2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 01 Worrying About Your Children

 

Worrying About Your Children 

Pavel: I’m really worried about Hanna. She’s been hanging around with that girl Carla, and Carla runs with the wrong crowd. 

Hillary: Hanna is rebelling² a little. That’s natural at her age. When I was her age, I thought I knew more than my parents or any adult, and that I should be able to make all of my own decisions. 

Pavel: I’m not talking about being stricter on her, but she’s become so secretive. I’m really worried that she might get exposed to things that should be off-limits at her age. 

Hillary: There’s no way we can keep her from seeing her friends short of locking her in her room. We have to trust her and let her come to us if she runs into problems. We raised her right and she can handle herself. 

Pavel: I wish I had your confidence³. She’s a girl, remember? All kinds of things can happen to girls. 

Hillary: We’ve talked to her a lot about those things and what we feel are right and wrong. A lot of things can happen to boys, too, or don’t you remember? Hanna takes after you and she has your brains and resourcefulness. Like father, like daughter, so stop worrying so much, 

Pavel: Do you really think she’ll be okay? 

Hillary: Yes, I do. Take comfort in knowing that she’s just exactly like you. When she has a daughter of her own, she’ll stay up nights worrying, just like you. 

Pavel: That’s small comfort! 

 

Scripts⁴ by Dr¹. Lucy Tse 

1 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

2 rebelling   

adj.叛逆性的v.反抗政府( rebel的现在分词 )；反抗权威

参考例句：

• Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases. 消费者在抗议物价飞涨。 来自辞典例句
• Fourth Master Liu laughed wildly. \" Ha, ha, thinking of rebelling, are you?\" 刘四狂笑起来：“哈哈，你这小子要造反吗？ 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

3 confidence   

n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄

参考例句：

• We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
• I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。

4 scripts   

剧本( script的名词复数 )； 文字； 笔迹； （一种语言的）字母系统

参考例句：

• Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts. 许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
• The scripts had a rather tired plot. 这部陈旧的剧本的情节是非常俗套的。