速成英语口语第二册 Lesson26:When I was a kid I was kind of naughty

Unit 14 Conversation 2

单元十四　对话二

When I was a kid, I was kind of naughty.

当我是孩子时，有点淘气。

A: What were you like when you were young?

当你年轻时你是什么样子？

B: When I was a kid, I was kind of naughty.

当我是孩子时，我有点淘气。

A: Really? You don't seem like that now.

真的吗？你现在似乎不像那样。

B: I changed a lot after I graduated from high school.

在我高中毕业后我改变了很多。

A: I know what you mean. I was immature¹ until I graduated.

我知道你的意思。知道毕业我都是不成熟的。

B: As soon as I got my own job, I started to be more responsible².

只要我有自己的工作，我就开始有负责心。

A: It was the same way with me.

这跟我是一样的。

1 immature   

adj.未成熟的，发育未全的，未充分发展的

参考例句：

• Tony seemed very shallow and immature.托尼看起来好像很肤浅，不夠成熟。
• The birds were in immature plumage.这些鸟儿羽翅未全。

2 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。