中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorce

中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceHowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceTextAAri,agefourteenWhenmyparentsweremarried,IhardlyeversawmyDadbecauschewasalwaysbusyworking.Nowthatthey'redivorced,I'vegottentoknowhimmorebecauseI'mwithhimeveryweekend.AndIreallylookforwardtotheweekendsbecauseit'skindoflikeabreak-it'slikegoingtoDisneylandbecausethere'snosetschedule,no"Behomebyfive-thirty"kindofstuff.It'sopen.It'sfree.Andmyfatherisalwaysbuyingmepresents.MyMomgotremarriedanddivorcedagain,soI'vegonethroughtwodivorcessofar.Andmyfather'salsogottenremarried-tosomeoneIdon'tgetalongwithallthatwell.It'sallmademefeelthatpeopleshouldn'tgetmarried-theyshouldjustlivetogetherandmaketheirownagreement.Then,ifthingsgetbad,theydon'thavetogetdivorcedandhirelawyersandsueeachother.And.evenmoreimportant,theydon'thavetoenduphatingeachother.I'dsaythattheworstpartofthedivorceisthemoneyproblem.It'sbeenhardonmyMombecauselotsoftimesshecan'tpayherbills,anditmakesherangrywhenIstaywithmy中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorcefatherandhebuysmethings.Shegetsmadandsaysthingslike"Ifhecanbuyyouthingslikethis,thenheshouldbeabletopayme."AndIfeelcaughtinthemiddlefortworeasons;first,Ican'treallyenjoywhatevermyDaddoesgetforme,andsecond,Idon'tknowwhotobelieve.MyDad'ssaying,"Idon'treallyoweheranymoney,"andmyMom'ssayinghedoes.SometimesIfightformyMomandsometimesIfightformyDad,butIwishthey'dleavemeoutofitcompletely.InalotofwaysIwishmyMomwouldgetremarried,becausethenshewouldn'thavetoworrysomuchaboutfinances.ButI'msorrythatmyDadgotremarried,becauseIfeelleftoutalotoftimes.AndonethingIreallyworryaboutisthatIthinktheywanttohaveababy,andIknowthatiftheydo,itwillbejustlikeareplacementforme.That'sbecauseIonlyseemyDadonweekends,andsincehewouldseethebabymorethanhe'dseeme,he'dprobablygrowtolikeitmorethanhelikesme.ItcouldbealotlikewhathappenedwithmydogSpunkur.I'vehadhimforaboutsixyearsandI'vealwayssaidI'llneverloveanydogasmuchasIlovehim.Well,ayearagoIpickedupalittleblackLabradorpuppyfromthepound,andnowIfindI'mnotasfriendlywithSpunkurasIusedtobe.AndI中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorcethinkSpunkurfeelsjealous,justlikeIwouldifmyDadandmystepmotherhadababy.MyDadsaiditwouldn'tbethatway,thatwe'dbeawholefamilyandI'dhavealittlebrotherorsister,whichwouldbealotoffun,butItoldhim,"Look,bythetimethekidisoldehouglitotalk,I'llbeoutofcollege.I'mnotgoingtohaveanythingtodowithababy.Youknowthatit'sjustareplacementforme!"IfIlived'full-timewithmyDad,itwouldprobablybeeasierformetoacceptahabybecausewe'dbeonanequalfooting,butI'dratherstaywithmyMom,wherelifeisnormal-wherewelivelikemostpeoplelive,withbreakfastatbreakfasttimeanddinneratd;nnertime.Idomyhomework,playwithmyfriends-it'sallthewaylifeshouldbe.IfIlivedwithmyDad,itmightbemorefunattimes,butIwouldgocrazy.Iwouldn'twanttobebroughtupthatway.TextBSara,agetwelveIguessthemainreasonIwasmadatDaddywasbecauseitallmademymothersounhapp.y,andIendedupfeelingsorry中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceforbothofthem-mymotherbecauseshewasstrugglingtomakeendsmeet,andmyDadbecausehecouldn'treallydomuchaboutit.Eventhoughmyparentsseparatedmorethanthreeyearsago,it'sstillveryvividinmymindandIdoubtifI'lleverforgetthewayIfeltatthetime.Yet,asawfulasitwas,Ineverhopedthey'dgetbacktogether.AndnowIthinkI'ddieiftheydid,becauseitwouldbesoawkwardforrne.Ithinkthey'rebothmuchhappiernow,.andit'sobvioustomethattheybothleadtotallydifferentlives.SincethebreakupI'vebeenabletoseemyparents'truecolors'especiallymymother's.I'veseenasideofherthatIneversawbefore.Whenshewasmarried,sheandDaddyweretheperfectcouple,alwaysquiet,talkingaboutdignifiedthings,andtheywouldneverlaughoranything.Nowadaysmymotherisalwayshappyandggy.Anotherwayshe'schangedisthatshealwaysusedtohideherproblemsfrommebutnowshe'smoreapttodiscussthings.Ithinkshe'smorerelaxed-andso'smyDad.Bothofmyparentsstarteddatingotherpeoplerightaway,andIthinkthey'llbothgetremarriedeventually,whichisfinewithme.Theydon'tdiscusstheirloveliveswithmeallthat中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorcemuch,butofcourseI'mnotblind.Forexample,onenightIhadasleep-overatafriend'shouseandthenextmorningIcamehomeearlierthanI'dplannedto.Well,Ijuststormedintomymother'sbedroom,andtherewasthisguyinherbed-shewassomewhereelse,inanotherroom.Istartedcryingandeverything,andmymothertriedtoconvincemeshehadsleptonthecouch.NowthatIlookback,itwasprettyhilarious,andofcourseIdon'tcare-Imean,Iunderstandaboutthosekindofarrangements.Inthebeginning,whenmyfatherhadagirlfriendsleepover,hedidn'tknowhowtotellme-hejustsortofsaid,"Oh,you'resleepingonthecouchtonight,"becauseatthatpointIdidn'thavemyownroomathishouseandsharedthebedroom.It'sstillhardformyDadtolevelwithmeaboutthispartofhislife,buthe'sgettingbetter.Anyhow,neitherofthemshouldworryaboutmygettingupset,becauseI'moldenoughtounderstandthatgrown-upsareallowedtohaveprivatelives,whichincludesotherpeople.Butifsomeone'sgoingtospendthenight,Ithinkit'sbetterandlessawkwardifIknowaboutitbeforehand,soI'mnottakenbysurprise.Istillwanttogetmarriedandhavekids,butIhavealotoffriendswhodon'twantto.Iwasdiscussingmarriagewithone中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceboyIknow,andhesaid,"I'mneverevergettingmarried."Hetookhisparents'divorcereallybadlybecausehismotherandfatherweren'tfriendsafterwards-theywereenemies,screamingonthephonetoeachother.I'mgladmyparentsaregoodfriends,havinglunchtogetherandstufi.Ithinkit'ssomucheasierforthechildiftheparentsarefriendly.Iftheyaren't,it'sreallydifficuitbecausethere'salwaysarightsideandawrongsideandthekidsarejustcaughtinthemiddle.IthinkI'vegrownupalittlefasterbecauseofrnyparents'divorce.It'smademerealizemoreabouttheproblemsoflifeandhelpedmetounderstandmyparents-andappreciatethemasindividuals.It'sjusttoobadtheycouldn'thavebeenashappyandproductiveasacoupleasthey'vebeensincethey'vebeenontheirown.AndIalsowishthatthenexttimemymotherhasticketsforaRollingStonesl8concert,shetakesmeinsteadofherboyfriend,whichiswhatshedidthelasttime!AdditionalInformationHeather,ageeleven中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceSowehavetoswitchbackandforth,doingitonaweeklybasisseemstoworkthebest.I'lltrytomakeoneroommyrealroomandhavetheotheroneIikecampingout.Ican'tbuytwoofeverytlring,soImightaswellhaveonegoodroomthat'sreallymine.Anotheraspectofjosntcustodythat'sdifficultisthatmyparentshaveverydifferentrulesandphilosophiesaboutlife.Forexample,myDad'sattitudeisthatheletsuslearnbyourmistakes,andmymotherdoesexactlytheopposite-shetellsushowtoactbeforewemakethemistake.AndmyDadsayswecanwatchTVforawhileafterschool,andmyMomsayswecan'tthatwehavetosel'ectourprogramsvervcarefully.AtmyDad'shouseMatthewhastodohishomeworkrightaway,buthegetstostayupuntilnineandwatchTheAI'eambecausethat'shisfavoriteshow.Momdoesn'twanthimtowhenwe'reatherhousebutshefeelsshehastogiveinbecauseMatthewsays,"Well,Daddyletsmedothatathishouse."He'slearningtoplaythemagainsteachotherataveryearlyage.Idon'tdothat,butIhavetoadmittherearetimeswhenIsecretlywishIwasatwhicheverhouseI'mnotat.Itwouldbeniceiftherecouldbeaspecialhousefordivorcedfamilies.Itwouldbeliketwohouses,sidebyside,中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorcewithaplaceinthemiddlewherethekidscouldlive.Thenwhenparentshadargumentstheycouldeachgototheirownplaceandgetawayfromeachotherandthinkthingsoutbythemselves.Thatway,theycouldrealizehowdumbtheywerebehavingandgetbacktogetheragain.Iknowit'stoolateforthatkindofarrangementwithmyparents-andasIlookbackIseethatthey'reboth.happierbeingapart.Myfather'sbecomeadifferentperson,youknow,andit'sunbelievable.Ilikethepersonheisnowbecausehedoesn'tgetangryasfastasheusedto.Andmymother'smuchhappierbecauseshedoesn'thavetoworryaboutgettingDaddymad.Anothergoodthingthat'shappenedisthatmyfather'sturnedintoaterrificcook,anditmakesmefeelproudtobeoneoftheonly,peopleinmyclasswhosefathercooksanddoesthingslike'takingmetohockeypracticeandtosewing.Andit'sgreattoseehowmyMomdoesn'thavetorelyonDaddytopaythebillsandthrowoutthegarbage.She'sworkingnowandthat'shelpedherfeelimportant.Neitherofthemhastorelyontheotheroneindumbways,thewaytheyusedto,andIthinkthey'rebothmuchbetteroffasaresult.Iknowthat中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceneitherofthemwilleverbeabletoforgetalltheanger,butIthinkthatastimegdesonthey'llsortofcometotheirsensesandbeprettygoodfriends.That'swhatIhopeformorethananythingintheworld!1divorce>n.離婚；分離；5.離婚；vt.離婚；脫離參考例句：Didhedivorcehiswifeordidshedivorcehim是他要和妻子離婚，還是妻子要和他離婚？Noneofuslikethedivorceofwordanddeed.我們都不喜歡言行不一。2divorcedadj.離婚的；分開的；不相干的；脫離的"與…離婚divorce的過去式和過去分詞）；分離；與某人離婚，判某人離婚參考例句：Apparentlytheyaregettingdivorcedsoon.看樣子，他們很快就要離婚。Manydivorcedmenremarryandhavesecondfamilies.許多離婚的男子再婚組成了新的家庭。中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorce3stuff?■原料，材料，東西；vt.填滿；吃飽參考例句：Wecouldsupplyyouwiththestuffintherawtomorrow.明天我們可以供應你原材料。Heisnotthestuff.他不是這個材料。4divorces氏離婚（divorce的名詞復數(shù)）;分離v.