🎙️ Today’s Vocabulary｜今日词汇

1. 成年人 · Adult

成年人
chéng nián rén

Adult
/ˈædʌlt/ or /əˈdʌlt/

🇨🇳 已经达到法律规定成年年龄的人；日常语境中也常用来讨论独立、责任和“长大”的感觉。
🇬🇧 A person who has reached the legal age of adulthood. In everyday conversation, the word can also relate to independence, responsibility, and the feeling of “growing up.”

💬 Example｜例句
你第一次真正觉得自己是一个成年人，是什么时候？
When was the first time you truly felt like an adult?

2. Long Division · 长除法 / 竖式除法

长除法 / 竖式除法
cháng chú fǎ / shù shì chú fǎ

Long division
/ˌlɒŋ dɪˈvɪʒən/

🇨🇳 一种把较复杂的除法按照固定步骤写下来计算的方法，很多人在小学数学课上学过。
🇬🇧 A step-by-step written method for solving division problems, commonly taught in elementary or primary school.

🌏 Culture Note｜文化小注
不同国家教长除法时，书写格式和计算步骤可能不完全一样，所以即使大家都学过除法，小时候学的方法也可能不同。

The written format and steps used for long division can vary across countries, so people may have learned different methods even for the same calculation.

💬 Example｜例句
如果现在给你一道长除法，你还记得怎么算吗？
If I gave you a long division problem now, would you still remember how to do it?

3. 人教人学不会，事教人一次就会 · Experience Is the Best Teacher

人教人学不会，事教人一次就会
rén jiāo rén xué bú huì, shì jiāo rén yí cì jiù huì

Experience is the best teacher.
/ɪkˈspɪəriəns ɪz ðə best ˈtiːtʃə(r)/

🇨🇳 有些道理别人反复告诉你，你可能还是无法真正理解；但自己亲身经历一次以后，往往很快就明白了。
🇬🇧 Some lessons are difficult to understand through advice alone, but become clear once you experience them yourself.

🌏 Culture Note｜文化小注
这句话如果直译，可以说：You may not learn from what people tell you, but experience can teach you in one lesson.
但英语日常表达里，Experience is the best teacher 更简洁自然。

The Chinese expression puts stronger emphasis on the contrast between being told something and learning through firsthand experience.

💬 Example｜例句
为什么有些道理父母说一百遍都没用，自己经历一次就懂了？
Why are there some lessons we don’t understand no matter how many times our parents tell us, but understand immediately once we experience them ourselves?

4. 威胁 · Threat

威胁
wēi xié

Threat / Threaten
/θret/ · /ˈθretən/

🇨🇳 可能造成伤害、危险或损失的人、事物或行为；作为动词时，也可以指用可能的伤害迫使别人做某件事。
🇬🇧 A person or thing that may cause harm or danger. As a verb, threaten can also mean warning someone that something harmful may happen.

💬 Example｜例句
人工智能到底是机会，还是对某些工作的威胁？
Is artificial intelligence an opportunity or a threat to certain kinds of jobs?

5. Society · 社会

社会
shè huì

Society
/səˈsaɪəti/

🇨🇳 人们共同生活并形成各种关系、制度、规则和文化的整体；日常中文里，“社会”也经常被说成一种我们需要“进入”或“适应”的东西。
🇬🇧 A community of people connected through social relationships, institutions, norms, and culture. In everyday Chinese, “society” is also often talked about as something people must “enter” or “adapt to.”

🌏 Culture Note｜文化小注
中文经常说 “进入社会”“社会就是这样”“被社会毒打”。这些表达里的“社会”不只是 society 的字典意义，更接近 the real world——学校和家庭之外更复杂的成人世界。

Chinese expressions such as “进入社会” often use society to mean something closer to the real world or adult life outside school and family.

💬 Example｜例句
我们总说“社会就是这样”，但到底是谁构成了“社会”？
We often say, “That’s just how society works,” but who exactly makes up society?

6. Recovery · 恢复 / 康复

恢复 / 康复
huī fù / kāng fù

Recovery
/rɪˈkʌvəri/

🇨🇳 从疾病、受伤、困难或低谷中逐渐恢复到较好状态的过程；也可以指经济、系统或其他事物恢复正常。
🇬🇧 The process of returning to a healthier, stronger, or more normal state after illness, injury, difficulty, or disruption.

💬 Example｜例句
恢复并不总是一个直线上升的过程。
Recovery isn’t always a linear process.

7. Midwife · 助产士

助产士
zhù chǎn shì

Midwife
/ˈmɪdwaɪf/

复数｜Plural: midwives /ˈmɪdwaɪvz/

🇨🇳 接受专业训练，为孕产妇提供孕期、分娩及产后相关照护的专业人员。
🇬🇧 A trained health professional who provides care and support during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.

🌏 Language Note｜语言小注
虽然 midwife 里面有 wife，但这个职业并不意味着“妻子”，也不限定从业者必须是女性。对应的专业领域叫 midwifery /mɪdˈwɪfəri/。

Although midwife contains the word wife, it does not mean “someone’s wife,” nor does it mean that a midwife must be a woman. The profession is called midwifery.

💬 Example｜例句
不同国家的助产士在生育照护中承担的角色可能不太一样。
Midwives may play different roles in maternity care in different countries.