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057 - Gender Prediction and Old Wives' Tales
摘要
Shauna, the host of the American English Podcast, discusses various old wives' tales for predicting a baby's gender. She shares her personal experience with different tests, including the ring test, baking soda test, and cravings. The podcast is part of a series called 'Chats with Shauna', and she plans to reveal the baby's gender on Instagram.
学习信息
- 难度
- B1
- 词数
- 2831 词
- 句数
- 174 句
- 时长
- 19 分钟
- 主题
- Health & Fitness
- 系列
- American English Podcast
重点词汇
- podcast播客；网络广播节目
- pregnant怀孕的
- superstition迷信；迷信观念
- anatomy解剖学；人体结构
- ultrasound超声波；超声成像
- gestation妊娠期；怀孕期
- invasive侵入性的；侵入的
- amniocentesis羊膜穿刺术
重点词组
- carry out执行；实施
- figure out弄清楚；理解
- look into调查；研究
- give in屈服；投降
- turn 30年满30岁
- pack on快速增加；大量增加
- in the context of在……的背景下
- on the other hand另一方面
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