"paperboy" in Chinese (Simplified)
送报男孩
Definition
“Paperboy”指的是负责将报纸送到各家各户的男孩或青少年,通常骑自行车或步行。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
此词多用于描述早期流行的职业,在现代社会已经较为罕见,时常出现在老电影或故事中。常见于美国、英国等地的传统场景。
Examples
The paperboy brings our newspaper every morning.
**送报男孩**每天早上都会送来我们的报纸。
My cousin worked as a paperboy last summer.
去年夏天,我的堂弟做过一次**送报男孩**。
The paperboy wears a bright red cap.
**送报男孩**戴着鲜红色的帽子。
When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a paperboy like in the movies.
小时候我一直想像电影里那样做**送报男孩**。
The neighborhood barely sees a paperboy these days.
如今社区里很少能见到**送报男孩**了。
"Extra! Extra!" shouted the paperboy on the corner.
“号外!号外!”街角的**送报男孩**喊道。