Jessie：

Do you think it's harder to be a mom or dad?

你觉得做妈妈更难，还是做爸爸更难？

Tim：

I have never really thought about that question.

我还真从没想过这个问题。

Jessie：

I think moms work harder, but being a dad would be stressful.

我觉得妈妈更辛苦，不过做爸爸压力很大。

Tim：

Did you cause your dad a lot of stress when you were growing up?

你成长的时候给你爸爸增加了很多压力吗？

Jessie：

I think so. He was always worrying about my grades and my boyfriends.

我想是吧。他老是担心我的成绩和我的男朋友。

Tim：

Did he like any of your boyfriends?

他喜欢你的那些男朋友吗？

Jessie：

He liked the ones that I didn't like!

他喜欢那些我不喜欢的。

Tim：

He was just trying to look after you because he wanted the best for his little girl.

他只是想照顾你，因为他希望他的小女孩得到最好的东西。

Jessie：

And I love and respect him for that!

而我因此爱他，尊敬他！

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对话详解：

stressful adj. 紧张的, 压力重的

She finds her new teaching job very stressful.

她觉得新的教学工作非常紧张。

respect vt. 尊敬；尊重

I respect his courage.

我敬佩他的勇气。