父母的真心對話
Angela is having a conversation with her husband Bruce.
安琪拉正在和她的丈夫布魯斯對話。
Angela: Hey Bruce, did you hear what Jack said yesterday? I couldn’t believe it!
安琪拉：布魯斯，你有聽到傑克昨天說的話嗎？我都不敢相信！
believe(v.)相信believe in…信仰…相信(某種力量、信念)
Bruce: Yeah, I heard. He said a bad word, right? That surprised me too.
布魯斯：有啊，他說髒話了吧？我也嚇了一跳。
surprise(v.)使驚訝
Angela: I get it, kids get angry. But still, it’s not okay to say those words.
安琪拉：我知道孩子會生氣，但說那些話真的不太好。
be angry with sb.對某人生氣be angry about sth.對某事生氣
Bruce: Exactly. I told Jack, next time say “Oh no” or something like that when he’s mad.
布魯斯：對啊，我跟傑克說，下次生氣的時候，可以說「喔不」之類的。
mad(adj.)生氣的
Angela: That’s smart. I’m going to try that with him too. Sometimes it’s hard to keep children from saying bad words though.
安琪拉：這方法不錯，我也打算在他身上試試看。說真的，要讓孩子們不說髒話真的不容易。
keep sb. from V-ing阻止某人做某事
Bruce: Totally. They forget easily. We just have to keep telling them. It takes time.
布魯斯：沒錯，他們很容易忘記。我們得一直提醒他們，會花點時間。
easily(adv.)容易地It takes time to VR…花時間去做～
Angela: Yeah, being patient is key. Being calm helps them calm down too.
安琪拉：對，耐心很重要。我們保持冷靜，他們才會冷靜。
patient(adj.)有耐心的calm down冷靜下來
Bruce: For sure. Parenting is not easy, but we’re all learning.
布魯斯：真的，當爸媽不簡單，不過我們都在學習。
parent(v.)為人父母、教養learn(v.)學習
Angela: It helps to talk about this with you.
安琪拉：和你聊聊真的很有幫助。
talk about談論
Bruce: Anytime, Angela. We’re in this together!
布魯斯：有事隨時說，安琪拉。我們一起努力！