Why were the boys fighting?
Why didn’t the boy tell his teacher about the cause of the fight?
A I’m not happy with you, son.
B Why, Mom?
A Your teacher called me today. She said you’ ve been fighting with a younger boy.
B But he started it!
A Despite the fact that he started it, you shouldn’t fight. He’s younger and smaller than you. Don’t be a bully.
B I’m sorry, Mom.
A What was the fight about?
B He was calling Emma nasty names. When I told him to stop, he hit me.
A So, you were protecting Emma? Did you tell your teacher about this?
B I didn’t want to be a tattletale.
A In spite of the fact that you didn’t want to tattle, you should always tell the truth to your teacher.
B OK, Mom.
A 兒子,我對你很不高興。
B 為什麼,媽媽?
A 今天你的老師打電話給我。她說你與一個年紀比你小的男孩打架。
B 可是他先動手的!
A 儘管他先動手,你不應該打架。他年紀比你小,身材也比你嬌小。別當惡霸。
B 對不起,媽媽。
A 打架的原因是什麼?
B 他罵艾瑪一些難聽的話。我叫他停止的時候,他打了我。
A 所以,你當時是在保護艾瑪?你把這件事告訴你的老師了嗎?
B 我不想當打小報告的人。
A 雖然你不想告狀,你應該都要將事實告訴你的老師。
B 好的,媽媽。
1 bully n. 惡霸 & vt. 霸淩,欺負
(三態為:bully, bullied, bullied)
Evan didn’t enjoy high school because he was constantly bullied.
艾凡並不喜歡高中因為他經常受到霸淩。
2 call sb names 辱罵某人,取笑某人
Andy didn’t like to wear glasses to school because he was afraid other students would call him names.
安迪以前不喜歡戴眼鏡上學,因為他怕其他學生會取笑他。
3 nasty a. 惡劣的;令人反感的;糟糕的
Mark always makes nasty remarks about other people’s appearance.
馬克總是會針對別人的外貌做出惡毒的評論。
The dish looks nasty, but it actually tastes great.
這道菜看起來很噁心,但它其實很好吃。
4 protect vt. 保護
protect sb from / against... 保護某人免於……
Simon was protecting Emma from the bully.
賽門當時是在保護艾瑪免受惡霸欺負。
He was bullied at school and often called names by his classmates.
他在學校被欺負,經常被同學們辱罵。