【开篇语】

流浪者之歌

飞儿乐团

【今日鱼儿】

waif

n. 流浪者, 流浪儿童; 无主物, 飘流物; 信号旗

【鱼儿简介】A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.

无家可归者：一个无家可归的人，尤指一个被遗弃或无父母的孤儿

【记忆鱼钩】

1——趣味记忆

wai(外)＋f(放),一个被外放的人是→流浪者→飘流物→信号旗

2——图片记忆

Waif

流浪儿童

Two young waifs steals a pair of boots.

两个年轻的流浪者偷一双长筒靴。

【鱼儿烹饪】

备鱼备料:

【词形变化】

复数：waifs



同义词：

foundling





















n. 弃婴，弃儿

gamin















n.[法]流浪儿, 顽童

stray













n. 迷路者[家畜], 无家可归的人

vagabond



































n.流浪者, 游民, 浪子, 流氓, 懒汉 adj.流浪的, 漂泊的, 浪荡的, 流浪者的

ragamuffin

























n.衣服褴褛的人, 流浪儿童



【短语】

a poor little waif贫穷的小流浪儿

waifs and strays1.British English children or animals who do not have a home2.零碎东西3.出处不明的引语, 无从考查的谚语



waif look细挑个儿 In recent popular culture, the term has been used to described an almost unhealthily thin person, usually a woman. The 'waif look' was first used to describe the 1960s model Twiggy, who had large round eyes and a very thin body.

烹炒煎炸煮:

【例句与详解:】

A waif is begging on the street.

街上有一个流浪儿正在乞讨。

Believe it not, the waif look was the hottest look of the 1990's.

不管你信不信，细挑个儿可是20世纪90年代最酷的。

They looked thin, waif-like and half starved.

他们瘦骨伶仃,像流浪儿似的饿得半死。

A woman who sports this emaciated,skeletal physique is called a waif, which is a thin person who appears fragile and needy.

瘦骨嶙峋的女人被称为细挑个儿，看上去弱不禁风。

She loved cats, and would take any waifs and strays into her home.

她喜欢猫，也经常会带一些流浪的猫到她的家里。

【鱼儿食(拾)趣】

[动漫:猫和老鼠]

The milky waif

喝牛奶的流浪儿

【消化鱼儿】

翻译

弱不禁风

瘦骨伶仃