《背诵为王》第一册18页

1 Chinese New Year春 节 Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. The exact date of the Spring Festival on the Western calendar changes from year to year. However, Chinese New Year takes place between January 1 and February 19. On the Chinese calendar every year has an animal's name. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race. The first year was named after the rat, the winner. The other eleven years were named according to the order in which the animals arrived in the race. The clever rat jumped onto the ox's back, and then at the end jumped over the ox's head to arrive first! The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of that animal. 对于全世界的华人来说，中国的新年是最重要的节日。人们也称它为春节或农历新年。公历春节的确切日期每年都在变化。但是春节一般都在 1 月 1 日 到 2 月 19 日 之间。在农历中，每年都有一个生肖。这些生肖是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。据传说，这十二个动物举行了一次赛跑，第一年就以获胜者鼠命名，其他十一年就根据动物们到达终点的顺序命名。聪明的鼠跳在牛背上，在最后时刻跳过牛的头顶第一个到达终点！中国人相信在某一年出生的人具有这一年生肖的一些特征。 2 A Teenager's Joke: Guidelines for Doing Schoolwork My school had a policy about homework. Students should not spend more than ninety minutes per night doing homework. This is how I use the time for my work. Fifteen minutes looking for assignment; Eleven minutes calling a friend for the assignment; Twenty three minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and does not like teenagers; Eight minutes in the bathroom; Ten minutes getting a snack; Seven minutes checking the TV Guide; Six minutes telling my parents that the teacher never explained the assignment; Ten minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom or Dad to do the assignment. 有关青少年的一则笑话——做作业的指导方针 我的学校有一项针对作业的政策。学生每天晚上做作业的时间不应该超过九十分钟。以下就是我如何为完成作业而使用这九十分钟的。 花十五分钟找作业； 花十一分钟打电话向同学问作业； 二十三分 钟抱怨 老师为什么总是那么讨厌，为什么不喜欢我们这些十几岁的孩子； 花八分钟在洗手间里； 花十分钟找小吃； 花七分钟查看电视节目预告； 花六分钟告诉父母，老师从没解释过所布置的作业； 花十分钟坐在餐桌旁等妈妈或者爸爸来做作业。 3 The Toad and the Frog癞蛤蟆和青蛙 A toad saw a frog near the road. He was a fat old frog. He sat and moaned and groaned.The toad said, “Do not moan and groan, Mr. Frog. Hop like me. Hop down the road.”So the frog and the toad went down the road to a big oak tree.“I am home,” said the toad. “Come in and I will make tea.”But Mr. Frog said, in a deep croak, “I must not roam far from home. I will be off to my home near the pond.” 一只癞蛤蟆在路边看到一只青蛙。那是只又胖又老的青蛙。他坐在那里呻吟叹息着。癞蛤蟆说：“青蛙先生，不要呻吟叹息了。像我一样跳吧。沿着这条路跳。” 所以青蛙和癞蛤蟆一起沿着小路跳到一棵大橡树下。“我到家了，”癞蛤蟆说，“进来吧，我来泡茶。”但青蛙用低沉的声音说：“我不能在离家远的地方闲逛，我要回我在池塘边上的家。” 4 A Was an Apple Pie（Nursery Rhyme）A是苹果派（童谣一首） A was an apple pie,B bit it,C cut it,D dealt with it,E ate it,F fought for it, G got it,H had it,I inspected it,J jumped for it,K kept it,L longed for it, M mourned for it,N nodded at it,O opened it,P peeped in it,Q quartered it,R ran for it,S stole it,T took it,U upset it,V viewed it,W wanted it, X, Y, Z, and ampersand All wished for a piece in hand. A是苹果派， B咬了它一口， C把它一切两瓣， D处理了它， E吃掉了它， F争到了它， G得到了它， H拥有了它， I检查打量了它， J跳起来抓住了它， K保留了它， L非常渴望得到它， M为它哀悼， N向它点点头， O打开了它， P窥视了它， Q把它分成了四份， R为了它跑， S偷了它， T拿走了它， U把它翻了个身， V仔细看看它， W想要它，X，Y，Z和 & 都希望手上能有一块苹果派。 5 Homestay in the US在美国家庭寄宿 My name is Jenny and I did a homestay in America. When I first met my host mother, Mary, she gave me a big hug. I was really shocked because I had never been hugged before, and I wasn’t sure how to respond. By the time I left America, though, I came to enjoy hugging and being hugged. Shaking hands was also a challenge. My homestay father, Peter, looked at me straight in the eye and squeezed my hand firmly. Both Mary and Peter wanted me to call them by their first names because they, as Americans, like informality. By using first names only, we felt friendlier towards each other. 