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The Stepmother Role

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ID: 1685 Upper Intermediate
In this lesson, a concerned mother learns that her daughter is dating a man with a child from a previous marriage. Do you think she's going to happily accept the idea of her daughter becoming a young stepmother? (Hint: no, she's not. Not at all.)
Thu Jun 02 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
情绪 qíngxù mood, emotions
稳定 wěndìng stable
欣赏 xīnshǎng to appreciate
谈得来 tándelái to get along well
妙妙啊，妈妈看你最近情绪不太稳定，是不是有什么心事？
Miàomiao a ，māma kàn nǐ zuìjìn qíngxù bùtài wěndìng ，shì bu shì yǒu shénme xīnshì ？
Hey, Miaomiao. I feel like your moods have been all over the place these days. Is there something on your mind?
妈我没事，您别瞎操心了。
mā wǒ méishì ，nín bié xiā cāoxīn le 。
I'm OK, mom. There's nothing to worry about.
妈就你一个宝贝女儿，能不操心吗?你是不是谈朋友了？
mā jiù nǐ yī ge bǎobèi nǚ\'ér ，néng bù cāoxīn ma ?nǐ shì bu shì tán péngyou le ？
You're my only daughter, honey. How can I not worry about you? Is it that you found a boyfriend?
嗯。正处着呢。
ng4 。zhèng chǔ zhe ne 。
Yeah. We've been seeing each other.
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