论文部分内容阅读
Jerry是一名留守儿童，父母远离家乡赚钱养家。但他认为无论家里情况有多不好，父母都应该留在孩子身边，给予孩子足够的爱。
Mrs. McNulty： Hi， Jerry. Welcome back！ How was your Spring Festival Holiday？
Jerry： I guess it was alright…
Mrs. McNulty： Is that so？ Your tone of voice says otherwise. Close the door behind you and come take a seat.
Jerry： Yes， ma’am.
Mrs. McNulty： Now tell me what happened.
Jerry： Well， it was the first time in three years that my parents were able to come back to Ningde.
Mrs. McNulty： Oh， that’s right！ Your family is from Fujian Province. I forgot. And where do your parents work again？
Jerry： Xiamen.
Mrs. McNulty： Wow. That’s pretty far away， isn’t it？ Jerry： Too far.
Mrs. McNulty： I imagine so. So…how did it feel to see your parents after all this time？
Jerry： It felt like a dream. They said I looked so big and different， but they looked exactly the same to me.
麦克纳尔蒂
夫人：嗨，
杰里。欢迎
回来！春节假
期你过得怎么
样？
杰里：我觉得还好
吧……
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：是这样吗？你的语气带有别的意思。关上你身后的门，过来坐下。
杰里：好的，夫人。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：现在告诉我发生什么事了。
杰里：呃，这是我父母三年来第一次能够回到宁德。麦克纳尔蒂夫人：噢，对了！你家是在福建省，我忘记了。你父母是在哪里工作来着？
杰里：厦门。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：哇。那里很远，不是吗？
杰里：太远了。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：我想也是。那么……这次见到你父母究竟感觉如何？
杰里：感觉就像是个梦。他们说我看起来长大了，不一样了，但他们在我看来没什么变化。
Mrs. McNulty： And what was it like
getting to spend time with them？
Jerry： It was weird， and sometimes
uncomfortable.
Mrs. McNulty： How so？
Jerry： There were long breaks in
conversation sometimes.
Mrs. McNulty： It’s common to have
those awkward pauses when people
haven’t seen each other for such a
long time.
Jerry： And sometimes they’d criticize me
about my study habits or the way I dress or the cleanliness of my room.
Mrs. McNulty： And how did that make you feel？
Jerry： I hated it. And I hated them. ①And I wanted to tell them to go back to Xiamen and leave me alone， because they obviously love their jobs more than they love me or they’d have stuck around.
Mrs. McNulty： Oh， Jerry. I’m sure your parents love you very much.
Jerry： Could’ve fooled me…
Mrs. McNulty： Well…I must say I don’t love the 1）sentiment， but your use of that expression is excellent.
Jerry： Whatever. I know they’re working hard to make money， so they can pay for me to keep going to this school. But don’t they realize how much it hurts not having them around？ Maybe I should blame you guys for making the school fees so high. Mrs. McNulty： ②Trust me when I say that I wish there was no 2）tuition at all， and that children from all walks of life could receive a free， high-quality education.
Jerry： And I just wish parents weren’t so stupid. ③And that they loved their children enough to stay with them through thick and thin， instead of running off to accumulate wealth in some big city.
Mrs. McNulty： Maybe one day they’ll realize it’s not worth it， and come home.
