Passive resistance like this lasted for a while, then Amanda discovered that Papa began to change his attitude. Often he would forcibly restrain his own temper, patiently explaining texts first in English, then gradually throwing in simple Chinese.
這樣消極抵抗了一段日子，小茜發現爸爸開始改變態度，每次他都會忍住脾氣，耐心地先用英文解釋課文，後來慢慢用一些簡單的中文。