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英语博客:ESL Podcast 841 – Adopting a Child

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   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 adoption1.
 
  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 decided2 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 inspection3, 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 siblings4.
 
  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 smoothly5. 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

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1 adoption UK7yu     
n.采用,采纳,通过;收养
参考例句:
  • 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。
2 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • 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。
3 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查,审查,检阅
参考例句:
  • 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。
4 siblings 709961e45d6808c7c9131573b3a8874b     
n.兄弟,姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • 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
5 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
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