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Teacher: Hi. Welcome to Parent-Teacher Conference.

Parent: Thanks.

 

Teacher: So, what is your child's name?

 

Parent: It's Megan Jones.

 

Teacher: Megan. Uh, let's see. Oh yeah, Megan. Um, she missed the last couple of days. Has she been sick?

 

Parent: No, she's been having some problems with the other kids in your class, and . . .

 

Teacher: Well, you know, junior high school is a difficult time, but she just needs to speak up a little more in class. I think . . .

 

Parent: No, it's . . . it's more than that. Some of the kids in your class have really been bullying¹ her a lot.

 

Teacher: What do you mean?

 

Parent: Well, um, they've been teasing² her a lot about her appearance, and then, the other day, you didn't help things [ What? ] Yeah, she said you made a comment about her clothes.

 

Teacher: What do you mean? I mean . . .

 

Parent: She said you commented on her shirt and jeans, like they were from the 1970s or something like that.

 

Teacher: Well I was just kind of joking a little bit with her.

 

Parent: Well, yeah, that's what you think, but other kids follow your example. In fact, one of the kids took a picture of her with their phone and posted it and had some real nasty³ comments on Facebook. It was terrible.

 

Teacher: Well, you know, kids can be kids.

 

Parent: No, don't you get it? This is bullying; it's cyberbullying, and adults like you are part of the problem. Forget it. I'm planning on discussing this with the principal⁴ tomorrow.

 

Teacher: Oh, wait, wait, wait. Um, uh, oh. I'm sorry if I hurt her feelings [ Yeah. You did! ], but . . .

 

Parent: I get sick and tired of people thinking that a little teasing is okay. Too many kids are killing⁵ themselves because they feel that there's just no way to escape this.

 

Teacher: Okay. Well, I guess I need to be a little bit more careful, but . . .

 

Parent: Yeah, you do. I really hope I can get Megan to come to school tomorrow. She's been really, really anxious and depressed⁶ [ Wow. ] for some time, and your comments and those that the other kids made haven't helped.

 

Teacher: Wow. Uh, I'm really sorry. Could you see if you can bring her to school tomorrow? Uh, I'd like to apologize and see what I can do to, maybe, improve the situation.

 

Parent: Thanks. I'd appreciate it. That would help.

1. What is the name of the girl?

A. Marsha

B. Michelle

C. Megan

2. She is a student in ____________.

A. elementary school

B. junior high school

C. high school

 

3. The girl's teacher just thinks that she needs to _____________ to make things better.

A. talk more

B. study quietly

C. pay attention

 

4. Some of the students have been __________________.

A. ignoring the girl at lunch

B. making fun of her clothes

C. stealing the girl's books

 

5. What did some kids do on Facebook that hurt the girl's feelings?

A. They deleted⁷ her as a friend.

B. They didn't invite her to a friend's birthday party.

C. They wrote some awful messages.

 

6. The girl's mother is planning on __________________ to resolve⁸ the problem.

A. meeting with the school principal

B. contacting the local police

C. discussing the issue with a lawyer

 

7. The teacher wants to ________________.

A. apologize to the girl by email

B. talk to her the next day at school

C. read books on suicide⁹ prevention

 

正确答案：

1. Megan

2. junior high school

3. talk more

4. making fun of her clothes

5. They wrote some awful messages.

6. meeting with the school principal

7. talk to her the next day at school

 

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 teasing   

adj.戏弄的，逗趣的v.取笑，戏弄( tease的现在分词 )；梳理（羊毛等）

参考例句：

• Don't get upset—I was only teasing. 别不高兴，我只是在逗你玩。
• I didn't think you meant that seriously;I thought you were teasing. 我未想到你是当真的，我原以为你是开玩笑的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 nasty   

adj.令人讨厌的，困难的，恶劣的，下流的

参考例句：

• She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。
• When this material burns，it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。

4 principal   

adj.主要的；n.负责人，校长，资本

参考例句：

• When he saw the principal,he raised his hand in salutation.他看到校长时举手敬礼。
• Their school gave a reception to their new principal.他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

7 deleted   

v.删除( delete的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Your name has been deleted from the list. 你的名字已从名单上删掉。
• The offending paragraph was deleted. 令某些人不悦的那段话已经删除。

8 resolve   

vt.解决，解除；决定，决心

参考例句：

• It's up to him to resolve this problem.这个问题应由他来解决。
• This did not shake his resolve.这事并未动摇他的决心。

9 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。