Situation 4: Mom and Dad Have a Talk
场景 4: 妈妈和爸爸谈话
He sure is growing up fast.
他一定是长得最快的.
Tell me about it. He comes to change every month.
告诉我关于他的事.他每个月都在变.
What do you think about him playing team basketball?
你怎么看他参加篮球队?
I'm worried that he'll neglect school and get too involved in distractions that come with playing sports.
我担心他会忽视学业,而且由于他太投入运动而分心.
Oh,I don't know.
哦,我不知道.
I know I sounded negative about it just now with Robert,
我知道我刚才和罗勃特谈话听起来很不在乎,
but actually, I'm happy he's playing.
但事实上,我很高兴他玩.
I played sports from middle school on and it didn't hurt my grades.
我从上高中时就参加体育运动而且并没有耽误学业.
Are you serious? You were lucky to graduate from high school.
你是认真的吗?你能高中毕业是很幸运的.
I got good grades at university.
我大学成绩很好.
Besides, kids should get more out of middle and high school than books and tests.
另外,孩子在中学外学的东西应该比在课本和休息时多.
But this is the age where he will develope most of his habits;both good and bad.
但是现在正是能养成许多习惯的时候,好的和坏的.
What if he ends up liking sports more than school?
如果他终止对运动的热爱怎么办?
So what? You say that as if it is the end of the world.
那怎么了?你说的好象是世界末日一样.
When I was his age all I cared about was sports and girls and look at me; I turned out just fine.
我象他这么大的时候,我所关心的是运动、女生和注视我;我表现的非常好.
That is because you didn't have any luck at either sports or girls
那时因为你无论在运动还是女生方面都毫无运气,
and realized you had better study when you went to college.
所以才认识到进大学后最好是学习.
Careful!
注意一下!
When you say I didn't have any luck with women that could mean I was unluky to have married you.
当你说我和女人没有运气时也可以表示我娶你非常不幸.
All right, I'll admit that after you entered university you got your act together.
好吧,我承认你进大学以后你也同时得到了实践.
But, what are we going to do about Robert?
但是,我们对罗勃特能做些什么?
Nothing.
什么都没有.
As it is, he is doing fine in school and
正因如此,他在学校表现的很好,
so we will give him a chance and see if he can handle both basketball and his studies.
我们给他一个机会来看看他是否能处理好篮球和学习.
Who knows? We may have a future NBA star for a son.
谁知道?或许我们的儿子会是一个未来的NBA球星呢.