我叫珍妮，我在美国家庭寄宿。当我第一次见到我要寄宿那家的母亲玛丽时，她热情地拥抱了我。我确实感到非常震惊因为我从来没有被拥抱过，我不知道该如何回应。然而到我要离开美国时，我已经非常喜欢拥抱别人和被别人拥抱了。握手也是个挑战。我寄宿那家的父亲彼特，直视着我的眼睛，紧紧地握我的手。玛丽和彼特都希望我对他们直呼其名，因为美国人一般比较随意。通过直呼其名，我们互相之间感到更加亲切友好。 6 Brothers and Sisters兄弟姐妹 My sister is a year older than me and we've been sharing a room since I was 3 years old. We are very close, but we also fight all the time. Our fights are never serious. I can't remember the cause of our fights now, but they were always over small things. Sometimes it was just over a particular word I used or maybe just because my sister gave my teddy bear a hug and I was unhappy about it. We don't take our fights very seriously as if all the fights are a game. I think it's perfectly okay for kids to fight with their brothers or sisters. Now I'm a teenager, and I even think that they're sweet memories! 我的姐姐比我大一岁，从我三岁起我们就一直合用一个房间。我们非常亲密，但是我们也时常打架。我们打架从来不是认真的。我现在都记不起我们打架的原因，但肯定是因为一些小事。有时候，仅仅是因为我用的某个词，或者是因为姐姐抱了我的玩具熊，而我对此感到生气。我们从来不把打架当真，就好像这只是场游戏。我觉得小孩子和兄弟姐妹们打打闹闹没有什么。现在我已经十几岁了，但我觉得那都是我美好的回忆！ 7 Thirty Days Hath September （Nursery Rhyme） Thirty days hath September, 三十天的是九月（童谣一首） April, June, and November; 四月，六月和十一月； All the rest have thirty-one, 其余的月份都是三十一天， Except for February alone, 除了二月， It has twenty-eight days clear, 二月只有二十八天， And twenty-nine on each Leap Year. 每个闰年二月有二十九天。 8 Two Dumplings两个饺子 A young man had a small business. He worked very hard, and he made a lot of money. One day, he had dinner with a businessman. He wanted the man to become his business partner. When they finished the dinner, there were two dumplings left. The young man told the waitress: "Please pack them in a doggy bag and I'd like to take them home.Soon the businessman decided to work together with the young man. He said, "The young man is great. He has lots of money but he won't waste 一个年轻人做了点小生意。他工作很努力，所以他赚到了许多钱。一天，他和一个商人吃饭。他希望那个人成为他的生意伙伴。当他们吃完饭后，还剩下两个饺子。年轻人告诉服务员小姐：“请把这两个饺子打包，我要带回家去。”很快，这个商人就决定和这个年轻人一起做生意了。他说：“这个年轻人很好。他有很多钱但他不浪费。” 9 A Visit to the City Centre游览市中心 On their first day in the capital, Diana and Peter visited the Old Tower which stood on a hill near the city centre. There were stairs leading to the top, but Diana and Peter decided to take the lift. At the top there was a cofe and a balcony where visitors could stand and enjoy the view. It was magnificent — you could see the whole city, the river and the hills beyond. On their way back from the Tower, Diana and Peter went past the main square in the city centre. They stopped at a stall to have some orange juice, and sat and watched the traffic for a while. The square was very busy, with cars, buses, bicycles and pedestrians going in all directions. In the centre of the square there was a policeman controlling the traffic. 戴安娜和彼特第一天游览了首都市容，去了市中心附近小山上的古塔。古塔有楼梯直通塔顶，但戴安娜和彼特决定乘坐电梯。塔顶有一个咖啡厅和观光平台，游客可以俯瞰市容。这儿的景色很美丽——整座城市尽收眼底，还有远处的河流和群山。在从古塔回来的路上，戴安娜和彼特游览了市中心广场。他们在一个小摊贩前停下喝果汁，坐下小歇一会，观赏街上的车水马龙，广场上小汽车、公共汽车、自行车和行人络绎不绝，广场中心一位警察在指挥交通。 10 Rain, Rain, Go Away（Nursery Rhyme）雨，雨，走开吧（童谣一首） Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day. 雨，雨，走开吧，改天再来吧， Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your face again. 雨，雨，去西班牙吧，不要再出现了。 Rain, rain, pour down,But not a drop on our town. 雨，雨，尽情地下吧，但是一滴也不要下到我们镇上来。 Rain on the green grass, And rain on the tree, 雨下在碧绿的草地上，雨下在树上， And rain on the housetop, But not on me.雨下在房顶上，但不要下在我身上。 Rain, rain, go away, Come again on washing day. 雨，雨，走开吧，洗衣服的那天再来吧。 