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。 |