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Briefing

Mrs Zhang, a Mandarin-speaking woman, is visiting the office of Mr Stevens, who teaches her son Andrew maths. Mr Stevens is concerned about Andrew’s grades dropping.

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Mandarin-English Dialogue #2 – Parent-Teacher Meeting

Dialogue Transcript

Mr Stevens: Hi, Mrs Zhang. How’s it going? I’m Mr Stevens, Andrew’s maths teacher. [你好，张女士。你好吗？我是史蒂文斯先生，安德鲁的数学老师。]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): 您好，Stevens先生。实在很抱歉，最近餐馆的生意太忙，上个星期四店里还出了点儿事，需要我来处理，所以拖到今天才和您见面，还请您多多包涵啊！[Oh, hello Mr Stevens. Please accept my apologies. The restaurant has been busy of late. Last week we had an incident that needed to be taken care of, so I couldn’t meet you until today. Sorry about that.]

Mr Stevens: That’s quite all right. Please take a seat. [没关系，请坐。]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): 谢谢您啦！诶？这是您太太的照片吗？她长得真漂亮！[Thank you. Is that a picture of your wife? She is so pretty.]

Mr Stevens: Yes it is. A pretty redhead, just like the PM. [是的，漂亮的红发，就象我们总理一样。]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): 恩，对了，您这次找我来是关于Andrew的事儿是吗？[Ah, yes. So I take it you wanted to see me about Andrew?]

Mr Stevens: Yes. We are concerned about his behaviour in class. A few times I have caught him napping during algebra and the other day one of the other teachers said they saw him sitting by himself during lunch. [是的。我们比较担心他上课的行为。有好几次我都抓到他在代数课上打盹，还有一天另外一位老师说看见午饭时间他一个人坐着。]

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So have you noticed any major changes in him lately? [你有没有注意到最近他有大的变化？]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): 诶？没有啊！还和以前一样啊！就是上学，到乐队排练，打打冰球，去上中文课，再就是每个星期六去参加表演训练班。[No, I don’t think so. Just the same old routine – school, band practice, ice hockey, Chinese school. On Saturdays he has drama class.]

Mr Stevens: I see. We are concerned that maybe he is not getting enough sleep. Kids at his age need to have their downtime, otherwise they can’t perform well at school when it counts. [我明白了。我们担心他可能睡眠不足。这个年龄的孩子需要时间放松休息，否则关键时候在学校就不能好好表现。]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): 您说的似乎有些道理。我也不知道他到底怎么了。每个星期天我们做完礼拜后，他都会待在家里休息，而且那天我们也不会过分地逼他去排练小号。[Fair enough. I don’t know what’s going on with him. He has a rest on Sundays after church and we try not to push him too much to practice his trumpet on that day.]

Mr Stevens: How about brekkie? Is he having a good meal before he goes to school in the mornings? [早饭呢？早上来校前他都吃的好吗？]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): 对，这个当然啦！每天早晨我都会给他做烤面包和麦片，有的时候也会给他做些煎饼！我觉得最主要的问题是他不善于和别人交流，这个孩子太内向了！[Yeah, yeah, of course. We give him toast and cereal, or sometimes I make him pancakes. I think the problem is he finds it hard to communicate with others. He’s so introverted!]

Mr Stevens: Yes, I understand. His grades are also dropping in maths, which is a shame because he used to be at the top of his class. [是的，我明了。他的数学成绩退步很可惜，因为他以前在班上可是名列前茅的。]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): Stevens先生，不要紧！回去我会督促他努力学习。我们还考虑准备给他请一位家教，您有认识的同事推荐一下吗？ [Don’t worry, Mr Stevens. I will make sure he works harder. We are even thinking of getting a tutor. Do you have any colleagues you can recommend?]

Mr Stevens: I’m sure admin would be able to help you. They’re just down the hall. [我相信行政部门可以帮到你，办公室就沿着走廊方向过去就是。]

Mrs Zhang (张女士): Stevens先生，真不知道怎么感谢您！我们会尽全力让他尽快恢复状态。同时也祝您和您漂亮的太太复活节快乐！[Thank you Mr Stevens, I really appreciate it. I will do my best to make sure Andrew gets his act together. I hope you and your pretty wife have a great Easter.]

Mr Stevens: No worries Mrs Zhang. It was great meeting you and I hope to see you again some time soon. See you. [不客气，张女士。很高兴和你会面，希望很快见到你。再见。]