2分鐘英語課堂：關(guān)于孩子 About Your Children

Introduction

簡介

In this lesson, we will see how to talk about common things related to your children.

本節(jié)課，我們將學(xué)習(xí)一些和孩子有關(guān)的東西。

Exam Pressure On Your Child

孩子身上的考試壓力

Patrick: Hey Katie. What’s up?

帕特里克：嘿，凱蒂，怎么了?

Katie: Hey Patrick. I’m going to Paula’s school. I think she messed up again.

凱蒂：嘿，帕特里克。我要去寶拉的學(xué)校，我想她又搞砸了。

Patrick: That’s the third time this month. Why don’t you talk to her?

帕特里克：這是這個月第三次了，你為什么不和他談?wù)勀?

Katie: I did. I guess she’s all worried about her exams. She’s under a lot of pressure.

凱蒂：我談了。我覺得她是太擔(dān)心考試了。她壓力很大。

Patrick: She’s a freshman. The first year can be tough.

帕特里克：她是新學(xué)生，第一年總是很困難。

Katie: I know. I talked to her four three hours yesterday. There’s a lot of pressure on students these days. She didn’t listen to me and just started crying.

凱蒂：我知道，我昨天和她談了三四個小時?，F(xiàn)在學(xué)生壓力太大了。他還沒聽我說就開始哭了。

Patrick: That’s bad, Katie. Maybe you should take her to a therapist.

帕特里克：這太糟糕了，凱蒂?；蛟S你應(yīng)該帶她去看醫(yī)生。

Katie: I think that’s exactly what I’ll do.

凱蒂：我覺得這正是我要去做的。

About Your Child’s Hobbies

有關(guān)孩子的愛好

Katie: Hey Shawna. Can you help me out with something?

凱蒂：嘿，肖娜。你可以幫出些主意嗎?

Shawna: Sure Katie. What is it?

肖娜：當(dāng)然，什么事?

Katie: Paula’s been under a lot of pressure lately. I don’t know what to do.

凱蒂：寶拉最近壓力很大，我不知道該怎么辦了。

Shawna: Why don't you ask her to join something she likes? What are her hobbies?

肖娜：你為什么不讓她參加一些她感興趣的東西呢?她有什么愛好?

Katie: Well, she likes to play her guitar. She also likes painting and sketching.

凱蒂：呃，她喜歡彈吉他，她也喜歡畫畫和素描。

Shawna: Do you think she’ll like to join an art or music class?

肖娜：你覺得她會不會想要加入美術(shù)或者音樂班?

Katie: I think so. Music and art are her favorite hobbies.

凱蒂：我覺得會，美術(shù)和音樂是他最喜歡的事了。

Shawna: Great then. I know a place which offers weekend programs for teenagers. We can go there tomorrow.

肖娜：那太棒了。我知道有個地方周末為孩子提供課程。我們可以明天去看看。

Katie: Thanks a lot Shawna.

凱蒂：非常謝謝你，肖娜。

About Your Child’s School

關(guān)于孩子的學(xué)校

Penny: Hey! I’m Penny. We just moved here last week.

佩妮：嘿，我是佩妮，我上周剛剛搬到這里。

Katie: I’m Katie. Nice to meet you. Welcome to the neighbourhood. Anything I can help you out with?

凱蒂：我是凱蒂，很高興見到你。歡迎你做我的鄰居，有什么可以幫到你的嗎?

Penny: Actually, yes. My son is a freshman and I don’t know anything about schools around here.

佩妮：實際上，有。我的兒子今年入學(xué)，我對這里的學(xué)校很不了解。

Katie: My daughter’s a freshman too. She goes to Belmont. It’s a nice school.

凱蒂：我女兒也是今年入學(xué)，她在貝爾蒙上學(xué)。那所學(xué)校很棒。

Penny: Oh, really? That’s nice. Does Belmont have a good football team? My son was in his last school’s football team. He wants to continue playing.

佩妮：呃，真的嗎?那太好了。貝爾蒙有好的足球隊嗎?我的兒子在他原來的學(xué)校的足球隊，他想繼續(xù)踢足球。

Katie: Sure. Don’t worry about it. It’s a great school. I take my daughter to school every morning. You should come with us and have a look around.

凱蒂：有，不要擔(dān)心這個。那是所很棒的學(xué)校。我每天送我女兒上學(xué)。你應(yīng)該和我們一起去在附近看看。

Penny: That would be great. Thank you.

佩妮：那真是太好了，謝謝你。