Dialogue 5

Let's see if we can reach some sort of agreement over your curfew.

讓我們來看看，是不是能對你的夜歸時間達成什么議？

Okay.

好吧，

Everyone else's parents let them stay out until two or three in the morning.

別人的父母都讓他們到晨兩點或三點。

Well.I'm not everyone else's father.

是嗎，可我不是別人的。

I think you need to be in the house by ten o'clock.

我認為你10點鐘前必須回到家里。

That's absurd.

那太荒謬了。

I know some junior high kids who can stay out later than that.

我認識一些初中生，他們都可以10點以后回家。

I'll be worried if you stay out late.

如果你在外面待到太晚，我會擔心的。

Okay,how about a midnight curfew?And I'll let you know where I am.

好吧，12點怎么樣？更何況我會讓你知道我在什么地方的。