Rain, rain, go to Germany, And remain there permanently. 雨，雨，去德国吧，永远待在那里吧。 Rain, rain, go away,Come on Martha's wedding day. 11 An Embarrassing Show一次令人难堪的展览 The day of the school science fair had finally arrived, and Lisa was both nervous and excited. She couldn't wait to show off her volcano model at the fair. She might even win the first prize!As Lisa was setting up her volcano, she noticed her friend Alex's project on the table next to hers. Weeks ago, Alex had asked her for help in creating a model of the solar system,and Lisa was glad to help. He never told her he was going to enter it in the Science Fair! His model was painted beautifully in different colours. Finally Alex got the first place and Lisa felt very embarrassed. 学校的科学展览日终于到来了，丽莎既紧张又兴奋。她等不及要在展览会上炫耀她的火山模型。她甚至有可能赢得第一名！正当丽莎组装她的火山时，她注意到旁边桌子上她朋友亚历克斯的设计。几星期前，亚历克斯曾请她帮助他创作一个太阳系的模型，丽莎很乐意地帮助了他。可他从没告诉过她他打算拿它参加科学展览！他的模型色彩鲜艳。最终亚历克斯获得了第一名，丽莎觉得很难堪！ 12 Humour — Things Your Mother Wouldn’t Say "Be good and I'll buy you a motorcycle for your birthday! "How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?" "Don's bother wearing a jacket — it's quite warm out. "Let me smell that shirt — yeah, it's good for another week. "I think a cluttered bedroom is a sign of creativity.? "Yeah, I used to skip school, too.? "Just leave all the lights on...it makes the house more cheery. "Could you turn the music up louder so I can enjoy it, too? 幽默——母亲不会说的话 “你表现好，我就给你买辆摩托车作为生日礼物！” “你怎么能够坐得这么远看电视呢？” “不用麻烦再穿夹克衫了——外面很暖和。” “让我闻闻这件衬衫——好，还可以再穿一个星期。” “我觉得乱七八糟的卧室也是创造力的表现。” “好，我以前也逃过课。” “就让所有的灯都开着吧……这样的房间更令人愉快。” “你可以把音乐开得再响一点吗？这样我也可以欣赏它。” 13 Dogs狗 People often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep.Dogs have been used to aid disabled people for centuries. A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For the majority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old members of the family. 人们总是说狗是人类最好的朋友。几千年来，除了看家外，人类还教会了狗去做许多其他的事，例如，牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的羊群而出名。狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了。导盲犬可以为盲主人引路。现在，人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话。然而，对于大多数人来说，狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友。 14 Detective Work侦探工作 A bank robber stole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector."Yes, sir, I found Johnny Armitage . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldn't make anything out of what he bought. Here's the list." shirt、heavy crowbar 、box of chocolates、shovel、heavy hammer、bunch of flowers. The inspector said, "Good. That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs.Judson to cover her backyard with cement? 一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱。他被抓住送到监狱，但是钱没找到。当他从监狱出来时，他被监视，看他会做什么。这不，侦探正向检察官 报告 软件系统测试报告下载sgs报告如何下载关于路面塌陷情况报告535n,sgs报告怎么下载竣工报告下载 “是的，先生，我发现了强尼·阿米塔基，我跟着他转遍了全镇，但坦白说，我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么。这里是清单。” 衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力 铁铲、大铁锤、一束花,检察官说：“好，这对我很有帮助。你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他的邻居，贾德森老太太用水泥铺院子的吗？” 15 What is Time? （Nursery Rhyme）时间是什么（童谣一首） Time is grain for peasants. 对农民来说，时间就是粮食。 Time is wealth for workers. 对工人来说，时间就是财富。 Time is life for doctors. 对医生来说，时间就是生命。 Time is victory for soldiers. 对士兵来说，时间就是胜利。 Time is knowledge for students. 对学生来说，时间就是知识。 Time is speed for scientists. 对科学家来说，时间就是速度。 Time is money for businessmen. 对企业家来说，时间就是金钱。 Time is everything for all of us. 对我们大家来说，时间就是一切。 Therefore, seize the time of today! 