It was a really easy way to make money.All I had to do was sit in my neighbour's house and look after the kids.That was the easy bit, because the kids were usually asleep in bed.The parents would give me a lot of money for watching DVDs and eating snacks.When I was even younger, I liked it when my babysitter came round.She would always play games with us and let us stay up late.She would send us to bed just before my parents came home.I know in some countries, babysitting isn't so common.It isn't part of the culture.I suppose that's not such a bad thing.I read a lot in the papers nowadays about babysitters hitting the children because they don't sleep.That's really bad.
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Babysitting
I loved babysitting when I was younger.
Me encantaba cuidar niños cuando era más joven.
It was a really easy way to make money.
Era una forma realmente fácil de ganar dinero.
All I had to do was sit in my neighbour’s house and look after the kids.
Todo lo que tenía que hacer era sentarme en la casa de mi vecino y cuidar de los niños.
私がしなければならなかったのは、隣人の家に座って子供たちの面倒を見ることだけでした。
That was the easy bit, because the kids were usually asleep in bed.
Eso fue lo fácil, porque los niños solían dormir en la cama.
子供は通常ベッドで寝ていたので、それは簡単なことでした。
The parents would give me a lot of money for watching DVDs and eating snacks.
Los padres me daban mucho dinero por ver DVD y comer bocadillos.
When I was even younger, I liked it when my babysitter came round.
私がさらに若かったとき、ベビーシッターが来たときに好きでした。
She would always play games with us and let us stay up late.
Ella siempre jugaba con nosotros y nos dejaba quedarnos despiertos hasta tarde.
彼女はいつも私たちと一緒にゲームをしていて、遅くまで起きていました。
She would send us to bed just before my parents came home.
Nos mandaba a la cama justo antes de que mis padres volvieran a casa.
I know in some countries, babysitting isn’t so common.
Sé que en algunos países el cuidado de niños no es tan común.
It isn’t part of the culture.
No es parte de la cultura.
I suppose that’s not such a bad thing.
Supongo que eso no es tan malo.
I read a lot in the papers nowadays about babysitters hitting the children because they don’t sleep.
Leo mucho en los periódicos hoy en día sobre las niñeras que golpean a los niños porque no duermen.
私は最近、ベビーシッターが眠らないために子供にぶつかるという論文をよく読んでいます。
That’s really bad.
Es realmente malo.