Jerry： It’s my only wish…
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：那跟他们相处得怎么样？
杰里：感觉很奇怪，有时候不太自在。麦克纳尔蒂夫人：怎么会这样？
杰里：有时候谈话陷入长时间的中断。麦克纳尔蒂夫人：当人们如此长时间不见彼此，有那些尴尬的冷场是很平常的。
杰里：而且有时候他们会批评我的学习习惯，或者我的穿着方式，或者我房间的整洁度。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：那会让你有什么感觉？
杰里：我讨厌那样，我不喜欢他们。我想叫他们回厦门不要管我，因为他们很显然爱自己的工作多于爱我，或者他们本该留在那里，不要回来。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：噢，杰里。我肯定你父母非常爱你。
杰里：你别糊弄我……
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：呃……我必须说我不喜欢这种观点，但你这样的表达很棒。杰里：随便你了。我知道他们在努力赚钱，这样他们才能继续供我上这所学校。但是难道他们没意识到父母不在身边对孩子的伤害有多大吗？或许我应该责怪你们把学费提得那么高。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：相信我说的话，我也希望不收任何学费，这样社会各阶层的孩子都能接受免费的高质量的教育。
杰里：而我只是希望我父母不要那么愚蠢。不管什么情况，他们都要足够爱自己的孩子，留在他们身边，而不是自己跑掉，到大城市去积攒财富。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：或许有一天他们会意识到那样不值得，就回家了。
杰里：那是我唯一的愿望……
Smart Sentences① And I wanted to tell them to go back to Xiamen and leave me alone， because they obviously love their jobs more than they love me or they’d have stuck around. 我想叫他们回厦门不要管我，因为他们很显然爱自己的工作多于爱我，或者他们本该留在那里，不要回来。
stick around： stay where you are（留下）。例如：
It’s too bad you didn’t stick around till the end of the party last night.你昨晚没有留到派对结束，太可惜了。
② Trust me when I say that I wish there was no tuition at all， and that children from all walks of life could receive a free， high-quality education. 相信我说的话，我也希望不收任何学费，这样社会各阶层的孩子都能接受免费的高质量的教育。
all walks of life： all social， economic， and ethnic groups（社会各界，社会各阶层）。例如：Working at a train station is an excellent opportunity to meet people from all walks of life.
在火车站工作是认识社会各界人士的极好机会。
③ And that they loved their children enough to stay with them through thick and thin， instead of running off to accumulate wealth in some big city. 不管什么情况，他们都要足够爱自己的孩子，留在他们身边，而不是自己跑掉，到大城市去积攒财富。
through thick and thin： doing sth. despite bad conditions or circumstances（即使在不好的情况下依旧做某事）。例如：Amy’d stuck by Ted through thick and thin for all these years.
艾美这些年来不管什么情况都对泰德不离不弃。
Mrs. McNulty： Hi， Jerry. Welcome back！ How was your Spring Festival Holiday？
Jerry： I guess it was alright…
Mrs. McNulty： Is that so？ Your tone of voice says otherwise. Close the door behind you and come take a seat.
Jerry： Yes， ma’am.
Mrs. McNulty： Now tell me what happened.
Jerry： Well， it was the first time in three years that my parents were able to come back to Ningde.
Mrs. McNulty： Oh， that’s right！ Your family is from Fujian Province. I forgot. And where do your parents work again？
Jerry： Xiamen.
Mrs. McNulty： Wow. That’s pretty far away， isn’t it？ Jerry： Too far.
Mrs. McNulty： I imagine so. So…how did it feel to see your parents after all this time？
Jerry： It felt like a dream. They said I looked so big and different， but they looked exactly the same to me.
麦克纳尔蒂
夫人：嗨，
杰里。欢迎
回来！春节假
期你过得怎么
样？
杰里：我觉得还好
吧……
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：是这样吗？你的语气带有别的意思。关上你身后的门，过来坐下。
杰里：好的，夫人。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：现在告诉我发生什么事了。
杰里：呃，这是我父母三年来第一次能够回到宁德。麦克纳尔蒂夫人：噢，对了！你家是在福建省，我忘记了。你父母是在哪里工作来着？
杰里：厦门。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：哇。那里很远，不是吗？
杰里：太远了。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：我想也是。那么……这次见到你父母究竟感觉如何？
杰里：感觉就像是个梦。他们说我看起来长大了，不一样了，但他们在我看来没什么变化。
Mrs. McNulty： And what was it like
getting to spend time with them？
Jerry： It was weird， and sometimes
uncomfortable.
Mrs. McNulty： How so？
Jerry： There were long breaks in
conversation sometimes.
Mrs. McNulty： It’s common to have
those awkward pauses when people
haven’t seen each other for such a
long time.
