【句子】He cares about us a lot and I like having him around. 【Desperate Housewives S01E23】
【发音】/hiː/ /keə(r)z/ /ə'baʊt/ /əs/ /ə/ /lɒt/ /lɑːt/ /ənd/ /aɪ/ /laɪk/ /hævɪŋ/ /hɪm/ /ə'raʊnd/
【发音技巧】cares about us两处连读+闪音；and I连读；like having不完全爆破；him around连读；
【翻译】他很照顾我们，我喜欢有他在我们身边。
【适用场合】
这期节目中学俩比较基础又很实用的表达。
1. care about sb./sth.
可以理解成关心、在乎某个人/某个事物；喜爱某个事物；
If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
也可以理解成：
to have a strong feeling of love or affection for someone or something; to cherish someone or something;

eg: Your parents are only doing this because they care about you.
你爸妈/父母这么做，只是因为他们关心你。

eg: I don’t think she cares about him at all.
我觉得她一点都不关心他。

eg: No one seemed to care about her feelings.
似乎没人在乎她的感受。

eg: There is nothing I care about more than my children.
我最在乎我的孩子们了。

eg: I care very much about my family.
我非常重视/在乎我的家庭。

今天我们要来学***二个短语是：
2. have sb./sth. around
有某个人在身边；有某个事物触手可及；
to keep someone or something nearby or physically within one’s reach；

eg: Your mother will need to have you around to help as she makes Thanksgiving dinner.
当你妈妈做感恩节晚餐的时候，她会需要你在旁边打下手/帮忙。

eg: I always have a glass of water around when I sleep, because I hate waking up thirsty.
我睡觉的时候总是手边放一杯水，因为我不喜欢当我醒来的时候感觉很渴。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
Yeah, I loved that doll when I was three, but I don’t care about it anymore, so feel free to sell it at the yard sale.