“girl”以前居然指小男孩？

The word "girl" has a surprising past. girl这个词，有段意想不到的过去。 Hundreds of years ago, it did not mean a girl. 几百年前，它指的可不是女孩。 Back then, it could mean a young boy, too. 那时候，它连小男孩也能指哦。 A "girl" was just any young child. 那时说girl，就是泛指小孩子。 Slowly, it began to mean only girls. 后来，它才慢慢专指女孩子。 Today boys and girls have their own words. 今天，男孩女孩各有各的词了。 Words change as time goes by. 语言这东西，跟着时间一直在变。