因此，把握今天! 16 Perfect Match绝 配 A rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous.Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?""Son,"the father replies, "I painted the vase." 一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲，因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶，她决定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色。好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的颜色，但是没有一个人调出的颜色能让妇人满意。最后，来了一个油漆匠。他很有信心可以调出合适的颜色。果然妇人对最终的效果感到满意，漆匠也因此成名。几年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交给了儿子。“爸爸，”儿子问，“有件事我想知道。你是如何调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的？”“儿子，”父亲回答，“我把花瓶也一起漆了。” 17 A Barbecue烧 烤 When I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we collected some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, "That's not the right way. I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them." My father helped me make a big fire. 当我还是小孩子的时候，一年夏天我们全家去野营。我们决定在山谷中烧烤，所以我们捡来了一些树枝生火。父亲问我愿不愿意尝试着生火，我很高兴地承担了这项任务。我试着用火柴把木头点燃，但结果都是烟。父亲说：“这样做不对。我来教你如何生火。先用小片的木头，因为它们容易点燃，然后把大些的放在它们上面。”父亲帮我点起了旺旺的火。 18 A Joke—“I stand corrected” 笑话——“我诚恳认错” I have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured, and both legs are exactly the same length now, and he no longer leans. " So" I said, "You didn't believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg? He just looked at me and said, "I stand corrected. 我有一个朋友，他似乎总是微微向左倾斜。这个问 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 曾经非常困扰我，所以我 建议 关于小区增设电动车充电建议给教师的建议PDF智慧城市建议书pdf给教师的36条建议下载税则修订调整建议表下载 他去看医生，检查一下他的腿。几年来，他总是不听我的建议，还说我不正常，但是上星期，他终于去看了医生。果真，医生发现他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一个很快的小手术后，他康复了，现在他的两条腿完全一样长了，他也不再倾斜了。“你看，”我说，“那时我告诉你医生可以治好你的腿时你还不相信我呢。”他看着我说：“我认错了。” 19 Making a Kite 做一个风筝 One day, Paula and Richard decided to make a kite. First they went out and found two straight sticks of the same length. They brought them back home and tied them with a piece of string into the shape of a cross. Then they took some string and used it to tie the four ends of the sticks together. Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued it around the string. They stuck a tail made of paper to one of the corners, and tied a long string to the centre of the kite. On the next windy day, they took the kite to a hill near their house and flew it. 一天，保罗和理查德决定做一个风筝。首先，他们出门找了两根一样长的直木棍。他们把木棍带回家，用一根绳子把它们绑成十字形。然后他们又拿了些绳子，把木棍的四个顶端连在一起。然后，他们把一些颜色鲜艳的纸涂上胶水，粘在风筝的框架上。他们将纸做的尾巴粘在一角，在风筝中间系上一根长绳。在接下来的一个有风的日子里，他们就在家附近的小山上放风筝了。 20 Animals in Danger 濒危动物 Some of the animals and birds in the rainforest, such as monkeys and woodpeckers, live in the treetops. They are always swinging and flying from one tree to another looking for food among the leaves and branches. They even sleep in the treetops so they do not have to come down to the ground. Have you heard that such animals and birds in the rainforests are in danger? Because people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, the animals are losing their homes. Do you know the reasons for it? Yes, people want wood, paper and land. As a result many animals and plants are dying. Some forests are so badly damaged that they become deserts. 一些雨林中的动物和鸟类生活在树顶上，例如猴子和啄木鸟。它们总是从一棵树荡到或飞到另一棵树上，在树叶和树枝间寻找食物。它们甚至在树顶睡觉，所以它们不用到地面上来。你知道吗？雨林中的这些动物正处于危险中。因为人们砍伐了森林中的许多树，动物们失去了家园。你知道人们砍树的原因吗？是的，人们需要木材、纸和土地。所以，许多动物和植物正在消亡。一些森林遭到了严重的破坏，变成了沙漠。 21 English in the World世界上的英语 Some people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is close to one billion. English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies. 有人说英语已不再属于英国人了，它属于全世界。