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 bullying 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 bullied 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 devastating.

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 personalities 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 bully 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