每天一点英文 17 memo from a child to parents

Memo¹ From A Child To Parents

1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing you.

2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it makes me feel secure.

3. Don't let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages.

4. Don't make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly "big".

5. Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.

6. Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.

7. Don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.

8. Don't be too upset when I say "I hate you". Sometimes it isn't you I hate but your power to thwart² me.

9. Don't take too much notice of my small ailments³. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.

10. Don't nag⁴. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.

11. Don't forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like. That is why I am not always accurate.

12. Don't put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.

13. Don't be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.

14. Don't tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure⁵ me if you try to understand.

15. Don't ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.

16. Don't ever think that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.

17. Don't forget I love experimenting. I couldn't get along without it, so please put up with it.

18. Don't forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me, but please do try.

19. Don't forget that I don't thrive without lots of love and understanding, but I don't need to tell you, do I?

20. Please keep yourself fit and healthy. I need you.

孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录

1. 不要娇惯我。我知道的非常清楚，不是我要什么就该得到什么的。有时我只是在试探你。

2. 不要害怕在我面前坚持你的立场。我其实更喜欢你这样，因为这使我有安全感。

3. 不要让我养成坏毛病。只有你才能在把它们消灭在萌芽状态。

4. 不要让我感觉自己比实际要小，那样只能使我愚蠢地去充“大”个。

5. 如果有可能，不要当众教训我。如果你在私下悄悄跟我说，我会更加注意的。

6. 不要让我感觉自己犯的错误就像犯了罪一样，那只能搞乱我的价值观。

7. 不要阻止我承担后果，有时我需要从教训中学习。

8. 当我说“我恨你”时，不要生气。有时我恨的不是你，我恨的只是你那令我感到很渺小的权威。

9. 我得了小病时，不要太在意我。有时生病可以使我得到我所需要的关注。

10. 不要啰啰嗦嗦的。如果你那样的话，我只能通过装聋作哑来保护自己。

11. 不要忘记，有时我会词不达意。这也是为什么我有时不能准确地表达自己。

12. 当我问问题时，不要不耐烦。否则，你会发现我不再问你问题，而是从别的地方寻找答案。

13. 不要出尔反尔，这样只能是我疑惑，并对你失去信任。

14. 不要对我说我的恐惧是可笑的。它们是真真实实的，如果你能理解我，你就能更好地安慰我。

15. 永远不要暗示你是完美的和不会犯错误的。否则当我发现事实与此相反时，我会感到很震惊的。

16. 永远不要认为向我道歉有损你的尊严。一个诚实的道歉会使我感到温暖并加深我们的感情。

17. 不要忘了我喜欢尝试。如果我不尝试就寸步难行，所以请你包容。

18. 不要忘了我长得很快。你肯定觉得与我俱进非常困难，但是还是请你努力去做。

19. 不要忘了离开了厚爱和理解我不会茁壮成长，但是，这一点我不需要提醒你把？

20. 请保持身体健康，因为我需要你。

1 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

2 thwart   

v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)

参考例句：

• We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
• I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。

3 ailments   

疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
• He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。

4 nag   

v.(对…)不停地唠叨；n.爱唠叨的人

参考例句：

• Nobody likes to work with a nag.谁也不愿与好唠叨的人一起共事。
• Don't nag me like an old woman.别像个老太婆似的唠唠叨叨烦我。

5 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。