folktales

/ˈfoʊkteɪlz/

Meanings

noun

民间故事，传说。

A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

Examples :

"The children loved hearing their grandmother's folktales about talking animals and magical forests. "

孩子们喜欢听奶奶讲的那些关于会说话的动物和魔法森林的民间故事和传说。

Related Words

story noun

/ˈstɔː.ɹi/

故事， কাহিনী

"The book tells the story of two roommates."

这本书讲述了两个室友之间的故事。

magical adjective

/ˈmædʒɪkəl/

神奇的，魔法的。

"The magician's performance was magical; the entire audience was amazed by the disappearing act. "

那位魔术师的表演太神奇了；整个观众席都被那场消失的戏法惊呆了。

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

forests noun

/ˈfɒɹɪsts/ /ˈfɑɹɪsts/

森林，林地

"The vast forests of the Amazon basin are home to many rare animals. "

亚马逊盆地广袤的森林是许多珍稀动物的家园。

talking noun

/tɑkɪŋ/ /tɔːkɪŋ/ /tɔkɪŋ/

说话，谈话，讲话

"The talking was loud during the school assembly. "

学校集会期间，说话的声音非常大。

hearing verb

/ˈhiːɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪəɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/

听到，听见。

"I was deaf, and now I can hear."

我以前是聋子，现在我能听见了。

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

人们，人群，百姓

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

昨晚餐馆里人特别多。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

loved verb

/lʌvd/

喜爱，热爱。

"I love my spouse. I love you!"

我爱我的配偶。我爱你！

place noun

/pleɪs/

地方，场所.

"The park is a good place to relax after school. "

公园是放学后放松的好地方。

tradition noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃn̩/

传统，习俗。

"Our family's tradition is to have a big Thanksgiving dinner with all our relatives. "

我们家的传统是在感恩节举办盛大的家庭聚餐，所有的亲戚都会来。

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

动物, 生物。

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

猫是一种动物，而不是植物。按照科学定义，人类也是动物，因为我们不是植物。