【双语阅读】NaughtyKids淘气的孩子

1、双语阅读Naughty Kids 淘气的孩子kids inp ublicJoh n:So I was won deri ngabout disc ip li ningYou have kids, right?约翰：我想知道在公共场所如何管教孩子。你有孩子，对吧?Sarah: Yeah. I have two kids. I have a three-years old and a on e-year old.萨拉：对，我有两个孩子。一个三岁，另一个一岁。John: Are they ever naughty when you're out in public?约翰：你们在公共场所时，孩

2、子们淘气吗?Sarah: Yes. They are n aughty out in p ublic. And I thinkthat you should n'tdisc ip li neyourchildre ninfront of other peop le. So ifrmout inpublic and1 mythree-yearold startsto ben aughtyandshe's cryingbecause she wantsatoy fromthe storeorsometh ing,I willp ick herup andI take her som

3、ewhere quietuntilshe'scalm.Like I might take her to the familybathroom or a quiet hallway , so she can stop crying andstopmak ing no ise.萨拉：淘气。他们在公共场所非常淘气。我认为不应该当着其他人的面管教自己的孩子。所以，如果在公共场所，我三岁的孩子开始淘气，因为她想要从商店里买玩具而哭闹，那我会把她带到安静的地方，直到她冷静下来。我可能会把她带去家庭卫生间或是安静的大厅，直到她停止哭闹，不再制造噪音。Joh n:I see.So you would

4、n'tjust giveherthetoy she9 / 7wan ts.约翰：我明白了。你不会给她买她想要的玩具。Sarah:No. Idon'tthink you should dothatsortof thing to makeyourchild be quiet, justgivethem someth ingun tilthey arequiet becausethe nthey'llbe bad more inthe future.If theyknow they can cry and scream,and momanddad will give them

5、 what they want, they'lljust beworse and worse.不应该给他们一萨拉：不会。我认为不应该用那种方法让孩子安静下来，些东西让他们安静下来，因为这样的话，孩子以后会越来越难管。如果他们知道他们可以通过哭闹来让父母给他们想要的东西，他们会变本加厉。that it's okay. They canJoh n: Oh, I see. They'lllear nget what they want by crying.约翰：我明白了。他们会认为那样做没问题。他们可以通过哭闹来得到想要的东西。Sarah:Yeah.萨拉：对。Joh n:Bu

6、t don't you think you'llwon't you losemore time ifyou have to take your kids tosome quietp laceto calmdow n?约翰：但是你不认为，如果你把孩子带去安静的地方，让他们冷静下来，Sarah:Yeah. You lose time but Ithink it'sworthitecauseI th ink of the futureandthe timeI'llsavebymak ingsure that my childisbetterbehavedin

7、thefuture. And the other thing tooisI'malways tryi ngtothink aboutotherpeop le.So Idon'twant otherpeopleto这样会花费更多时间吗?bhave toliste ntomy child screamand cry. And I also don't want them to see me talkingster niyto her becausethey'll maybe be annoyed or feeluncomfortable . And maybemy

8、child will scream morebecause she can feel that. SoI try to go somewhere quiet.萨拉：对。会花费时间，但是我认为那很值得，因为我认为那会节省我以后的时间，我要确保我的孩子以后举止更得当。而且我一直试图为他人考虑。我不希望其他人听到我孩子的哭闹声。别人可能会感到很烦和不舒服，我不希望他们因为这样就责骂我的孩子。因为孩子可以感觉到，她可能会哭闹得更大声。所以我要带她去安静的地方。Joh n:Oh, I see.约翰：我知道了。Sarah:Sometimes that'simpo ssiblethough.Some

9、times, if you're on the plane or on a train, youcan't go any where or do anything. You have to stay inyour seat.萨拉：不过有的时候可能做不到。比如在飞机或火车上的时候，你不能带孩子去其他地方，不能做其他事。你只能待在位子上。Joh n: What if you're on an air plane,the ndo you give your child whatever they are crying foras soon as p ossib le?约翰：那

