哥伦布英语 第 26 课：Helping Parents 帮助父母

Parents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. 父母常常因为他们生活中的烦恼而生气。

Let's say that your mother is not happy about her boss. 我们举个例子，比如你妈妈对她的上司不满。

If she doesn't have other ways of expressing her emotions, 假如她没有其他方法发泄她的情绪，

she might come home and yell at you, scream at your dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you. 她就可能回到家冲你大声嚷嚷，对你爸爸大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至对你说一些难听的话。

Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling his
or her anger: 当你身边的大人控制不住他们的怒火时，你应付的方法是：

Don't make it worse. 别让情况变得更糟糕。

Angry people can have trouble thinking clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. 生气的人很难保持思维清晰，所以不要做，也不要说任何会使事情变得更糟的事或话。

Wait till your parent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, 先等你的父母平静下来，然后再心平气和地和他们谈，

and try to explain how the anger is affecting you. 并想办法说明他们的怒火是如何影响你的。