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Time-out【譯】超時【單詞】Time-out 原型：time-out 名詞 ['tahym-'out]['tam'at] n. 暫停；休息時間
Mildred went to pick up her son Bill from school one afternoon.【譯】一天下午，米爾德裡德去學校接兒子比爾。【單詞】Mildred n. 米爾德裡德(女子名)【單詞】pick 動詞原形 [pik][pk] v. 拾；撿；挑選；採摘；找茬；偶然學到 n. 拾；撿；選擇；採摘；精華【單詞】afternoon 名詞 [af-ter-'noon][ɑft'nun] n. 下午【專有名詞】Bill [bil][bl] n. 比爾(男子名)
When she got to the school, Mildred noticed that Bill looked upset.【譯】當她到學校時，米爾德裡德注意到比爾看起來很沮喪。【單詞】noticed 原型：notice 動詞過去式 ['noh-tis]['nts] vt. 注意；留心；通知 n. 通知；注意；布告【單詞】upset 動詞過去分詞 [verb, adjective uhp-'set; noun 'uhp-set][p'set] adj. 心煩的；苦惱的；不安的；不適的 v. 推翻；翻倒；顛覆；打亂；使心煩 n. 混亂；推翻
He was pouting and did not want to look at her.【譯】他撅著嘴，不想看她。
"What's wrong?" she asked him.【譯】「怎麼了？」她問他。
"I got in trouble," Bill said in a low voice.【譯】「我遇到麻煩了，」比爾低聲說。
"What happened?"【譯】「怎麼了？」【單詞】happened 原型：happen 動詞過去式 ['hap-uhn]['hpn] vi. 發生；碰巧；出現；偶遇
Mildred asked gently.【譯】米爾德裡德輕輕地問。【單詞】gently 副詞 ['jen-tl]['dentli] adv. 輕輕地；溫柔地，文雅地，有禮貌地；和緩地；高貴地
"I got put in time-out for grabbing a toy from Mary," Bill said.【譯】比爾說：「我因為從瑪麗那裡搶到玩具而被罰了「超時」。【單詞】grabbing 原型：grab 動名詞 [grab][ɡrb] v. 抓住；攫取 n. 抓取物；抓【單詞】toy 名詞 [toi][t] n. 玩具【專有名詞】Mary ['mair-ee]['mri] n. 聖母瑪利亞；瑪麗（女子名）
Mildred wasn't sure what a time-out was.【譯】米爾德裡德不知道什麼是超時。
She knew that time-outs were called in sports whenever a player was injured but she wasn't sure how that would be used in a kindergarten classroom.【譯】她知道，每當運動員受傷時，體育比賽都會暫停比賽，但她不知道在幼兒園的教室裡會如何使用。【單詞】sports 原型：sport 動詞一般現在時（第三人稱單數） [spawrt, spohrt][spt] n. 運動；體育 vi. 嬉戲；炫耀；戲弄 adj. 運動的；戶外穿戴的【單詞】whenever 從屬連詞 [hwen-'ev-er, wen-, hwuhn-, wuhn-][wen'ev] adv. 無論何時 conj. 每當；無論何時；隨時【單詞】player 名詞 ['pley-er]['ple] n. 比賽者；演奏者；演員；播放器；遊戲的人【單詞】injured 原型：injure 動詞過去分詞 ['in-jer]['nd] vt. 傷害；損害；損傷【單詞】kindergarten 名詞 ['kin-der-gahr-tn, -dn]['kndɡɑtn] n. 幼兒園【單詞】classroom 名詞 ['klas-room, -room, 'klahs-]['klɑsrum] n. 教室；課堂
Mildred was sure though that her son grabbing a toy from a classmate was not correct.【譯】雖然米爾德雷德確信她兒子從同學手裡抓玩具是不對的。【單詞】correct 形容詞 [kuh-'rekt][k'rekt] adj. 正確的；得體的 v. 改正；糾正
The next day when Mildred took Bill to school, she stopped the teacher.【譯】第二天，米爾德裡德帶比爾上學時，她攔住了老師。【單詞】teacher 名詞 ['tee-cher]['tit] n. 教師
She asked the teacher to explain what a time-out was.【譯】她請老師解釋什麼是超時。【單詞】explain 動詞原形 [ik-'spleyn][k'splen] v. 說明；解釋