10、如果你在飞机上的时候，你的孩子哭闹，那你会马上把他们想要的东西给他们吗?Sarah: Yes, I do. I try to plan ahead and I think, ok ay, I n eed to have eno ugh toys. I n eed tohave lots ofsn acks,lots of fun things so that I p reve nt them from becoming naughty or cryingorscreaming.But sometimes, you can't help it. And if you're chi

11、ld or baby startsgive them candyto be loud atthatpoi nt,I will. I'll or food or toy, whatever they want.萨拉：我会。我尽量提前做好计划，我要准备足够的玩具。还要准备大量零食和有趣的东西，这样就可以防止孩子不听话或是哭闹。不过有时真没有办法。如果孩子或是婴儿开始吵闹，我会把他们想要的东西给他们，无论那是糖果、食物还是玩具。Joh n: Oh, I get it. So I think you'resay ing,you think there might be a differ

12、entreasonwhykids become naugh ty. Besides what they wan t.约翰：哦，我知道了。我想你的意思是，孩子淘气有不同的原因。除了他们想要一些东西以外Sarah:Yeah.萨拉：对。Joh n: For exa mp le,they're hungry or bored.约翰：比如，他们可能饿了或是感到无聊。Sarah:Yeah. Ith inka lotof the times,childre naren aughtybecausemaybethey'retiredorthey'rehun gry,orthey want

13、 to p lay and1 stretchtheirlegsbut theycan'tbecause they'reon theplaneor they'reina strollerat the shopping mall.萨拉：对。我认为，很多时候孩子不听话是因为他们很累或是饿了，或者他们想玩一会儿，或是因为想动一动但是却不行，因为在飞机上，或者因为在购物中心时他们要坐在婴儿推车里。Joh n: So in steadofwait ingfor bad behavior and the n doing some disc ip li nelike yelli ng

14、atyour kids or grabb ingtheir arms, maybe it's better topreventbad behavior by mak ing surethe kids slee p eno ugh and don't get bored.约翰：所以，相比在孩子做出不好的行为时，用冲他们大喊或是抓他们胳膊方式的管教他们，通过确保孩子睡眠充足、不会感到厌烦来防止不好行为的出现，可能是更好的方式。Sarah:Yeah. That's what I'msay ing.And, you know, my kids are young. Ju

15、st three and one. So a one-year old can't really be n aughty.They're just a baby.So if they n eed someth ing, Igive them food or what theyn eed.But a three-year old, they can throw a tan trum.And so, they can be very n aughty.萨拉：对。我就是这个意思。你知道，孩子还小。只有三岁和一岁。一个一岁的孩子不会太淘气。他们还是婴儿。如果他们有需要，我会给他们食物或

16、是他们想要的东西。但是三岁的孩子会发脾气，非常不听话。John: A tantrum?约翰：发脾气?Sarah:Yeah. When they scream and maybe they falldow non the floor, and they kick theirlegs. Sometimesthey try to hit you. It's really bad. But I thi nk alltwo-an d-three-year-oldchildre nsometimes they do them.萨拉：对，他们会尖叫，跌坐在地板上踢腿。有时他们还会打你。这种行为非常糟

17、糕。不过我认为所有两岁和三岁的孩子都会这样做。Joh n:Oh, I've heard of that. It'scalled the TerribleTwo's.约翰:对，我听说过。那被称为“可怕的两岁”。Sarah:Yes. But it also lasts intothree.萨拉:对，而且这种情况会持续到三岁。John:Well, it sounds like you're agood parent.约翰:听起来你是名优秀的家长。Sarah:Oh, I try.萨拉:哦，我尽力。重点讲解:1. in front of在面前（做或说）；当着的面;例句： He has bee n brought up not to swearin front ofwome n.他从小就被教育不要在女性面前说脏话。2. calm down （ 使）平静下来；（使）镇定下来;例句： He just n eeds tocalm dow n a