Mary: Let’s see if we can reach some sort of agreement over your curfew. 让我们来看看,是不是能针对你的夜归时间达成什么协议? Tim: Okay. Everyone else’s parents let them stay out until two or three in the morning. 好吧,别人的父母都让他们玩到凌晨2 点或3 点。 Mary: Well. I’m not everyone else’s mother. I think you need to be in the house by ten o’clock. 是吗,可我不是别人的母亲。我认为你10 点钟必须回到家里。 Tim: That’s absurd. I know some junior high kids who can stay out later than that. 那太荒谬了。我认识一些初中生,他们都可以10 点以后回家。 Mary: I’ll be worried if you stay out late. 如果你在外面待到太晚,我会担心的。 Tim: Okay, how about a midnight curfew? And I’ll let you know where I am. 好吧,12 点怎么样?更何况我会让你知道我在什么地方的。 Mary: That sounds reasonable. 听起来还可以. |