Mildred told the teacher that Bill was very upset about the time-out he had the day before.【譯】米爾德裡德告訴老師比爾對前一天的超時感到很不安。
The teacher explained that time-out was a discipline tool she used in the classroom.【譯】老師解釋說，超時是她在課堂上使用的一種紀律工具。【單詞】discipline 名詞 ['dis-uh-plin]['dspln] n. 紀律；訓練；學科 vt. 訓練；懲罰【單詞】tool 名詞 [tool][tul] n. 工具；用具；手段；被利用者 vt. 用工具加工 vi. 使用工具
When she saw Bill grab the toy from Mary, she told him to go into time-out.【譯】當她看到比爾從瑪麗手裡搶走玩具時，她叫他進入暫停狀態。
Time-out is a chair next to the teacher's desk where a student has to sit quietly when they do something wrong.【譯】課餘時間是老師辦公桌旁的一張椅子，學生做錯事情時必須安靜地坐著。【用法】have to do sth. 表示「必須」、「不得不」、「只好」、「（被迫）很勉強」去做某事，後面跟動詞原形，與情態動詞 must 近義但區別在於：have to 表示客觀的需要，must 表示說話人主觀上的看法，既主觀上的必要。例句：My brother was very ill, so I had to call the doctor in the middle of the night. 我弟弟病得很厲害，我只得半夜裡把醫生請來。(客觀上需要做這件事) He said that they must work hard. 他說他們必須努力工作。（主觀上要做這件事）【單詞】chair 名詞 [chair][te] n. 椅子；(會議的)主席 vt. 主持；當 …… 的主席【單詞】desk 名詞 [desk][desk] n. 書桌；服務臺；櫃檯；部門；小臺架【單詞】student 名詞 ['stood-nt, 'styood-]['stjudnt] n. 學生；學者【單詞】sit 動詞原形 [sit][st] v. 坐；棲息；使就座 n. 坐；棲息【單詞】quietly 副詞 ['kwahy-it]['kwatli] adv. 安靜地；悄悄地；平靜地
"They aren't kicked out of the classroom, just taken out of the immediate situation so they can reflect on what they did wrong," the teacher explained.【譯】老師解釋說：「他們不是被趕出教室，只是被帶出了緊急狀態，這樣他們才能反思自己做錯了什麼。」。【單詞】kicked 原型：kick 動詞過去式 [kik][kk] v. 踢；反衝 n. 踢；反衝；後座力【單詞】immediate 形容詞 [ih-'mee-dee-it]['midit] adj. 直接的；最接近的；立即的；目前的【單詞】reflect 動詞原形 [ri-'flekt][r'flekt] v. 反映；反射；反省；歸咎；顯示
Mildred thought it was an interesting way to teach self-control to little kids.【譯】米爾德雷德認為這是一個有趣的方式來教孩子們自我控制。【單詞】teach 動詞原形 [teech][tit] vt. 教；教導；教授；教訓 vi. 給予指導【單詞】self-control 名詞 ['self-kuhn-'trohl, self-][self kn'trl] n. 克己；自製，自我調節 self-【單詞】kids 原型：kid 名詞複數形式 [kid][kd] n. 小孩；年輕人
"Can I use this at home?"【譯】「我可以在家裡用這個嗎？」
Mildred asked the teacher.【譯】米爾德裡德問老師。
"Of course!" the teacher said.【譯】「當然！」老師說。【短語】of course 當然
Later that night, Mildred got into an argument with her husband for something.【譯】那天晚上晚些時候，米爾德裡德和她丈夫為某事發生了爭執。
In the middle of the argument she slammed her hand on the kitchen counter.【譯】爭論進行到一半時，她猛地把手拍在廚房的櫃檯上。【單詞】slammed 原型：slam 動詞過去式 [slam][slm] v. 砰地關上；猛放；猛烈攻擊 n. 砰然聲；猛烈抨擊 n. 滿貫【單詞】kitchen 名詞 ['kich-uhn]['ktn] n. 廚房；灶間；(全套)炊具【單詞】counter 名詞 ['koun-ter]['kant] n. 櫃檯；籌碼；計數器；反駁 adj. 相反的 adv. 與…相反地 v. 反對；反擊
"Mommy, you need a time-out," Bill said.【譯】「媽媽，你需要被判罰超時一次，」比爾說。