照顧老人
兄弟姐妹商量怎麼分擔。
- 對方
Mum cannot manage the stairs now.
媽現在爬不了樓梯了。
- 你
How often does she need help?
她多久需要幫一次?
- 對方
Most days, at least in the morning.
基本每天,至少上午。
- 你
I can come three days a week.
我一週能來三天。
- 對方
That would take real pressure off.
那真的能減輕不少壓力。
- 你
Should we look into paid care?
要不要考慮請護工?
- 對方
Maybe, but she resists the idea.
也許吧,不過她不願意。
- 你
Let us talk to her together.
我們一起和她談。
這段裡的詞
- cannot不能
- manage應付;管理
- stairs樓梯
- often多久一次;經常
- need需要
- help幫助
- most最;大多數
- days天
- least最少
- morning早上
- come來
- three三
- week周
- take拿;帶;花(時間)
- real真正的
- pressure壓力
- look看;看起來
- paid付錢(過去式)
- care照顧;在意
- maybe也許
- resists抗拒
- idea主意
- talk聊;談
- together一起