【日常生活】与生气的父母说话-Talking with Angry Parent

A: Do you realize¹ what time it is?

B: I'm sorry, I lost track² of time.

A: Do you honestly believe³ that that is a good excuse?

B: Not at all--that is what really happened.

A: How many times do I have to ask you to call if you're going⁴ to be late?

B: Yes, I know. I must have forgot⁵.

A: That's beside the point, you still should have called.

B: You're right. I'm sorry.

A: Next time you come in late without calling, you're gone.

B: You're really going to kick⁶ me out?

A: Yes, maybe then you'll figure⁷ out how to follow the rules.

B: Actually⁸, if you kick me out, your rules won't matter anymore⁹.

 

1 realize   

vt.认识到；了解到，实现，使显得逼真，把…变为现金；vi. 变卖为现金

参考例句：

• Do you realize the importance of this question?你意识到这个问题的重要性了吗？
• He'll come to realize it one day.他总有一天会懂得这一点。

2 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

3 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

4 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

5 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

6 kick   

n.踢；冲刺；反冲；钱包；反对；极大兴趣；vt.踢；对自己生气；戒除；vi.踢；反抗；充满活力的运作；反冲；冲刺

参考例句：

• Don't kick the ball into the road.不要把球踢到马路上。
• If the new actor is no good,kick him out. 如果那个新来的演员不怎么样就让他走.

7 figure   

n.数字，算术，图解；轮廓；vi.计算，出现，扮演角色；vt.计算在内，估计，推测，认为

参考例句：

• I will check up the figure.我来核对一下这个数字。
• I'm watching my figure.我一直注意保持身材。

8 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

9 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。