a child

As a child he excelled at music and art.

他小时候擅长音乐和美术。

By law, you are a child until you are 18.

按照法律规定，18岁之前是未成年人。

Bringing up a child alone should give you a sense of achievement

自己一个人带大孩子会给你一种成就感。

When I was a child I lived in a country village

我小时候生活在一个小乡村里。

A child's development is dependent on many factors.

孩子的成长受多种因素影响。

We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.

我们不能领养孩子，所以决定代养一个。

Having a child gave new meaning to their lives.

有了一个孩子使得他们的生活有了新的方向。

Team sports help to develop a child's social skills.

集体体育运动有助于培养孩子的交际能力。

Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.

毫无疑问，幼年对儿童的成长至关重要。

Looking after a child is a full-time job.

照管小孩是一天忙到晚的活儿。

Even a child can understand it.

就连小孩子也能理解。

Parents are the most important people in a child's world.

父母在儿童的天地里是最重要的人。

They found out nothing more save that she had borne a child.

他们只查明她生过一个孩子，其他情况一无所获。

As a child, she was starved of intellectual nourishment.

作为一个孩子，她渴望吸取知识的养分。

He rescued a child from drowning.

他救起了一名落水儿童。

He had seldom seen a child with so much talent.

有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。

I lived in London as a child.

我小时候住在伦敦。

Loving relationships will give a child an inner sense of security

亲昵关系会给予孩子内心一种安全感。

Positive and negative experiences form a child's character.

正反两方面的经历都影响儿童性格的形成。

As a child he had thought he could fly, if he willed it enough.

他小时候曾经以为，只要有足够决心，想要飞就能飞起来。

The classroom teacher must be sensitive to a child's needs

班主任必须对小学生的需求体察入微。

As a child he would often escape into a dreamworld of his own.

小时候他常常躲进自己的梦幻世界中。

Most authorities agree that play is an essential part of a child's development

大多数权威人士都同意，玩耍在孩子成长过程中起着非常重要的作用。

A child's vocabulary expands through reading.

孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。

A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.

昨天在伦敦发现了一个与失踪男孩情况相符的孩子，安然无恙。

The chair was clearly meant for a child.

这椅子显然是专为儿童预备的。

To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?

父母应在多大程度上对孩子的行为负责呢？

I learnt to ride as a child.

我小时候就学会了骑马。

They desperately wanted a child.

他们非常想要一个孩子。

It seems unnatural for a child to spend so much time alone.

一个孩子独自一人待那么长时间似乎有点反常。