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Situation 4: Mom and Dad Have a Talk
場景 4: 媽媽和爸爸談話
He sure is growing up fast.
他一定是長得最快的.
Tell me about it. He comes to change every month.
告訴我關(guān)于他的事.他每個月都在變.
What do you think about him playing team basketball?
你怎么看他參加籃球隊?
I'm worried that he'll neglect school and get too involved in distractions that come with playing sports.
我擔(dān)心他會忽視學(xué)業(yè),而且由于他太投入運動而分心.
Oh,I don't know.
哦,我不知道.
I know I sounded negative about it just now with Robert,
我知道我剛才和羅勃特談話聽起來很不在乎,
but actually, I'm happy he's playing.
但事實上,我很高興他玩.
I played sports from middle school on and it didn't hurt my grades.
我從上高中時就參加體育運動而且并沒有耽誤學(xué)業(yè).
Are you serious? You were lucky to graduate from high school.
你是認(rèn)真的嗎?你能高中畢業(yè)是很幸運的.
I got good grades at university.
我大學(xué)成績很好.
Besides, kids should get more out of middle and high school than books and tests.
另外,孩子在中學(xué)外學(xué)的東西應(yīng)該比在課本和休息時多.
But this is the age where he will develope most of his habits;both good and bad.
但是現(xiàn)在正是能養(yǎng)成許多習(xí)慣的時候,好的和壞的.
What if he ends up liking sports more than school?
如果他終止對運動的熱愛怎么辦?
So what? You say that as if it is the end of the world.
那怎么了?你說的好象是世界末日一樣.
When I was his age all I cared about was sports and girls and look at me; I turned out just fine.
我象他這么大的時候,我所關(guān)心的是運動、女生和注視我;我表現(xiàn)的非常好.
That is because you didn't have any luck at either sports or girls
那時因為你無論在運動還是女生方面都毫無運氣,
and realized you had better study when you went to college.
所以才認(rèn)識到進(jìn)大學(xué)后最好是學(xué)習(xí).
Careful!
注意一下!
When you say I didn't have any luck with women that could mean I was unluky to have married you.
當(dāng)你說我和女人沒有運氣時也可以表示我娶你非常不幸.
All right, I'll admit that after you entered university you got your act together.
好吧,我承認(rèn)你進(jìn)大學(xué)以后你也同時得到了實踐.
But, what are we going to do about Robert?
但是,我們對羅勃特能做些什么?
Nothing.
什么都沒有.
As it is, he is doing fine in school and
正因如此,他在學(xué)校表現(xiàn)的很好,
so we will give him a chance and see if he can handle both basketball and his studies.
我們給他一個機(jī)會來看看他是否能處理好籃球和學(xué)習(xí).
Who knows? We may have a future NBA star for a son.
誰知道?或許我們的兒子會是一個未來的NBA球星呢.
