随心所欲说英语 子女教育32-3（mp3）

unit 127

dialogue 
英语情景对话

Boy: My mom and dad insist that I be home before ten. Do you have a curfew?
我爸妈坚持要我10点以前到家，你家有这种宵禁规定吗？

Girl: Yes. I've had one for as long as I can remember.
有，我记得有一次持续了好长一段时间。

Boy: I wish my parents were a little more lenient.
真希望我父母不要那么严。

Girl: I actually like having a curfew. I have an excuse to get to bed on time.
我其实蛮喜欢宵禁的。这样我就有借口可以准时上床了。

Boy: You like going to bed early?
你喜欢早睡？

Girl: I don't like being too tired the next day.
我不喜欢第二天太累。

Boy: Well, I still hate having a curfew.
我还是讨厌宵禁。

Girl: If you stayed up much later, you would see that just about every-thing closes around ten anyway.
如果你熬夜到很晚，你会发现到了10点几乎所有店都打烊了。

insist v. 坚持
curfew n. 宵禁
lenient adj. 松的
excuse n. 借口  
get to bed 上床
on time 准时
stay up 熬夜
anyway adv. 不管如何