by Marc Chernoff翻译:未几
在我们身边,不时会有孩子被大人无情地贴上“问题儿童”“叛逆少年”的标签,承受着各种被否定,被嫌弃。但试问哪个孩子天生就叛逆呢?只要为他们焦躁的心灌溉足够的爱与鼓励,就算再难对付的孩子也会有“改邪归正”的一天!而且,说不定他们还会带来无限惊喜呢!
I’ve worked in a hospital as a1)consultantfor 15 years. I told peoplehow to raisetheir children and how todeal withdifficult kids.
Recently, I met a man. I’d worked with him many years ago when he was a kid. He’d been a difficult boy at that time, and he always got upset and angry at life.
One time, I drew him a picture of Superman.I wrote him a message too. I told him stories about how superheroes never give up and always win in the end.
Time flies. That little boy is now a fireman,and hesavespeople’s lives.
We talked for about half an hour. And before wesaid goodbye toeach other, he opened his wallet and showed me the picture of Superman. He had kept that picture all this time!
1) consultant [kən'sʌltənt]n.顾问,(顾问)医生
★deal with处理,对付
★say goodbye to
和……说再见/道别
参考译文
我在一家医院做了15年的顾问医生,指导人们育儿技巧以及如何应对“问题儿童”。
最近,我遇到一个男人。多年前,他还是个小孩,我曾辅导过他。那时,他是个很难对付的男孩,总是对生活感到沮丧和愤怒。
有一次,我给他画了一幅超人的图画,并且随附写了一段话。我跟他讲有关超级英雄如何永不言弃,最后总是取得胜利的故事。
时光飞逝。那个小男孩如今已是一名救死扶伤的消防员。
我们聊了大约半个小时。在道别前,他打开钱包,给我看那幅超人画像。这些年,他一直珍藏着那幅画!
1. how to raise在此句中作宾语,其结构为“疑问句+动词不定式”,可用于此种结构的动词有know(知道)、tell(告诉)、wonder(想知道)、ask(问)、 find out(发现)、learn(学会)等,不定式前面可加的疑问词包括:what、which、when、where、how等。例如:
Could you tell me how to get to the railway station? 请问你能告诉我怎么去火车站吗?
I don’t know what to say. 我不知道该说些什么。
We wonder when to leave for England. 我们想知道什么时候去英国。
Do you know where to get the battery? 你知道哪里能买到电池吗?
2. save是动词,意为“救;挽救;拯救”,save one’s lives意为“挽救某人的生命”。例如:The doctor saved the child’s life. 这位医生救了这孩子的命。
拓展:save作动词,还有“节省;省去”的意思。例如:
The computers save us a lot of time. 电脑为我们省下许多时间。