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。
