Part 2 A Heart to Heart with Mom
生活聊吧
Jesse： Hey Mom！
Mom： Hey Jes， how are you doing？
Jesse： ①Can’t complain. How about you？
Mom： Same old， same old.
Jesse： ②Well， you know what they say—no news is good news.
Mom： Ha ha， this is from the family news anchor.
Jesse： Except， as you may or may not remember， I’m not the 1）anchor anymore， due to visa issues.
Mom： I thought you cleared all those up.
Jesse： Yes and no. It’s a long story…
Mom： ③I’ve got all the time in the world.
Jesse： Fine. But the truth is I’d rather not get into it.
Mom： Why’s that？
Jesse： Cuz I just don’t wanna. ④Geez Mom， what’s with the third degree？
Mom： Sorry. I’m not trying to investigate you.⑤It’s just that we only Skype once a week， so when we do talk I like to be kept in the loop， so to speak.
Jesse： OK， but let’s change the subject. Lemme think， what else has 2）transpired of late.
Mom： No hurry. I just love to see your face and hear your voice.
Jesse： Yeah， yeah， yeah…Well， Joni， the interview queen， is deciding which new job to take right now.
Mom： Oh yeah？ Are there some good offers on the table？
Jesse： A few. She’s in the process of weighing all the pros and cons. ⑥It’s a tough decision， and I know she doesn’t take it lightly. She doesn’t wanna rush to judgment or anything.
Mom： That’s very mature and responsible of her. ⑦Perhaps you could pick up a few pointers from your better half.
Jesse： That’s an understatement.⑧And rather ironic， considering that I’m somewhat of a cradle robber…
Mom： Yeah， but not really. There isn’t that much of an age difference between the two of you.
Jesse： But the Chinese have a great saying that deals with this exact subject. I think it roughly translates into English as “The old cow eats the fresh grass.”