地道美语听力播客674：照看任性的孩子（双语）

Mrs. Mason: So, how did things go?

梅森太太：那么，进展的怎么样?

Carl: Well...

卡尔：呃……

Mrs. Mason: What’s the matter? Didn’t you and Jason have a good time while I was away?

梅森太太：出什么事了?我不在家时，你和杰森过的不好?

Carl: It was interesting. He was a little willful.

卡尔：他很有意思，就是有点任性。

Mrs. Mason: Yes, he can be a little strong- willed at times, but if you just do what he wants or give him what he wants, he’s just fine.

梅森太太：是的，有时他是有点很任性，但是只要让他做想做的，或者给他想要的，他就会表现不错。

Carl: He wanted to eat all of the cookies and I told him no. He threw a tantrum.

卡尔：他想吃掉所有的饼干，我不允许他全部吃完，他就发脾气了。

Mrs. Mason: A tantrum? My son can be stubborn, but he never throws tantrums. What did he do exactly?

梅森太太：发脾气?我儿子虽然很倔强，但是他不会发脾气的，他到底做什么了?

Carl: Well, he threw his toys against the wall, jumped on the couch while shrieking at the top of his lungs, and he tried to bite my hand.

卡尔：好吧，他把玩具扔到墙边，在沙发上跳来跳去，同时大声叫喊，还试图咬我的手。

Mrs. Mason: Oh, he was just expressing his displeasure, that’s all. You don’t want children to bottle up their feelings. You should just have given him the cookies to pacify him.

梅森太太：哦，他是在表达自己的不满，仅此而已。你不希望小孩子压抑他们的情绪吧。你应该给他饼干给他安慰一下他。

Carl: Really? I didn’t want to spoil him, and eating all of those cookies wouldn’t be good for him. He seemed to have too much energy already, and he didn’t need another sugar rush.

卡尔：真的?我不想宠坏他，吃太多甜品对他也不好。他已经摄入太多能量，不需要额外的糖份。

Mrs. Mason: Next time, you should just do what he wants. He’ll grow out of this willful stage soon.

梅森太太：下次他想要什么你应该给他什么。他会很快就不那么任性了。

Carl: Next time?

卡尔：下次?

Mrs. Mason: Yes, didn’t you say you could babysit Jason again on Saturday night?

梅森太太：是的，你不是说周六晚上可以照看一下杰森的吗?

Carl: Oh, I’d made a mistake. I have another commitment on Saturday night.

卡尔：哦，我的失误。这周六我有另一件任务要做。

Mrs. Mason: That’s too bad. We’ll call you the next time we need a babysitter.

梅森太太：那太可惜了。下次我们需要保姆的时候会给你打电话的。

Carl: Sure, I can’t wait.

卡尔：当然，我已经等不及了。