Dear teachers,
I don't quite understand the following two sentences. Could you please kindly explain them to me?
No.1
The least I can do is to drive everybody else closer to the issue.
No.2
It's very common for new fathers to be jealous after the birth of a baby.
'jealous' according to my dictionary means 'unhappy and slightly angry because you wish you had someone else's qualities, advantages or success'. I think a father should feel happy instead of 'jealous'.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
1. "The least I can do" acknowledges that the action is unlikely to make a huge impact, but the speaker still feels that it is necessary. In this case, the speaker doesn't think he can get everyone to agree on a solution, but he may be able to get them to notice the problem.
2. A father can be jealous because the baby is consuming his wife's attention and affection.
well, take these definitions of jealous:
jeal‧ous /"dželës/1 feeling angry and unhappy because someone has something that you wish you hadjealous ofe.g. Why are you so jealous of his success?e.g. You're just jealous of her.! Do not say 'jealous about' someone or something or 'jealous with' someone. Say jealous of someone or something.
2 feeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them:---> e.g. She gets jealous if I even look at another woman.e.g. He was talking to Nina to make me jealous.jealous husband/wife/lover etc
3 jealous of something formal wanting to keep or protect something that you have because you are proud of it:e.g. a country jealous of its heritageGood Luck
Hi, Jiang,
After the birth of a baby mothers give all their love, attention and time to it. Some husbands (I think , actually, very few of them) feel deprived of TLC they used to have. The child has stolen it, that's why they are jealous.
Cheers
To explain the difference between men and women would require several volumes. The easy answer is "hormones". Mothers under the influense of certain hormones become completely enraptured by babies. Men's hormones don't change just because of the delivery. They love the child but often they feel neglected by the wife.