VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R]

writing next class on “is it harder to be a teenager or a parent?”

Vocabulary

1. agree= think yes 同意
ex: do you agree with the reading?
ex: do you agree that it’s harder to be parents?

I try to be a good son, but no matter how hard I try, my parents never seem to be satisfied. They think I should be a better son. They think I should eat healthier food. I should wear nicer clothes, and I should get better grades. And according to them, my hair should be shorter, my room should be neater, and my friends should be more polite when they come to visit. You know… it isn’t easy being a teenager.

We try to be good parents, but no matter how hard we try, our children never seem to be satisfied. They think we should be better parents. They we should wear more fashionable clothes, we should drive a newer car, and we should listen to more interesting music. And according to them, we should be more sympathetic when they talk about their problems, we would be friendlier when their friends come to visit, and we should be more understanding when they come home late on Saturday night, you know… it isn’t easy being parents.