carrying with a child 怀孕
📝讲解:carry 是携带的意思,带着一个宝宝,其实就是表示怀孕。还可以在 child 前面加上限定词,比如 my child, his child, my brother's child,表示怀着谁的宝宝。📍例句:She's carrying with my brother's child.
📝讲解:中文里我们也是这么说,怀孕了就是吃两个人的量了,要吸收两个人的营养,对应的英文表达就是 eating for two.📍例句:Why don't you eat it since you're eating for two now?
have a bun in the oven 怀孕
📝讲解:bun 是指的小面包,oven 是烤箱,烤箱里有了个小面包,其实是比喻肚子里有了个小宝宝,是个很常见的表达,有的准妈妈还会通过往家里烤箱里放面包的这种方式,告诉家里人自己怀孕的消息。📍例句:John, I've something to tell you. I've a bun in the oven.