据估计，使用英语的人超过七亿五千万，其中大约有三亿五千万是以英语为母语的人，而其余的人将英语作为官方语言使用。如果我们再加上已经掌握英语到一定程度的人，这个总数将接近十亿。英语，作为进行国际业务和外交的工具，在世界上起着越来越重要的作用。它还在科学、医药、互联网、空中及海洋通信、国际体育赛事、电台电视节目、流行歌曲及电影中发挥着越来越重要的作用。 22 A Friend 朋 友 When you read an English book, you often come across new words. You might try to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you cannot guess the meanings of new words at all, what should you do? You have a good friend then. From him you can learn what a word means, how to pronounce a word, how to use a word, and so on. This friend can always be with you, and you can always ask him to help you. Do you know who this friend is? It is a dictionary. You can learn some important things about words from it, so you must know how to use it. 当你读英语书时，你经常会碰到新单词。你可能试着从你知道的词中猜这些词的意思，但是当你无法猜出这些词的意思时，你该怎么办呢？这时你有一个好朋友。从他那里你可以学到单词的意思、发音及用法等。这个朋友可以经常伴你左右，你可以经常请他帮忙。你知道这个朋友是谁吗？他就是字典。你可以从他那里学习有关词汇的众多重要知识，所以你必须学会如何使用字典。 23 “I Have Never Heard You in Carmen” “我还从未听过你唱卡门” Mark Twain was once invited by a friend to go to the opera. The friend was very rich. He and his wife had their own box at the theatre. During the opera the friend's wife talked all the time. She also talked rather loudly. She talked so much that it was often difficult for Mark Twain to listen to the opera. Toward the end of the opera she turned to Mark Twain and said, "Oh, my dear Mark Twain, I do want you to be with us again next Friday night. I'm sure you will like it — the opera will be Carmen." "Thank you very much," said Mark Twain. "That will be fine. I have never heard you in Carmen." 有一次，一个朋友邀请马克·吐温去看歌剧。这个朋友很有钱。他和他的妻子在剧院有自己的包厢。看歌剧时，朋友的妻子一直在说话。她说话的声音还挺大。她的话那么多，马克·吐温根本听不清歌剧。歌剧临近结束时，她转而对马克·吐温说：“噢，我亲爱的马克·吐温，我真的想让你再和我们一起度过下周五。我保证你会喜欢的——下周的歌剧是《卡门》。”“非常感谢，”马克·吐温说。“想来会很好。我还从未听过你唱《卡门》。” 24 Learning English in England在英国学英语 I came to England last summer. I have been in England for eleven months. I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave for China next month. At first it was very difficult for me to communicate with other people in English. Now I can speak English much better, and even understand English television, because I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates have helped me a lot. I have lots of English friends now. Some of them have even invited me for dinner at their houses. They are interested to learn about China and Chinese people. Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how little I know about my own country. 去年夏天，我来到英国。现在我在英国已经待了十一个月了。我将很快结束在英国的学习，下个月我就将回中国了。一开始，我觉得很难用英语和别人交流。现在我英语说得好多了，甚至可以看懂英语电视，这是因为我学习很努力，老师和同学对我的帮助也很大。现在我有许多英国朋友。一些朋友甚至邀请我去他们家吃饭。他们对中国和中国人很感兴趣。每当他们问我许多问题时，我才意识到自己对祖国的了解是如此之少。 25 The Hare and the Tortoise 兔子和乌龟 One day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run. "I can beat anyone !"cried he. "Will one of you try a race with me ?""I will, ?said the tortoise. "You ?laughed the hare. "Oh, oh, how funny?" Save your laughing for the end of the race,? said the tortoise. So a starting line was made, and away they went. The hare ran fast and was soon far ahead, so he sat down to rest. By the time the tortoise came up, the hare was sleeping. On and on went the tortoise, and when the hare looked up at last, it was too late. There sat the tortoise by the sign that said: The End. 一天，兔子正在向其他动物炫耀他能跑得很快。“我能跑过任何人。”他喊道。“你们有谁想和我比一比吗？”“我。”乌龟说。 “你！”兔子笑道，“哦，哦，太滑稽了！” “留着到比赛结束后笑吧。”乌龟说。他们划了条起跑线，出发了。兔子跑得飞快，很快就跑到了前面，所以他坐下来休息。等到乌龟赶上来时，他睡着了。乌龟一直往前走，当兔子最后醒来时，已经太晚了。乌龟坐在一块牌子旁，上面写着： 终点。 26 Helping Parents 帮助父母 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 a