A Day in the Life of Typical American Family with a Student
一个典型的家有学生的美国家庭生活中的一天
Situation 1: Waking Up
场景 1: 起床
(It is Monday morning. Robert's mom comes into his room and wake him up.)
(星期一的早上.罗勃特的妈妈来到他的房间叫他起床.)
Robert, wake up. It's seven o'clock.
罗勃特,醒一醒.已经7点钟了.
Oh, Mom. Can't I sleep a little longer?
噢,妈妈.我不能再睡一会吗?
No. You have to catch the bus at seven forty-five.
不行.你7:45还要赶汽车呢.
Okay, I'll get up.
好吧,我就起来.
That's a good boy. I'll get breakfast ready while you take a shower.
乖孩子.你洗澡的时候我去给你准备早餐.
Is anyone in the bathroom?
浴室里有人吗?
No, you can shower right now.
没有,你现在可以去洗.
Great. What's for breakfast?
好的.早餐吃什么?
I haven't decided yet.
我还没决定呢.
You just take your shower, brush your teeth and hair, and I'll take care of the food.
你去洗澡,刷牙、洗头,我会去弄早餐的.
All right. I'll come downstairs in fifteen minutes.
好的.我15分钟以后下楼.
Ten minutes would be better.
十分钟更好.
I'll hurry but I can't promise.
我尽快但我不敢保证.
But you might miss the bus if you wait too long.
但如果你拖得太久会错过汽车的.
You're right, mom. I'll be down in ten minutes.
你是对的,妈妈.我十分钟后下来.
That's a good boy. Hurry up.
好孩子.快点啊.
Hey, mom, can you make waffles for breakfast?
妈妈,早餐能做一些鸡蛋饼吗?
I can't promise, but if you hurry I might make them.
我不能保证,但是如果你抓紧时间,我也许能.
For waffles, I'll always hurry.
为了鸡蛋饼,我总是很快的.