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“學齡前兒童”怎么說
[ 2007-05-18 16:50 ]
近段，日本民間首創的“棄嬰搖籃”收到一名三、四歲的“嬰兒”，由此也引起了一場軒然大波。公眾在譴責孩子父親不負責任的同時，也對啟用“棄嬰搖籃”的倫理價值提出了質疑。
請看外電相關報道：Japan's first anonymous drop box for unwanted babies triggered a wave of anger and soul searching Wednesday after it was discovered that a preschooler -- and not an infant -- was left by his father on the service's first day.
Newspapers condemned the father and warned that the operation was open to abuse and could traumatize youngsters.
報道在界定這一孩子的年齡時，用了“preschooler”（學齡前兒童）一詞。英語中，一般稱“嬰兒”為“infant/baby”，稱“1-3歲初學走路的孩子”為“toddler”，而“preschooler”則指“3-6歲未入學的兒童”。
此外，“preschooler”相應的形容詞形式“preschool”指“學齡前兒童的”，如：preschool toys（學齡前兒童的玩具）。
（英語點津陳蓓編輯）
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