地道美语听力练习:听取婆婆的建议

Marc:Who was that?

Carla:It was your mother-again.

She wanted to give me another piece of unsolicited advice about housekeeping.

She's called five times this week already.

Marc:She's just trying to be helpful.

Carla:I wish she'd do it without being so critical.

I feel like she enjoys finding fault with everything I do.

Marc:She's a little overeager to help, that's all.

Don't think of it as her interfering.

Think of it as her giving you support.

She isn't like your mother.

Carla:What do you mean?

Marc:What do I mean?! She's constantly giving me advice on how to be a better husband.

Carla:Well, we just got married and she wants our marriage to be the best it can be.

Marc:I know, but your mother has a really sharp tongue and she doesn't hold back.

She butts in whenever I'm trying to do something to tell me how to do it better.

Carla:Just like your mother, she's only trying to help.

Marc:With her constant sarcastic comments?

Carla:That's just her sense of humor.

She doesn't mean anything by it. She likes you.

Marc:She has a strange way of showing it.

Carla:All of this talk about mothers-in-law is getting our blood up.

At this rate, we won't be able to follow the best piece of marriage advice we've received so far.

Marc:Which was?

Carla:Don't go to bed angry.

Marc:Who's angry