四情四这样的,今儿早上,上四年级的二娃不知是受了昨晚月食加血月的影响还是也患上了星期一综合症,也或许是起床时下错了边儿,具体原因不得而知,总之是心情小有不爽。为娘的好不容易等他肉到饭桌边儿,张罗他把早饭吃完,一看时间还有富裕,就想给他出几道加减法的题,练习一下,起因是前些天费了九牛二虎之力把分数给人家讲得算是明白了八成儿,结果没承想从学校拿回来的课堂上做的加减法练习竟然错了好几道。唉,典型的狗熊掰棒子,学了后边的忘了前边儿的。那咱肯定不能坐视不管不是嘛,就跟娃说,娘给你出几道加减法的题,你练习一下,因为你这两次的课堂练习做得乱七八糟的,边说边在他的本子上写题,正写的工夫,二娃不满地说道”It's so offensive."那意思是说俺语气太重了。俺不解,说啥了,就offensive了,遂问,“What was offensive?" "What you just said was offensive, it may not be offensive to you, but could be offensive to other people." (就你刚说的,你可能觉得无所谓,那对别人可能就太重了。)一时间,平日里也算伶牙俐齿的俺,竟然语塞。就在俺还妹整明白状况的时候,二娃顶着他那一脸的婴儿肥,又吧嗒吧嗒说上了。”You don't speak loud without thinking, it could hurt people's feelings(你说话不能不走脑子,你的话会伤别人心的)。“
哈哈,现在的孩子还嘴特快,还利用西方的一套来驳斥东方来的家长。
茶饭以后就以其人之语还治其人,你看看这么回复小朋友会怎样?
“If you got good grade, it won't hurt my feeling, and you won't hear my loud speech either (如果你的成绩好,就不会令我伤心, 你也就不会听到我大声的说教了)。”
我家有类似的事发生--家里经历困难,我寻找精神寄托,为孩子灌输正能量,于是孩子五岁时会说智慧话语。九岁时写下足以教育(开导)祖父母的话:
1.The sun goes down, then the sky pitch black, like problems, mistakes, unfairness. But you must remember the sun goes up again in the morning-- A new day ,a new page of your story.
2.When the sun goes down, the stars go up, millions of them like countless problems, but remember hope comes in the morning.