helicopter parent

n. A parent who hovers over his or her children.

從字面上,可翻成直升機(jī)父母。實(shí)際上,helicopter parent指的是那些“望子成龍”,“望女成鳳”的父母。 就像直升機(jī)一樣盤旋在孩子的上空,時(shí)時(shí)刻刻監(jiān)控孩子的一舉一動(dòng)。

loco parentis

It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.

n. 替代父母,指代替父母履行教育孩子的責(zé)任,通常教師有“替代父母”的職責(zé)。

例句:

I stand towards her in loco parentis.
我對(duì)她代盡其父母親的責(zé)任。

beanpole family

n. A family whose living members come from many generations, but with few members in each generation.

解釋為豆竿家庭,指的是幾代同堂,但是每一代人數(shù)都很少的家庭。

例句:

The rising divorce rate partly explains the growth of the beanpole family.
不斷上升的離婚率是“豆竿家庭”產(chǎn)生的一部分原因。

framily

n. A person’s closest friends, particularly those who feel like part of the family.

framily是friends和family兩個(gè)詞的合成詞,尤其指那些親如家人的朋友。出國(guó)黨們離開父母,在外漂泊,很多時(shí)候會(huì)feel lonely。他們更需要家人般的關(guān)心,這時(shí)候家人般的朋友就顯得難能可貴,更是一種心靈的寄托。We are 伐木累~

例句:

The concept of "framily" is thought to have arisen largely because of changes in the structure of society.
Framily的概念是隨著社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)的改變而出現(xiàn)的。