與…離婚（divorce的第三人稱單數(shù)）；分離；與（某人）離婚，判（某人）離婚參考例句："AsforBettie'smarriagesanddivorces,'saidShen-ming,"I'vetalkedwithhimaboutthem.慎明道：“關于Bertie結婚離婚的事，我也和他談過。來自漢英文學-圍城He'sgettingmarriedagain,aftertwodivorces,soheobviouslyhasn'tprofitedbyhisexperiences.他兩次離婚之后又結婚，顯然沒有吸取以往的教訓。來自辭典例句sue?昧.控告，起訴；5.請求，追求，起訴參考例句：Ifyoudon'tpaymethemoney,I'llsueyou如果你不付給我錢，我就告你。10中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceThewarcriminalssueforpeace.(K3B求和。owe?vt./vi.欠(債等)；感激；把……歸功于某人參考例句：Westilloweonehundreddollarsforthecar為這部車我們還欠著100美元。Weoweittosocietytomakeourcountryabetterplace.把國家建設得更美好是我們對社會應盡的責任。completely?3出.完全地，十分地，全然參考例句：Shenevercompletelygaveuphope.她從不完全放棄希望。Ifeelcompletelyinthedarkonthisquestion.這件事使我感到茫然。finances?n.(pl.)財源，資產(chǎn)參考例句：Ineedaprofessionaltosortoutmyfinances.我需要專業(yè)人士為我管理財務。Thecompany'sfinancesarelookingabIt'shaky.這個公司的財政情況看來有點不穩(wěn)定。11中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorcereplacement>n.取代，替換，交換；替代品，代用品參考例句：Wearehardputtofindareplacementforourassistant.我們很難找到一個人來代替我們的助手。Theyputallthestudentsthroughthereplacementexamination.他們讓所有的學生參加分班考試。puppy?n.小狗，幼犬參考例句：Youmustschoolyourpuppytoobeyyou.你要訓練你的小狗服從你。Theirlivelypuppyfrisksalloverthehouse他們的小狗在屋里到處歡快地蹦跳。jealous?3句.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守護的參考例句：Hewasjealouswhenhediscoveredthatshelovedsomeoneelse.當他發(fā)現(xiàn)她愛別人的時候，他吃醋了。AnhonorableChinesecitizenshouldbejealousofhisownrights.一名光榮的中國公民應當珍惜自己的公民權利。12中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceseparated?@句.分開的v.而（separate的過去式和過去分詞）參考例句：Herparentsareseparatedbutnotdivorced.她父母分居但沒離婚。Nochildshouldeverbeseparatedfromhismotherbyforce.絕不能強行使任何一個孩子與母親分開。來自《簡明英漢詞典》vivid>adj.鮮艷的，鮮明的；活潑的，有生氣的；生動的，逼真的參考例句：Thewriterpaintsavividpictureofhisearlylife.那位作家生動地描繪了他早年的生活。Thechangingvividcoloursofthesunsetarereallyfascinating.日落時變化多端的色彩確實使人心醉神迷。awkward>adj.笨拙的，尷尬的，使用不便的，難處理的參考例句：Johnissoshyandawkwardthateveryonenoticeshim約翰如此害羞狼狽，以至于大家都注意到了他。Iwastheonlymanamongtheguestsandfeltrather13中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorceawkward.作為客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。dignified?a.可敬的，高貴的參考例句：Throughouthistrialhemaintainedadignifiedsilence.在整個審訊過程中，他始終沉默以保持尊嚴。Healwaysstrikessuchadignifiedposebeforehisgirlfriend.他總是在女友面前擺出這種莊嚴的姿態(tài)。apt?adj.易于，有...傾向，恰當?shù)模斆鞯膮⒖祭洌築eginnersaretooapttomakemistakesingrammar.初學者極易犯語法錯誤。Heisthemostaptofallpupils.他是所有學生中最聰明的一個。convince?vt.使確認，使信服；使認識錯誤參考例句：Itrequiresalotoftalkingtoconvincehim要說服他很費口舌。Ihavegivenovertryingtoconvincehim.我已經(jīng)不再試圖14中級英語聽力教程：Lesson6HowItFeelsWhenParentsDivorce說服他了。18couch?n?IS椅，長沙發(fā)椅；昧.表達，隱含參考例句：Liedownonthecouchifyou'refeelingill.如果你感覺不舒服就躺到沙發(fā)上去。TherabbIt'sprangfromitsgrassycouch.兔子從草叢中跳出。hilarious?adj.充滿笑聲的，歡鬧的；［反］depressed參考例句：Thepartygotquitehilariousaftertheybroughtmorewine.在他們又拿來更多的酒之后，派對變得更加熱鬧起來。Westoplaughingbecausetheshowwassohilarious我們笑個不停，因為那個節(jié)目太搞笑了。beforehand?adj?事先，預先，提前地，超前地參考例句：IfI'dknownthisbeforehand』wouldnothavegoneback.早知如此，我就不回去了。Theyproposedtomakearrangem