美國文化脫口秀 第337期:中美媽媽區(qū)別大,但是母愛都偉大

星期天是母親節(jié)，今天Spencer和Jenny聊聊自己的媽媽。從中看出，中美母親育兒區(qū)別大，但偉大的母愛確是一樣的!媽媽們，Happy Mother's Day!

關(guān)鍵詞：

When is Mother's Day? 母親節(jié)是什么時候?

Second Sunday of May: 五月的第二個星期天

Date: 日期，幾月幾號

Day: 星期幾

A mother's love is universal: 母愛全天下都一樣

Motherly instincts: 母性

Parenting style: 育兒風格

媽寶

You're such a sweet son: 你真是個貼心的兒子

Mama's boy: 媽寶, 指男生

Daddy's girl: 爸爸的小甜心

If someone calls you a 'mama's boy', it might mean you're a wimp：如果別人叫你媽寶，可能覺得你有點兒窩囊

Now I'm a grown man and I can say with confidence that I'm a mama's boy, because I love her：但現(xiàn)在我長大成人了，我可以自信地說，我是個mama's boy, 因為我愛我媽媽

中美媽媽區(qū)別大,但是母愛都偉大

寵愛媽媽

Typical Mother's Day traditions：母親節(jié)慶祝方式

The dad and the kids will get up early, make mom breakfast, and bring it to her in bed on a tray: 爸爸和孩子早起，給媽媽做早餐，用托盤送到她床上

It's possible it'll happen, but it's very picturesque, like a movie scene: 有可能會發(fā)生，但這更像是個電影橋段，太完美了

Maybe you'll make her breakfast or take her out to lunch: 也許你會為她做早餐或打她出去吃午餐

It's her day: 這一天是她的日子

Pamper3 your mom: 寵愛媽媽

Spa treatment: 做Spa

Carnation4: 康乃馨

Transliteration: 音譯

“直升機媽媽”

We're generalizing, but American mothers usually give their kids a little more freedom than Chinese mothers：我們有點以偏概全，但總體來說，美國母親給孩子的自由可能比中國母親多

Stereotype: 臉譜化印象

Hands-on: 很細致、凡事包辦

Micromanaging: 管得很細

Breathing down your neck: 不斷在你耳邊嘮叨

Nag: 嘮叨

My mom nags me: 我媽總嘮叨我

Don't be such a nag: 別再嘮叨了

Loquacious: 啰嗦，話特別多

Helicopter parents: 直升飛機父母， 形容很不放心孩子，事事都照顧、都管的父母

自由派媽媽

I had hippie parents, and they gave me a lot of freedom: 我爸媽是嬉皮士，給我很多自由

My mom wasn't strict at all: 我媽一點都不嚴格

Unconditional love: 無條件的愛

She gave me the freedom to basically do whatever I wanted: 她給我自由，幾乎想干什么就干什么

If I made a bad decision, she would give me her opinion: 如果我做錯了，她會給我她的意見

She gave me the freedom to choose and explore on my own: 她給我自由，自己去發(fā)現(xiàn)、探索

管學習

Did your mom give you any academic pressure? 你媽給你學業(yè)壓力嗎?

No, neither of my parents gave me any academic pressure: 我爸媽都沒給我學業(yè)壓力

If I got bad grades, they'd say "You know you should do better": 如果我成績差，他們會說“你明白自己要努力”

But my mom thought sports were important: 但我媽媽覺得運動很重要

She signed me up for many different sports classes: 她讓我參加了好多體育項目

Wrestling: 摔交

Kung fu: 功夫

My mom also got me a drum set: 我媽媽還給我買了一套架子鼓

管教風格

Discipline children: 管教孩子

How did your mom discipline you? 你媽媽以前怎么管教你?

Hit: 打

Spank: 打屁股

Scold: 罵

Talk back: 頂嘴

It's more common for American kids to talk back: 在美國，孩子頂嘴比較普遍

I still debate and argue with my mom: 我現(xiàn)在還是會和媽媽爭論、斗嘴

But I love her：但我很愛她

Filial piety is important: 孝順父母很重要