Situation16: Homework
场景 16: 家庭作业
(When Robert gets home he sits down at the kitchen table,
(当罗勃特回到家,他坐在餐桌旁,
opens his backpack, and starts to do his homework.)
打开他的背包,开始做作业.)
Mom, my homework is a little bit hard today.
妈妈,我今天的家庭作业有点难.
Can you help me?
你能帮我一下吗?
Sure. I'd be happy to help you.
当然.我很乐意帮助你.
But I won't do your homework for you.
但是我不会帮你做.
Don't worry.
不用担心.
I'll only ask you when I have a really difficult problem.
当我真正碰到问题时我才会问你.
(After about one half hour, Robert comes to a diffcult problem.)
(大约半个小时后,罗勃特碰到了一个难题.)
Mom, can you help me now?
妈妈,你现在能帮我吗?
Of course. What's the problem?
当然.什么问题?
I don't know where Samoa is.
我不知道瑟牟尔在哪.
Okay. We can do this in two ways.
好的,我们能用两种方法解决这个问题.
We can look it up in a dictionary, or we can find it on the interent.
我们可以查字典,也可以用网络来解决.
Which do you think will be more interesting?
你觉得那一种更有趣呢?
The interent!
网络!
And which do you think will have more information?
你觉得那一个有更多的信息呢?
The interent!
网络!
Well, we should go to the computer.
那么,我们去电脑那.
Cool! I didn't know homework could be so fun.
真棒!我不知道家庭作业可以这么有趣.
(They go into Robert's room and turns on his computer.)
(他们来到罗勃特的房间,打开了他的电脑.)
Now, click on search and then type in “Samoa”.
现在,点击这里，然后输入“瑟牟尔”.
(Robert does this and many pages of information appear.)
(罗勃特这样做了,出现了许多信息.)
Wow. I can write a whole report now.
哇.现在我能写一份完整的报告了.
Yes, but don't copy it.
是的,但是不要照抄.
You have to write it in your own words or it is cheating.
你必须用你自己的话写出来,否则就是欺骗.
Okay, mom. And thanks, you're the best.
好的,妈妈.谢谢,你是最好的.
And don't play any computer games.
不要玩任何电脑游戏.
Just do your homework.
做你的作业.
Mom, you don't have to say that.
妈妈,你不用那样说.
I really want to study hard.
我也想努力学习.
I know. But I'm your mother.
我知道.但是我是你妈妈.
It's my job to say things like that.
像那样说是我的职责.