Helping Parents

Parents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's say that your mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other ways of expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at you, scream at your dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you.

Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling his or her anger: Don't make it worse. Angry people can have trouble thinking clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till your parent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, and try to explain how the anger is affecting you.

中文譯文

幫助父母

父母常常因為他們生活中的煩惱而生氣。我們舉個例子，比如你媽媽對她的上司不滿。假如她沒有其他方法發(fā)泄她的情緒，她就可能回到家沖你大聲嚷嚷，對你爸爸大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至對你說一些難聽的話。

當你身邊的大人控制不住他們的怒火時，你應付的方法是：別讓情況變得更糟糕。生氣的人很難保持思維清晰，所以不要做，也不要說任何會使事情變得更糟的事或話。先等你的父母平靜下來，然后再心平氣和地和他們談，并想辦法說明他們的怒火是如何影響你的。

Vocabulary

yell 大叫，呼喊 scream 尖聲喊叫 handle 處理 adult 成年人

cool off 平靜下來 tone 語氣 affect 影響