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What the?! Mummy actually means mummy, and Mum's the word is not about mommy? Don't be surprised, Mr. Jimmy is starting class!
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Mothers in English can use mother, mommy, mummy, mama, or they can use their abbreviations mom, mum, and today we will pick the mum as the focus, because this mum is not only the meaning of mother, it can be described as a hidden mystery!
Mum's the word Keep it a secret
If someone says "Listen, Mum's the word" to you, do you think he's talking about listening to his mother? In fact, it has nothing to do with the mother here, but it means that after being covered by someone, it emits something similar to mmm.. Therefore, Mum's the word has the meaning of silent, shut up, and want you to keep it a secret.
Example
Remember, do not have itching ears outside. Mum's the word for me.
Remember, don't gossip like this outside, keep it secret for me.
Keep mum/ Stay mum Be silent
Keep silent, do not speak and keep mum, silent, keep silent for secrecy work, similar to stay mum also has the meaning of silence.
Example
He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.
He silenced himself about his feelings about the matter.
He kept mum about what he'd seen.
He said nothing about what he saw.
mum
Mum Mom
Have any classmates found that mom and mum both mean mom, but is there any difference between them? Simply put, it is actually the difference between British and American habits, mom is used to American colloquialism, and mum is British colloquialism.
Example
He would rather mum had not told him the truth.
He would rather his mother not tell him the truth.
Mum often reminds me to turn off the light before going to bed.
My mom often reminds me to turn off the lights before going to bed.
Mummy Mom; mummy
Many people may be puzzled when they see this word, why does a good mummy actually have the meaning of a mummy?
In fact, the original mummy is derived from the Persian word "mumiya", and in Persian, the word also has a meaning - asphalt. They found that natural asphalt has miraculous effects on some diseases, but natural asphalt is not easy to obtain, so they put medical experiments on mummies, and gradually people confused asphalt with mummies, plus mummy and mum have similar pinyin spelling, and after entering English, mummy also carries the meaning of mother and mummy at the same time.
Example
I turned round and there was this big mummy standing next to us!
As soon as I turned around, a large mummy stood next to us!
Mummy and Daddy will be back soon.
Mom and Dad are coming back.
Yummy Mummy Nice stylish young mommy
To expand a phrase about mummy yummy, yummy originally means delicious and delicious, but yummy mummy is not a delicious mother, but refers to those young, beautiful and rich mothers, we are referred to as "beautiful mothers". The term coined in the early part of the century to describe celebrity mothers such as Elizabeth Hurley or Victoria Beckham, who quickly regained shape after giving birth and then went on to live their carefree and prosperous lives.
Example
The singer was voted Britain’s top yummy mummy.
The singer was named the most beautiful and fashionable mom in the UK.
Mum: Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums have a long scientific name called chrysanthemum, for convenience, people take mum to represent chrysanthemum, so mum has another layer of meaning - chrysanthemum.
Example
The mum flowers in our old garden would be in full bloom again this autumn.
This autumn, those chrysanthemums will bloom again in our old garden.
Technology of Composite Tea of Rabdosia Rubessens and Mum.
Processing technology of winter grass and chrysanthemum compound tea.
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Tiger Mother/Tiger Mom
In addition to the superficial meaning of tiger mother, tiger mother now has a new meaning, especially in China and East Asia, that is, the typical mother in China, that is, the strict mother who has extremely high requirements for her children. After the bear child, a new word for tiger father and tiger mother was born.
He says that his wife dreams of having her grandchildren reared abroad, to escape the Tiger Mother mentality.
He said that his wife dreamed of her grandchildren to be educated abroad and free from the spiritual shackles of a tiger mother.
Den Mother female instructor
den has the meaning of the Boy Scout group, squad, den mother is mainly used in North America, refers to the female discipline of the young Boy Scouts, and is also the female leader of the Girl Scout study.
When den mother Sinta makes her rounds, Oreo is happy to see her.
When Scout trainer Sinta came to make rounds, Oreo was excited to see her.
Mother Superior Abbot
In addition to referring to the mother of excellence, this phrase is a proper noun and refers to the abbot of a female monastery.
the watchful eye of the Mother Superior
The abbot's wary eyes
Soccer Mom Football Mom
What is a football mom? Is it a mom who can play football? In fact, soccer mom refers to spending a lot of time taking her children to activities such as music lessons, sports, etc., a term often used to refer to some kind of middle-class mother.
And this is why we have the soccer mom now.
That's why we now have "football moms".
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◆◆Today's work◆◆
Do you understand all these phrases and sentences correctly? Finally, I left a small homework for the students:
Don't tell anyone about the surprise for Mr. Green. （ ） the word.
A、mum
B、Mum
C、Mum's
Which should the correct answer be? Students can write your answer in the message area in the lower right corner, and the teacher will comment personally~