my child support payments!

我不是个不给孩子抚养费的爸爸，我付我小孩的所有抚养费！

Did you hear the news? Rob was arrested last night for being a deadbeat dad. He owes his ex-wife ten thousand dollars!

你听说了吗，Rob被拘留了，因为他没有付给前期孩子的抚养费，欠了前期一万美元。

4. 表述：ex
解析： former wife or husband; former boyfriend or girlfriend （前妻或前夫；前男友或女友）

例句：My ex shares custody of the children.

我原先的配偶分担照顾孩子的责任。

He is one of her many exes.

他是她以前众多的男友之一。

Anthony is my ex, but we get along better now than we were married.

Anthony是我的前夫，但是我们现在相处比结婚的时候要好。

我们今天学习了2个非常有表现力的表述法。Hope thatyoucanbearthem in your mind. 这也是雅思考试必备的词汇哦！