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Down with the kids 大人学小孩儿 Helen: 大家好。Welcome to Authentic Real English with me, Helen... Rob: ...and me Rob. Hi there! Helen: Rob, I like your trainers, very cool... and look at your designer jeans. Trendy! Rob 看起来挺时髦的，和以往大不一样啊! Rob: So you like them then? Helen: I do but... its not really what someone your age normally wears. Rob: I see. But dont you think it makes me look cool and fashionable andyounger? Helen: Erm... Rob: Im just trying to get down with the kids. Helen: The kids?! Rob 和孩子们出去一起玩?!So youre down with the kids? Down where exactly? Rob: Oh Helen, keep up! Im not going anywhere. I meanIm keeping in with the kids. Im in tune with the younger generation - yeah! Helen: 啊!你是说你要跟上你的孩子们或者是下一代的时尚步伐，不能脱节了。So Rob, to do this you have to dress like a teenager? Rob: Not just that. I share the same interests as young people. I listen to their music on my mp3 player. Look... Helen: Could you turn that down please! So youre acting young when really you arent! 这个短语 down with the kids 的意思是大人学小孩 。Well, you are certainly a big kid Rob! Lets hear some examples of people using this phrase. | 
