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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Getting Shocking News
Karla: You look like you’ve had a shock.
Chris: Yeah, that phone call threw me for a loop. My ex-girlfriend is pregnant and she wants me to take a paternity test.
Karla: Wow, that’s quite a bombshell. Are you going to do it?
Chris: Of course. If the baby is biologically mine, I want to take responsibility for it. I wanted to start a family with my ex: get married and have children – the whole shebang. So if the baby is mine, I’ll provide child support, no question. I might even fight for custody1.
Karla: Really? That’s astounding2. Most guys would be hoping that the baby isn’t theirs. What did your ex-girlfriend say when you told her?
Chris: She thought I would be outraged3 or something. Instead, she was the one who was left stunned4.
Karla: I’m surprised, too. Not many guys would want to have a child without being married.
Chris: One part of me hopes the baby isn’t mine, only because my relationship with my ex-girlfriend is over and I don’t want to rekindle5 it. But I’m not getting any younger and another part of me really wants to be a father.
Karla: Well, the DNA6 test will give you proof, one way or the other. Just cross your fingers...
Chris: I would, but I’m not sure which outcome I want more!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
1 custody | |
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留 | |
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2 astounding | |
adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊,使大吃一惊astound的现在分词) | |
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a.震惊的,义愤填膺的 | |
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adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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5 rekindle | |
v.使再振作;再点火 | |
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6 DNA | |
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸 | |
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