很多人以為褓姆叫 babysitter
但事實上台灣很少有 babysitter
因為 babysitter 指的是臨時性的褓姆，通常只負責照看小孩幾個小時
就像大家在電視或電影上看到的，有時爸媽要參加宴會或要外出
會請附近的青春期的少女或大學生來家裡幫忙看一下小孩，按鐘點計費
那種褓姆叫 babysitter
而當這種臨時褓姆的動詞就是 babysit
比如：
這種褓姆叫 nanny，不論小孩要送去她那裡或是她來家裡照顧
另一個說法叫 caregiver
如果是住在家裡全天候照顧的叫 live-in nanny
造個句：
但事實上台灣很少有 babysitter
因為 babysitter 指的是臨時性的褓姆，通常只負責照看小孩幾個小時
就像大家在電視或電影上看到的，有時爸媽要參加宴會或要外出
會請附近的青春期的少女或大學生來家裡幫忙看一下小孩，按鐘點計費
那種褓姆叫 babysitter
而當這種臨時褓姆的動詞就是 babysit
比如：
Jenna used to babysit her neighbor’s children when she was in high school.
(珍娜以前讀高中時會幫鄰居照看小孩。)
I babysat for my cousin so she and her husband could go out and celebrate their anniversary.台灣很少有人請臨時的鐘點褓姆，通常都是長期且固定的褓姆
(我幫我的表姐照看小孩以便讓她和她先生出去慶祝結婚紀念日。)
這種褓姆叫 nanny，不論小孩要送去她那裡或是她來家裡照顧
另一個說法叫 caregiver
如果是住在家裡全天候照顧的叫 live-in nanny
造個句：
The couple can’t afford to hire a full-time nanny for their newborn.
(這對夫婦沒有足夠的錢為他們的新生兒僱用全職褓姆。)
How much does it cost a month to hire a nanny for eight hours a day, five days a week?
(僱用一周工作五天，一天八小時的褓姆，每個月要花多少錢？)
They decided to hire a nanny when the wife goes back to work.
(他們決定當太太要回去上班時會僱用褓姆。)
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