地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客775: 提高青少年思想意識(shí)（雙語(yǔ)）

Carl: Hi Marla, I’m really surprised to see you here. I didn’t know you had kids attending this high school. 
卡爾：你好，馬拉，我很驚訝在這兒看到你。都不知道你的孩子在這個(gè)高中上學(xué)。
Marla: I don’t – not yet. I heard about this meeting and decided to attend. It’s best to be ready for those teenage years, don’t you think? 
馬拉：不，還沒(méi)。我聽(tīng)說(shuō)有個(gè)會(huì)議，決定參加聽(tīng)聽(tīng)。在孩子十來(lái)歲的時(shí)候就做好準(zhǔn)備，很不錯(cuò)，你認(rèn)為呢？
Carl: Sure. 
卡爾：當(dāng)然。
Marla: I heard that the principal is going to talk about different ways to handle our teenagers as they start asserting their independence. I want to be prepared. 
馬拉：我聽(tīng)說(shuō)校長(zhǎng)會(huì)講話，談?wù)勄嗌倌觊_(kāi)始主張自己獨(dú)立時(shí)，家長(zhǎng)不同的處理方式。我想準(zhǔn)備好。 
Carl: That makes sense, I guess. 
卡爾：你說(shuō)的很有道理。
Marla: I mean, more and more teenagers are rebelling by getting tattoos and piercings and experimenting with drugs. 
馬拉：我的意思是，越來(lái)越多的青少年開(kāi)始叛逆，表現(xiàn)行為有紋身，身上穿洞，甚至吸食毒品。
Carl: You’ve clearly done a lot of thinking about this. 
卡爾：關(guān)于這個(gè)問(wèn)題，你確實(shí)已經(jīng)想了很多。
Marla: I’ve read a few books on the topic, about kids having to deal with peer pressure. It’s my job as a parent to set boundaries and be stricter if it’s called for and ease up when my child needs space. 
馬拉：關(guān)于這個(gè)話題，我讀了一些書(shū)籍，關(guān)于孩子處理來(lái)自于同伴的壓力。作為家長(zhǎng)，給他們?cè)O(shè)定些規(guī)則是我的工作；當(dāng)孩子要求一些獨(dú)立的空間和放松時(shí)，我會(huì)更嚴(yán)厲。
Carl: That’s all very insightful, but you have some time before all that comes into play, right? 
卡爾：確實(shí)很有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)，這一切發(fā)生之前你有一些時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備，是吧？
Marla: My little Lucas is already four years old. Who knows when he might start hanging out with the wrong crowd and being led astray. A parent has to be vigilant. 
馬拉：我小兒子魯卡斯已經(jīng)四歲了，誰(shuí)知道他什么時(shí)候會(huì)開(kāi)始跟著不良人群出去混，然后誤入歧途。家長(zhǎng)要保持警惕。
Carl: Right. 
卡爾：對(duì)！