英语访谈对话 490 The Time Change

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　　Steven: That is correct, yeah.

　　Todd: OK. I'm just curious. What is it like being a father?

　　Steven: Ah, right. OK, well, I think if I first of all talk about what it was like not being a father, being me and not being a father. I think I used to make the most of my free time, well in fact I didn't make the most of my free time. I was a very lazy person. I was an incredible¹ time waster, so I would have all of this free time to make use of and I would probably just sit in front of the TV, or I'd probably go to a pub² and drink, but anyway I took my time for granted³. I thought I have this time. It wasn't such a precious⁴ thing for me. I had so much of it.

　　Once I became a father, suddenly my time disappeared but strangely enough, now that I've become a father and I've, it's taught me to appreciate the time I have. My time is now very limited. My work has become busier but I actually make much more use of my time now than when I did so much of it. It's kind of strange.

　　Todd: And how many children do you have?

　　Steven: Ah, two. BOys,

　　Todd: Oh, two boys.

　　Steven: Yep, they're both still very young. They keep us very busy. The eldest⁵ is four and the youngest is three.

　　Todd: Wow!

　　Steven: So they need, they still need quite a lot of attention.

　　Todd: Yeah, so when you first have kids do you lose a lot of sleep? I'm always worried that I won't be able to sleep.

　　Steven: Well, something that carried over from my previous lifestyle was an ability to sleep very well, and, um, fortunately I have a very understanding wife so if the children woke up, yeah, well because I had to work my wife was, my wife tended to be responsible⁶. She would look after the children if they woke up during the evening, during the night, sorry, and I'm such a good sleeper⁷ that even if they were crying incredibly loudly I could just go back to sleep. I don't think there are many fathers like me. I've spoken to some other fathers and they don't have the same talent as I do.

　　Todd: Oh, well, thanks Steven.

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