英语博客：ESL Podcast 841 – Adopting a Child
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Scott: Hi, I thought I’d stop by to pick up those chairs I wanted to borrow.
Roberta: Oh, sure. Here they are.
Scott: What are you doing?
Roberta: I’m looking through the material we got on adoption 1.
Scott: Are you and Robert thinking about adopting a child?
Roberta: Yeah, we are. We’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and we think we might be ready now.
Scott: Have you decided 2 on an international or domestic adoption?
Roberta: We’re going domestic.
Scott: That means going through the foster care system, right?
Roberta: Yeah, it’s going to be a lot of work getting our house ready and all of the paperwork done. But after we pass inspection 3, we’ll just need to wait for a call from a social worker with a placement. We hope it’ll happen quickly.
Scott: I thought people had to wait months or years for a baby.
Roberta: They may, but we’re asking for a waiting child, maybe even one with special needs. We may even take more than one child, someone with siblings 4.
Scott: Wow, that’s a lot of responsibility. Wouldn’t you rather do a private adoption? Then you can call the shots and even have a closed adoption, if that’s what you want.
Roberta: We don’t mind an open adoption, actually. We’ve given it a lot of thought, and we think it’s best if the child knows who his or her birth parents are. That way, they won’t always be wondering.
Scott: I hope everything goes smoothly 5. I’m sure you’ll both make great parents.
Roberta: We’re not so sure, but we’ll do our best. By the way, you can keep those chairs.
Scott: Really? Why?
Roberta: You have no children and they’re a hazard. We need to childproof this house and we’re starting with those chairs.
Scott: Hey, that’s great. That big-screen TV looks dangerous. I’d be more than happy to take it off your hands, too.
Roberta: Hands off the TV!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
n.采用，采纳，通过；收养
- An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
- The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.检查，审查，检阅
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
- A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分