【迷你小对话】
A: Go soft on Geraldine. I know she cut school, but she’s got it tough at home.
B: So that’s all the more reason she should be in school, so I should maybe push just a little more. Sometimes tough is kind.
A: 别对Geraldine那么凶。她是逃了学,但是在家你已经罚过她了。
B: 那她就更应该呆在学校里,看来我应该更加严厉点。有的时候严厉是仁慈。
【语言点精讲】
go soft: 心软。使决心或决定动摇。
cut school: 逃学。旷课是cut a class.
get it tough: 受罚;受训。
push: 逼某人。
kind: 指这个表达来源于德语的kinder(孩子)。形容人体谅他人,善良,从不有意伤害别人。