Situation 4 Mom and Dad Have a Talk
Mom: He sure is growing up fast.
Dad: Tell me about it. He seems to change every month.
M: What do you think about him playing team basketball? I'm worried that he'll neglect school and get too involved in athletics and all the other distractions that come with playing sports.
D: Oh, I don't know. I know I sounded negative about it just now with Robert, but actually, I'm happy he's playing. I played sports from middle school on and it didn't hurt my grades.
M: Are you serious? You were lucky to graduate from high school!
D: I got good grades at university. Besides, kids should get more out of middle and high school than books and tests.
M: But this is the age where he will develope most of his habits; both good and bad. What if he ends up liking sports more than school?
D: So what? You say that as if it is the end of the world. When I was his age all I cared about was sports and girls and look at me; I turned out just fine.
M: That is because you didn't have any luck at either sports or girls and realized you had better study when you went to college.
D: Careful! When you say i didn't have any luck with women that could mean I was unlucky to have married you.
M: All right, I'll admit that after you entered university you got your act together. But, what are we going to do about Robert?
D: Nothing. As it it, he is doing fine in school and so we will give him a chance and see if he can handle both basketball and his studies. Who knows? We may have a future NBA star for a son.
neglect[ ni5^lekt ] vt. 忽视 , 疏忽 , 漏做 n. 忽视 , 疏忽 , 漏做
athletics[ AW5letiks ] n. 运动
distraction[ dis5trAkFEn ] n. 娱乐 , 分心 , 分心的事物
turn out 证明是 ..., 结果是 ...; 发展为 ...
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