读点好英文:Memo from a ChiId to Parents　孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录

Memo from a ChiId to Parents　孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录

·Brandon·

1.Don't spoil me.I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for.I'm only testing you.

2.Don't be afraid to be firm with me.I prefer it, it makes me feel secure.

3.Don't let me form bad habits.I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages.

4.Don't make me feel smaller than I am.It only makes me behave stupidIy“big”.

5.Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it.I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.

6.Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins.It upsets my sense of values.

7.Don't protect me from consequences.I need to learn the painful way sometimes.

8.Don't be too upset when I say“I hate you”.Sometimes it isn't you I hate but your power to thwart me.

9.Don't take too much notice of my small ailments.Sometimes they get me the attention I need.

10.Don't nag.If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.

11.Don't forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like.That is why I am not always accurate.

12.Don't put me off when I ask questions.If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.

13.Don't be inconsistent.That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.

14.Don't tell me my fears are silly.They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.

15.Don't ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible.It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.

16.Don't ever think that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me.An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.

17.Don't forget I love experimenting.I couldn't get along without it, so please put up with it.

18.Don't forget how quickly I am growing up.It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me, but please do try.

19.Don't forget that I don't thrive without lots of love and understanding, but I don't need to tell you, do I?

20.Please keep yourself fit and heaIthy.I need you.

布兰登

1.不要娇惯我。我很明白，不是我要什么就能得到什么的。有时我只是在试探你们。

2.不要害怕在我面前坚持你们的立场。我其实更喜欢你们这样，因为这让我有安全感。

3.不要让我养成坏习惯。只有你们才能把它们消灭在萌芽状态。

4.不要让我感觉自己微不足道，那样只能使我愚蠢地去充“大”个儿。

5.如果有可能，不要当众教训我。如果你们在私底下跟我说，我会更加注意的。

6.不要让我感觉自己犯了错误就像犯了罪一样，那只能搞乱我的价值观。

7.不要阻止我承担后果，有时我需要吸取教训。

8.当我说“我恨你”时，请不要生气。有时我恨的不是你们，我恨的只是你们那令我感到很渺小的权威。

9.我得了小病时，不要太在意我。生病有时可以使我得到我所需要的关注。

10.不要唠唠叨叨的。如果你们啰唆的话，我只能通过装聋作哑来保护自己。

11.不要忘记，有时我会词不达意。这也是我有时不能准确地表达自己的原因。

12.当我问问题时，不要不耐烦。否则，你们会发现我不再问你们问题，而是从别的地方寻找答案。

13.不要出尔反尔，这样只能令我疑惑，并对你们失去信任。

14.不要对我说我的恐惧是可笑的。它们是真实的，如果你们能理解我，就能更好地安慰我。

15.永远不要暗示你们是完美的或是不会犯错误的。否则，当我发现事实与此相反时，我会感到很震惊的。

16.永远不要认为向我道歉有损你们的尊严。一个诚实的道歉会让我感到非常温暖。

17.不要忘了我喜欢尝试。如果我不尝试就寸步难行，所以请你们包容。

18.不要忘了我长得很快。你们肯定觉得“与我俱进”是非常困难的，但是还是请你们努力去做。

19.不要忘了，离开了厚爱和理解，我就不会茁壮成长。但是，这一点我不需要提醒你们吧？

20.请保持身体健康，因为我需要你们。

Practising&Exercise　实战提升篇

核心单词

secure[si'kjuə]adj.安全的；无忧虑的

stupidIy['stju：pidli]adv.愚蠢地

thwart[θwɔ：t]v.反对；阻挠

accurate['ækjurət]adj.准确的；精确的

confuse[kən'fju：z]v.把……弄糊涂，使困惑

thrive[θraiv]v.兴旺，繁荣；成功

heaIthy['helθi]adj.健康的；健全的

实用句型

I'II take much more notice if you taIk quietIy with me in private.

如果你们在私底下跟我说，我会更加注意的。

①if在这里引导条件状语从句。

②in private私下，秘密地。类似的表达还有in public公开地。

翻译练习

1.这天气可靠不住。（rely on）

2.今天能做的事不要拖到明天再做。（put off）

3.他学习进展如何？（get along）