Intermediate - Parent/Teacher Meeting (C0302)

张老师，你好。我儿子最近表现好吗？
Zhāng Lǎoshī ，nǐhǎo 。wǒ érzi zuìjìn biǎoxiàn hǎo ma ？
Hello Teacher Zhang. Has my son been doing all right lately?

总的来说还可以。成绩进步了。就是有时候比较顽皮，上课不专心。
zǒngdeláishuō hái kěyǐ 。chéngjì jìnbù le 。jiùshì yǒushíhou bǐjiào wánpí ，shàngkè bù zhuānxīn 。
In general, not bad. His grades have improved. It’s just that sometimes he is a bit naughty. He doesn’t concentrate in class.

是啊，男孩子总是比较好动。他的性格就是这样。不过，成绩有进步是最重要的。
shì ā ，nánháizǐ zǒngshì bǐjiào hàodòng 。tā de xìnggé jiùshì zhèyàng 。bùguò ，chéngjì yǒu jìnbù shì zuì zhòngyāo de 。
That’s true, boys are always more active. That’s my son’s personality. But the most important thing is that his grades have improved.

但是他的顽皮很容易影响学习。现在学的内容比以前难，上课时一定要注意听讲。否则会跟不上。
dànshì tā de wánpí hěn róngyì yǐngxiǎng xuéxí 。xiànzài xué de nèiróng bǐ yǐqián nán ，shàngkè shí yīdìng yào zhùyì tīngjiǎng 。fǒuzé huì gēnbushàng 。
But his misbehavior can easily influence his studies. What we are studying now is harder than before, and during class it is essential to pay attention to what is being taught. Otherwise, he won’t be able to keep up.

老师说得对。我回家要好好教育他，让他自觉遵守纪律，听老师的话。不过有时候，性格很难改。
lǎoshī shuō de duì 。wǒ huíjiā yào hǎohāo jiàoyù tā ，ràng tā zìjué zūnshǒu jìlǜ ，tīng lǎoshī de huà 。bùguò yǒushíhou ，xìnggé hěn nán gǎi 。
You are right. When I get home I will give him a good talking to about being more aware of and abiding by the rules in class, and to pay attention to what you are teaching. But sometimes it’s very difficult to change one’s personality.

家长的配合很重要。你最好严肃地跟他谈一谈，这是为他好。
jiāzhǎng de pèihé hěn zhòngyào 。nǐ zuìhǎo yánsù de gēn tā tán yi tán ，zhè shì wèi tā hǎo 。
The cooperation of the parents is very important. It would be best if you had a serious talk with him. It is for his own good.

你说得对，我们有时候太宠他了。是要改一改。
nǐ shuō de duì ，wǒmen yǒushíhou tài chǒng tā le 。shì yào gǎi yi gǎi 。
You’re right. Sometimes we spoil him too much. We need to make some changes.

不好意思，今天家长会时间不多了，有什么问题，请随时打我电话。
bùhǎoyìsi ，jīntiān jiāzhǎnghuì shíjiān bù duō le ，yǒu shénme wèntí ，qǐng suíshí dǎ wǒ diànhuà 。
I’m sorry, but we don’t have much time for the Parent-Teacher Meeting today. If you have any questions, please give me a call anytime.

好的，好的。老师您辛苦了。
hǎo de ，hǎo de 。lǎoshī nín xīnkǔ le 。
All right. Thank you for your hard work, teacher.

Vocabulary

表现	biǎoxiàn	performance
总的来说	zǒngdeláishuō	generally speaking
进步	jìnbù	to improve
顽皮	wánpí	naughty
专心	zhuānxīn	concentrate
好动	hàodòng	very active
听讲	tīngjiǎng	listen
否则	fǒuzé	otherwise
跟不上	gēnbushàng	to be unable to keep up
自觉	zìjué	to be aware
遵守	zūnshǒu	to abide by
纪律	jìlǜ	rules
配合	pèihé	cooperation
严肃	yánsù	sternly
宠	chǒng	to spoil
偏向	piānxiàng	be partial to
年代	niándài	age; era
专一	zhuān yī	be single-minded; concentrated
中立	zhōnglì	neutrality
语境	yǔjìng	context
教训	jiàoxun	lecture sb.
主动	zhǔdòng	active
规定	guīdìng	set rules
部队	bùduì	army; troops
儒家思想	rújiāsīxiǎng	Confucian thought