中级英语听力教程Lesson 6 How It Feels When Parents DivorceWord文档格式.docx

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mwithhimeveryweekend.AndIreallylookforwardtotheweekendsbecauseit'

skindoflikeabreak-it'

slikegoingtoDisneylandbecausethere'

snosetschedule,no"

Behomebyfive-thirty"

kindof 

stuff.It'

sopen.It'

sfree.Andmyfatherisalwaysbuyingmepresents.

MyMomgotremarriedanddivorcedagain,soI'

vegonethroughtwo 

divorces 

sofar.Andmyfather'

salsogottenremarried-tosomeoneIdon'

tgetalongwithallthatwell.It'

sallmademefeelthatpeopleshouldn'

tgetmarried-theyshouldjustlivetogetherandmaketheirownagreement.Then,ifthingsgetbad,theydon'

thavetogetdivorcedandhirelawyersand 

sue 

eachother.And.evenmoreimportant,theydon'

thavetoenduphatingeachother.

I'

dsaythattheworstpartofthedivorceisthemoneyproblem.It'

sbeenhardonmyMombecauselotsoftimesshecan'

tpayherbills,anditmakesherangrywhenIstaywithmyfatherandhebuysmethings.Shegetsmadandsaysthingslike"

Ifhecanbuyyouthingslikethis,thenheshouldbeabletopayme."

AndIfeelcaughtinthemiddlefortworeasons;

first,Ican'

treallyenjoywhatevermyDaddoesgetforme,andsecond,Idon'

tknowwhotobelieve.MyDad'

ssaying,"

Idon'

treally 

owe 

heranymoney,"

andmyMom'

ssayinghedoes.SometimesIfightformyMomandsometimesIfightformyDad,butIwishthey'

dleavemeoutofit 

completely.

InalotofwaysIwishmyMomwouldgetremarried,becausethenshewouldn'

thavetoworrysomuchabout 

finances.ButI'

msorrythatmyDadgotremarried,becauseIfeelleftoutalotoftimes.AndonethingIreallyworryaboutisthatIthinktheywanttohaveababy,andIknowthatiftheydo,itwillbejustlikea 

replacement 

forme.

That'

sbecauseIonlyseemyDadonweekends,andsincehewouldseethebabymorethanhe'

dseeme,he'

dprobablygrowtolikeitmorethanhelikesme.ItcouldbealotlikewhathappenedwithmydogSpunkur.

I'

vehadhimforaboutsixyearsandI'

vealwayssaidI'

llneverloveanydogasmuchasIlovehim.Well,ayearagoIpickedupalittleblackLabrador 

puppy 

fromthepound,andnowIfindI'

mnotasfriendlywithSpunkurasIusedtobe.AndIthinkSpunkurfeels 

jealous,justlikeIwouldifmyDadandmystepmotherhadababy.

MyDadsaiditwouldn'

tbethatway,thatwe'

dbeawholefamilyandI'

dhavealittlebrotherorsister,whichwouldbealotoffun,butItoldhim,"

Look,bythetimethekidisoldehouglitotalk,I'

llbeoutofcollege.I'

mnotgoingtohaveanythingtodowithababy.Youknowthatit'

sjustareplacementforme!

"

IfIlived'

full-timewithmyDad,itwouldprobablybeeasierformetoacceptahabybecausewe'

dbeonanequalfooting,butI'

dratherstaywithmyMom,wherelifeisnormal-wherewe

livelikemostpeoplelive,withbreakfastatbreakfasttimeanddinneratd;

nnertime.Idomyhomework,playwithmyfriends-it'

sallthewaylifeshouldbe.IfIlivedwithmyDad,itmightbemorefunattimes,butIwouldgocrazy.Iwouldn'

twanttobebroughtupthatway.

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IguessthemainreasonIwasmadatDaddywasbecauseitallmademymothersounhapp.y,andIendedupfeelingsorryforbothofthem-mymotherbecauseshewasstrugglingtomakeendsmeet,andmyDadbecausehecouldn'

treallydomuchaboutit.

Eventhoughmyparents 

separated 

morethanthreeyearsago,it'

sstillvery 

vivid 

inmymindandIdoubtifI'

lleverforgetthewayIfeltatthetime.Yet,asawfulasitwas,Ineverhopedthey'

dgetbacktogether.AndnowIthinkI'

ddieiftheydid,becauseitwouldbeso 

awkward 

forrne.

Ithinkthey'

rebothmuchhappiernow,.andit'

sobvioustomethattheybothleadtotallydifferentlives.SincethebreakupI'

vebeenabletoseemyparents'

truecolors'

especiallymymother'

s.I'

veseenasideofherthatIneversawbefore.Whenshewasmarried,sheandDaddyweretheperfectcouple,alwaysquiet,talkingabout 

dignified 

things,andtheywouldneverlaughoranything.

Nowadaysmymotherisalwayshappyandggy.Anotherwayshe'

schangedisthatshealwaysusedtohideherproblemsfrommebutnowshe'

smore 

apt 

todiscussthings.Ithinkshe'

smorerelaxed-andso'

smyDad.

Bothofmyparentsstarteddatingotherpeoplerightaway,andIthinkthey'

llbothgetremarriedeventually,whichisfinewithme.Theydon'

tdiscusstheirloveliveswithmeallthatmuch,butofcourseI'

mnotblind.Forexample,onenightIhadasleep-overatafriend'

shouseandthenextmorningIcamehomeearlierthanI'

dplannedto.

Well,Ijuststormedintomymother'

sbedroom,andthe