【读新闻学英语】娃又要开学了怎么办?这几个带娃小妙招助您一臂之力!
2018年1月25日 15:25带娃上学,so easy!
Kiwi kids around the country are about to head back to school. For parents, this means packing lunches, organising uniforms, getting the morning routine down pat and buckling in for the laborious task of school drop-offs and pick-ups.
全新西兰的孩子马上就要回学校上课了。对家长而言,这也意味着装好午餐,整理好校服,完成每天早晨的例行工作,在执行接送孩子上下学的繁重任务时,还不忘给他们系上安全带。
Get sth down pat:对…烂熟于心,对…了如指掌
Laborious:耗时费力的;艰巨的,艰难的
The Hits host Toni Street is a busy mum of two. Toni shares her best tips and ideas for making the school run as easy as possible.
The Hits电台主持人Toni Street是两个孩子的妈妈。Toni和大家分享了一些小贴士,能让上学这件事变得简单起来。
1. What's your favourite hack for the school lunch box?
1、 给孩子准备学校午餐,你有什么好建议吗?
Hack:好的方案;好的建议
Bake something simple and nutritious on Sunday that lasts all week. The weeks I make a sultana cake are always easier.
可以在星期天烤一些简单又营养的东西,能放上一周的那种。有时候我会做一个白葡萄干蛋糕,那段时间总是比较轻松。
Sultana:白葡萄干
2. What's the secret to getting the kids sorted in the mornings?
2、 早晨让孩子们准备好去上学,有什么秘诀吗?
Sorted:整理好的;修好的;具备的
My husband does that ... having the clothes ready and bag packed the night before helps a whole lot.
这活就是我老公做了……提前拿好要穿的衣服,头一天晚上把包收拾好,都很有用。
3. What are your top tips for dealing with drop-off and pick-up mayhem?
3、关于接送孩子的混乱状况,你有什么不错的建议吗?
Mayhem: 混乱状态
Get to school early in the mornings so the kids have time to play with their friends. You also avoid the bottleneck at the gate!
早晨早点去学校,孩子们能有多一些时间和朋友玩。你也能避开拥堵不堪的学校大门。
Bottleneck:狭窄路段,瓶颈路段;交通阻塞点
4. How do you get them to do their homework?
4、你是怎么让他们做功课的?
Often they are too tired at night, so we do our homework first thing in the morning.
晚上的时候他们经常会很累,所以我们家孩子早上起来第一件事就是做作业。
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(责编:Midsummer)
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