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This evening after dinner, I (M) was sitting with my daughter (D, going to be 4 yrs next week) and my son (S, 2 yrs +4 months) at the table. ' {. B4 `( O- r7 T( n8 `8 ~
" k$ M. _3 }8 j3 rPrior to the conversation S was very mad with me because he had a time-out due to his earlier misbehavior. + z: Y n) f4 i5 H2 i, e
y5 a! E) L( }' S(Original transcript without correction or translation)
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; B7 t y# A. x2 X8 ]& B& iS: Don’t be mad, Mama! I’m gonna kill you.
8 ~, g ]% b5 p& ? d3 L; K3 ZD: (to Mama, in a dramatic tone) Oh, dear, I’m really sorry.9 t! v N+ Q% L, Y: V* W) M
M: Why are YOU sorry?4 [& O8 z* ]' T5 ~5 W: v- p
D: I’m sorry that S wants to kill you.1 C6 d1 x; k& G" d7 K0 l3 \
M: Maybe he should kill me, then I don’t suffer any more. You can take care of yourselves.* Q' B( c% k& @
D: No, we can’t take care of ourselves. We need you. 9 B# ^# S0 o/ {5 P
M: What do you need me for?$ `/ v% X: n" O9 x+ Y6 D
D: To drive us, to open the door for us, to take care of us.
, X) a F; R5 U, R& `' K( oM: So you only need me to do things for you, but do you love me?
5 r0 v: h: m y9 x- ZD: Yes, I love Mama (followed by a hug and a kiss to Mama).
5 s$ M& \ T! k' F3 ?3 ^S: I love Papa (saying defensively while looking at D and M hugging and kissing).
& }: h. K* ~3 {1 Z- p2 kM: S, do you love Mama?
' [, J2 l/ a. zS: I love Papa (walking away from Mama)./ n! ] {& H! n0 K! a6 \7 I1 o
M: (following him)Don’t you love Mama?
( V2 V! Y2 o6 {, i' L8 @S: (turning back to Mama) Yes.2 {. W6 p3 i* W3 e1 w7 X
M: (sigh of relief).
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4 h9 ]+ n+ O/ B$ U/ }0 l3 nOh, boy, am I lucky. |
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发表于 2004-11-8 23:06
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