對面的女孩看過來：girl的用法和辨析

"I didn't bring her up
So they could cut her down.
I didn't bring her here
So they could shut her out.
I live my whole damn life
To see that little girl's smile.
So why are tears pouring down that sweet face?
She wasn't brought up that way."

——Brought up that way, Tylor Swift

“我把她養大，不是爲了讓她受欺負，
把她送到這裏，更不是爲了孤立她。
我努力地生活就是爲了看見她臉上的微笑，
怎麼那張甜甜的小臉上就會掛滿淚水?
她不是那樣長大的。“

——《那樣長大》，泰勒·斯威夫特

一、你知道girl有幾種含義嗎？

n.

1.女孩，姑娘 [C] female child

I don' t like to see a boy of sixteen stick up to a girl.

我不願看到一個男孩十六歲就向女孩求愛。

2.女兒 [C] a daughter

My little girl is very pretty and sensible.

我的小女兒漂亮懂事。

3.年輕女人 [C] a young woman

The girl told him her name was Louise.

年輕女子告訴彼得她叫路易絲。

4.女工，女職員 [C] a female worker

Pockmarked Li had also escaped from the hut, and still had hold of the same girl.

李麻子也逃出重圍來了，一手拖住那個女工。

5.女朋友 [C] a man's girlfriend

John is sad because he just got the sack from his girl.

約翰很傷心，因爲他與女朋友吹了。

二、含有girl的常見短語

bachelor girl

n.經濟獨立的未婚女,未婚職業女性

party girl

n.(受僱在社交聚會上接待男客的)交際女伴,交際花,<美俚>妓女

shop girl

n.女售貨員

call girl

n. 應召女郎(用電話連絡招喚的妓女)

campfire girl

n. 美國露營少女團團員

cover girl

n. (雜誌的)封面女郎

三、來做個填詞遊戲吧

I must emphasize the fact that she is only a little _____.

我必須強調這樣一個事實，這就是她只不過是個小女孩。