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n.Ann 的昵称 n.<英>保姆

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nanny


/'nænɪ; `nænɪ/
n (Brit)
1 child's nurse (儿童的)保姆.
2 (infml 口) grandmother 奶奶; 姥姥.

nanny


npluralnannies[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: From the female name Ann]
a woman whose job is to take care of the children in a family, usually in the family's own home
 She found a job as a nanny with a wealthy Italian family.
BrE informal grandmother - used by children
= nan
the nanny state
especially BrE a government which tries to control the lives of its citizens too much
1. Before I knew it, though, I slipped into the nanny position almost full time.
    然而不知不觉中,我几乎当起了全职保姆。

2. Women are soldiers, truck drivers, and construction workers. Why can't a man be a nanny?
    女人可以当兵,可以做卡车司机,可以当建筑工人,为什么男人不能当保姆呢?

3. She keeps pushing her baby. “A male nanny,” she says. “How unique.”
    她还在摇晃她的孩子。"一个男保姆," 她说,"多特别!"

4. “Don't you pay your nanny that way?”
    "你不是给你保姆这么付工钱的吗?

5. “No,” I tell them. “I AM the nanny.”
    "不,"我告诉她们。"我就是个保姆。"

6. I want to tell her that I'm Sam's nanny, but I don't because I'm a guy — a “nanny”, you might say.
    我想告诉她我是山姆的保姆,可我没开口,因为我是个男的——你可以说,一个男保姆。

7. I'm his nanny.”
    我是他的保姆。"

8. I start to tell her that I'm his nanny, but then I remember what Ann just said.
    我刚要告诉她我是他的保姆时,突然想起安刚才说的话。

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