1)
"Daddy, why are you angry?"
"我沒有!”
“Why are you having an angry face?"
做爸爸的勉強擠出個苦笑。"Be happy! Don't be angry!"
2)
"Mommy, I love you so much!"
"I love you too!"
"I am so happy! Be happy!"
3)
做媽的望子成龍心切,強強還不到四歲時就放phonics的錄音給他聽,可惜小人兒一幅心不在焉的樣子,做媽的失望之餘有些不忍:“強強,你有沒有在聽啊?你在想什麽呀?”“airplane!”...
4)
哥哥需要麵試High School Magnet program, 我們有意模仿麵試官問他為什麽對這個program感興趣,做哥哥的侃侃而談一通後,弟弟發話了:"Wow, you sounded smart, you need to act smart!"
5)
強強Kindergarten的老師生孩子去了,來了個替補老師.我去他們班上做義工,發現課堂紀律差了太多,看來替補老師還是鎮不住這些毛孩子.晚飯桌上我故意引起這話題,問強強:"你們的替補老師對你們怎樣啊?"強強很認真地回答:"She is nice to the class, but the class is not nice to her."
6)
強強一年級班上有個叫Samatha女孩子閱讀能力超強.我去他們班上做義工,有個學習比較落後的女孩老要問我怎麽做題目,過一會她把我叫過去抱怨Samatha說她,坐在她對麵的Samatha聽到了,冷冷地說:"You are supposed to think by yourself, not ask every question!" 晚飯桌上我說了這事,並問強強對Samatha的看法.強強不緊不慢地說:"She is not mean, but she sounds mean."