Everyday Expressions

Tom's first child died two days after he got divorced.

My wife is a child in financial matters. (我的妻子不善于理财。) n. 产儿，产物

His books were the children of his brain.

生活用语 Street Talks

A: Daddy, uncle Willie is too fat.

B: Huh! He'll be angry when he hears that.

C: Let it be, honey. He's only a child. Children and fools speak the truth.

A: Children enter school at five, don't they?

B: Yes. And in secondary school, children get more advanced knowledge.

A: That's not fair!

B: Stop acting like such a child! (别这么幼稚。)

A: Was the test difficult?

B: Child's play. (小儿科。) I'm a real wild child. I like to drink, chase women, and smoke weed. (大麻)

谚语Proverbs

Children and fools can not lie. 孩子和傻子，不会说谎。

Children are poor men's riches. 孩子是穷人的财产。

The child is father of the man 童年的经历可决定成年以后的性格（三岁看大）。