英语PK台 第121期:那些儿时经历的印象深刻的事(2)

 Dialogue 2

Xiao Gao: There sure are a lot of kids in the park today.

小高：今天公园里的孩子真多呀。

Jingjing: Yeah, there are. Hey, look over there. It looks like one of the boys is bullying¹ that other kid.

京晶：确实是，嘿，看那边，看起来有一个男孩儿正在欺负另一个孩子。

Xiao Gao: They're just being kids, relax!

小高：那只是孩子间互相打闹，别紧张。

Jingjing: When you're bullied³ as a kid it can have long-term effects on you, even when you become an adult.

京晶：在孩童时代受欺负会对人有长远的影响，甚至可以延续到成年时期。

Xiao Gao: How do you know? Are you a psychologist?

小高：你怎么知道，你是心理学家吗？

Jingjing: No, but I experienced it myself when I was young. It was devastating⁴.

京晶：不，但我小时候自己亲身经历过，真的非常具有毁灭性。

Xiao Gao: Really? How can something that happened to you when you were a child affect you now?

小高：真的吗？小时候发生的事情怎么能一直影响到现在的你？

Jingjing: Childhood is an important part of growing up. Our personalities⁵ are still developing during that time.

京晶：童年是人生成长当中非常重要的一个时期，我们的性格大多在那一时期发展形成。

Xiao Gao: Well, what would make someone want to bully² someone else?

小高：那么为什么有的人想要欺负其他人呢？

Jingjing: I'm not sure,maybe his parents don't give him enough love and respect at home.

京晶：我也不太清楚，可能是他的父母没有在家里给他足够的爱和尊重。

Xiao Gao: Interesting.I'll have to go home and do some soul searching. Maybe there's some things that are still affecting me from when I was young.

小高：有意思。我得回家做做自我反省，没准儿我小时候发生的事情到现在也还在影响着我呢。

习语短语

1. bully （someone） = 嘲笑或欺负某人

2. long-term effects = 长时间的影响，通常指负面的，不能用药物治疗的影响

3. psychologist = 心理学家或心理医生

4. devastating = 具有毁灭性的

5. childhood = 童年，通常是13或14岁以下

6. soul searching =（对自己的信仰和心理动机的）自我反省，自我探索

1 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

3 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

5 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。