Jerry： And sometimes they’d criticize me
about my study habits or the way I dress or the cleanliness of my room.
Mrs. McNulty： And how did that make you feel？
Jerry： I hated it. And I hated them. ①And I wanted to tell them to go back to Xiamen and leave me alone， because they obviously love their jobs more than they love me or they’d have stuck around.
Mrs. McNulty： Oh， Jerry. I’m sure your parents love you very much.
Jerry： Could’ve fooled me…
Mrs. McNulty： Well…I must say I don’t love the 1）sentiment， but your use of that expression is excellent.
Jerry： Whatever. I know they’re working hard to make money， so they can pay for me to keep going to this school. But don’t they realize how much it hurts not having them around？ Maybe I should blame you guys for making the school fees so high. Mrs. McNulty： ②Trust me when I say that I wish there was no 2）tuition at all， and that children from all walks of life could receive a free， high-quality education.
Jerry： And I just wish parents weren’t so stupid. ③And that they loved their children enough to stay with them through thick and thin， instead of running off to accumulate wealth in some big city.
Mrs. McNulty： Maybe one day they’ll realize it’s not worth it， and come home.
Jerry： It’s my only wish…
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：那跟他们相处得怎么样？
杰里：感觉很奇怪，有时候不太自在。麦克纳尔蒂夫人：怎么会这样？
杰里：有时候谈话陷入长时间的中断。麦克纳尔蒂夫人：当人们如此长时间不见彼此，有那些尴尬的冷场是很平常的。
杰里：而且有时候他们会批评我的学习习惯，或者我的穿着方式，或者我房间的整洁度。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：那会让你有什么感觉？
杰里：我讨厌那样，我不喜欢他们。我想叫他们回厦门不要管我，因为他们很显然爱自己的工作多于爱我，或者他们本该留在那里，不要回来。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：噢，杰里。我肯定你父母非常爱你。
杰里：你别糊弄我……
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：呃……我必须说我不喜欢这种观点，但你这样的表达很棒。杰里：随便你了。我知道他们在努力赚钱，这样他们才能继续供我上这所学校。但是难道他们没意识到父母不在身边对孩子的伤害有多大吗？或许我应该责怪你们把学费提得那么高。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：相信我说的话，我也希望不收任何学费，这样社会各阶层的孩子都能接受免费的高质量的教育。
杰里：而我只是希望我父母不要那么愚蠢。不管什么情况，他们都要足够爱自己的孩子，留在他们身边，而不是自己跑掉，到大城市去积攒财富。
麦克纳尔蒂夫人：或许有一天他们会意识到那样不值得，就回家了。
杰里：那是我唯一的愿望……
Smart Sentences① And I wanted to tell them to go back to Xiamen and leave me alone， because they obviously love their jobs more than they love me or they’d have stuck around. 我想叫他们回厦门不要管我，因为他们很显然爱自己的工作多于爱我，或者他们本该留在那里，不要回来。
stick around： stay where you are（留下）。例如：
It’s too bad you didn’t stick around till the end of the party last night.你昨晚没有留到派对结束，太可惜了。
② Trust me when I say that I wish there was no tuition at all， and that children from all walks of life could receive a free， high-quality education. 相信我说的话，我也希望不收任何学费，这样社会各阶层的孩子都能接受免费的高质量的教育。
all walks of life： all social， economic， and ethnic groups（社会各界，社会各阶层）。例如：Working at a train station is an excellent opportunity to meet people from all walks of life.
在火车站工作是认识社会各界人士的极好机会。
③ And that they loved their children enough to stay with them through thick and thin， instead of running off to accumulate wealth in some big city. 不管什么情况，他们都要足够爱自己的孩子，留在他们身边，而不是自己跑掉，到大城市去积攒财富。
through thick and thin： doing sth. despite bad conditions or circumstances（即使在不好的情况下依旧做某事）。例如：Amy’d stuck by Ted through thick and thin for all these years.
艾美这些年来不管什么情况都对泰德不离不弃。