2015年ESL之就医和人际交往 02 Disinheriting a Child

Disinheriting a Child 

Vince: That’s it! I’ve had it with Daniel defying me at every turn. I want him to follow in my footsteps and study law, but he wants to be an artist. He dates girls I don’t approve of. But this! This is beyond the bounds of what I’ll tolerate. 

Alana: I know you’re upset, but don’t do anything rash. I’m sure Daniel didn’t mean what he said. 

Vince: Oh, he meant it. That’s it! I’m disowning and disinheriting him. 

Alana: I’m sure you don’t mean that. You both spoke¹ in anger. I’m sure a cooling-off period of a few days will change his mind. 

Vince: It’ll be too late. I’m cutting him out of my will tomorrow. I have other descendants who’ll appreciate inheriting my money and property. 

Alana: But Daniel is your rightful heir. He’s your only child. 

Vince: Then he should have known how his hateful words would hurt me. 

Alana: What did he say exactly? 

Vince: He said he has become a San Francisco Giants fan. A Giants fan! 

Alana: That’s it? 

Vince: That’s it?! He’s wounded me to the core! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

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n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。