Episode 98: Temper tantrums
Paul: Hi! I'm back!
Alice: You must be exhausted. Have you been working all night?
Paul: Yes but at least we dealt with most of the casualties. How was your evening?
Alice: Oh so-so.
Paul: Was Ellie OK?
Alice: She was quite problematic, actually. You should have warned me.
Paul: What about? What did you do to her? She's a perfectlynormal 5 year-old.
Alice: Normal? You think it's normal to have a temper tantrum, behave like a spoilt brat and only go to bed because you're ordered to? If that's what you call normal, maybe your parenting skills aren't quite as great as you think they are. Now, I'm going home for some well-earned rest.
Paul: Alice!
Alice: And next time you need a babysitter, find some other mug!
Vocabulary 词汇
casualties 伤亡
people who are injured or killed in a serious accident or war
so-so (informal) 不怎么样
not very good or well
spoiled 娇宠
someone who does exactly what s/he wants to do and is selfish and doesn't care or respect other people
brat (informal) 小顽童
a child who behaves badly or rudely
a temper tantrum 发脾气
behaving in a rude way because you don't get the things you want
a mug (informal) 傻瓜
a stupid person
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n.韧度 v.锻炼；调和 (初中英语单词)
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