A:I don't know how John can put up with his son, who fools around without working.
我不知道约翰为什么能容忍他的儿子整天不工作,瞎混日子。
B:He's out of John's hands. Nothing he can do about such a black sheep.
他不服约翰的管教,对这样一个败家子,约翰无可奈何。
A:If I were him, I would give him a good talking-to. I would insist on his stopping fooling around like that.
如果我是约翰,我会教训他一顿,坚持不能让他再这么瞎混了。
注释:
1.put up with:容忍,忍受
2.fool around:闲逛;荒废时间
3.a black sheep,败家子,害群之马