情景对话

Todd: So, Mark, I see you have beautiful pictures of your child up here. I didn't know you had a baby!
托德：马克，我看到了你孩子的漂亮照片rK!N&]^fu8gn~Inpv4WL。我都不知道你已经有孩子了！
Mark: Yeah, baby Roy is about 1 year and 4 months old now.
马克：是啊，我儿子叫罗伊，现在有1岁4个月了RV[b~TR]yMj,u&。
Todd: Oh wow, that's exciting!
托德：哇，太令人激动了！
Mark: Yeah I mean everyone said there would be lots of changes in your life, but it's probably changed my wife's life more than mine. But I still enjoy giving him his bath and helping put him to bed and playing with him in the mornings and at the weekend.
马克：是啊，所有人都说有孩子之后会给你的生活带来很多改变，不过现在的情况更像是，相较于我来说孩子的到来更多地改变了我妻子的生活mS1RZg-GZh^blIXUfy。我喜欢给他洗澡，把他放到床上，每天早上和周末时跟他一起玩耍qel,7TLpS=cDi%D)。
Todd: Oh, that's great. So, what's it like being a father?
托德：真好U#7A2_LmAo;PXJ|_。成为父亲是什么感觉？
Mark: A lot of fun. As I said, I think my wife has a harder job looking after him during the day. The father can have the good jobs in the evening and the early morning and at the weekend.
马克：有很多乐趣-,FGodBBQUlaJ&^t+lu。就如我所说，我妻子一整天都要照顾孩子，我觉得她更辛苦*RmcP])e(!.@~Eo6S~G。父亲可以在晚上、清晨和周末时陪伴孩子B!z1OltHGYsuv。
Todd: So is your child speaking yet?
托德：你的孩子现在会说话了吗？
Mark: Not quite, but he understands English and Japanese. So if we tell him off in either language he runs away and starts crying. He's just started walking.
马克：还不太会，不过他可以听懂英语和日语G1Gvfudfd-TC.rjF。所以不管我用任何一种语言批评他，他都会哭着跑开Un7U]r5z(#!ifwZg+。他刚刚学会走路vnoKBik+iMd。
Todd: Ok, oh that's got to be tough.
托德：好，那会很难的j*1pI_RNrGw0YLGE!。
Mark: It's getting tougher. We just have to childproof the house more.
马克：是越来越难OdX+Xfc;9uKl9#。我们必须在家中设立儿童防护装置99R2~ktmRC2。
Todd: So how do you childproof the house?
托德：你怎么保护孩子的安全？
Mark: Make sure that all breakables are above the level where he can reach, that's the most important thing.
马克：要确保所有易碎品放在他够不到的地方，这是最重要的事情.F1yadc5]rg)。
Todd: Now, when you have a child, like, first of all how much does the baby sleep?
托德：现在你有了孩子，你的孩子睡多长时间的觉？
Mark: Well he's a good sleeper. He's basically always slept from about 9 in the morning, 9 in the evening until 6.30 or 7 in the morning. He's waking up a little bit earlier now because it's lighter earlier.
马克：他睡得很好LzWTi^@rD#8Xcu。他每天上午9点睡觉，抱歉，是晚上九点睡觉，第二天早上6点半或7点醒来PwNO]N43!f7SHn。他现在睡醒的时间要比之前早，越来越早,(|UHfGpG.0OXm,。
Todd: Oh, wow, so what does your child like to do? Do you play special games with your …, with Roy?
托德：哦，哇，你们家孩子喜欢做什么？你会和你的儿子罗伊玩特别的游戏吗？
Mark: He's into dancing at the moment. He really likes the beat of the BBC world music so he looks forward to the BBC news at the hour. He likes going to the sandpit and playing with the other children from the neighbourhood.
马克：现在他喜欢跳舞]vWGmpJp8Zv。他喜欢BBC播放的音乐，所以他会期待BBC的整点新闻nSmlGj|5yCt=BDJfZI。他喜欢去沙坑和周围的孩子们一起玩耍R+.dgpXFwD]c!。
Todd: Well, you have a lovely child.
托德：你的孩子真可爱z37S,b8BF3_,M9Xa。
Mark: Thank you.
马克：谢谢你v5vJkVm~8~RkHh。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. look after
照料；照顾；照管；
eg. I'll stop in and look after the kids.
我要留在家里看孩子KorJzy1-B++42Rex3。
eg. It's her duty to look after her aunt.
照顾她姨妈是她分内的事@LDD(jLP]^d0。
2. tell off
斥责；训斥；训诫；
eg. Dutch police told off two of the gang, aged 10 and 11.
荷兰警方对一帮小混混中的两个人进行了训诫，他们一个 10 岁，另一个 11 岁Xx&n*ln@WhV~is-。
eg. Not only will I tell him off , but I'm going to give him his walking papers.
我不仅要斥责他，而我还要解雇他udy|R]^[DA@pO]%r。
3. run away
离开；逃离；躲开；
eg. The sudden appearance of her divorced husband caused her to run away.
她那离了婚的丈夫突然出现，她便跑开了QPc__=P0Qvs,q。
eg. It's natural to run away if you're afraid.
你害怕的时候就跑开，那是很自然的tEvqbnb3!M%7gW[I2Hde。
4. first of all
第一；首先；
eg. First of all, crowded modern life makes alone a luxury enjoyment.
首先，繁忙的现代生活使独处变成了一种奢侈的享受705gZAIY~G9k_y。
eg. First of all, realize that these are normal feelings.
首先，要知道这是一种很正常的感觉gKy,ci5t-=]|D6。
5. look forward to sth./doing sth.
期待；盼望；
eg. We look forward to your reture on an early day.
我们盼望你早日归队+bk;s1x]Zex。
eg. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to receiving your further orders.
感谢你们的合作，并希望能接到贵方更多的订单zqm^H&jF.CKsxGkt.pF。