[03:45.41]我爸爸坚持自己支付帐单，自己照顾自己！
[03:48.28]A: That sounds like my Grandmother. She was always stubbornly independent.
[03:51.52]那听起来倒像我奶奶。她总是极其自立。
[03:54.76]B: It seems that folks like my father
[03:56.89]好像像我爸爸
[03:59.02]and your grandmother are determined to be on their own.
[04:01.54]和你奶奶那样的人注定是要自力更生的。
[04:04.06]A: They see their independence as a kind of character strength.
[04:06.74]他们把他们的独立性看作是一种性格坚强。
[04:09.42]B: Sometimes they are too independent.
[04:11.55]有时候他们也太独立了。
[04:13.68]A:I saw an interesting program on TV last night.
[04:16.65]昨晚我在电视上看了一个很有趣的节目。
[04:19.63]It was about elderly people.
[04:21.60]是关于老年人。
[04:23.58]B:And what did the program say?
[04:25.40]那么节目上都说了些什么？
[04:27.23]A: It said that people with a positive attitude tend to live longer and happier.
[04:30.71]节目上说，一个态度积极的人似乎可以活得长久一些，快乐一些。
[04:34.18]B:I think that many physicians now agree with that idea.
[04:36.61]我觉得现在很多医师都同意这种观点。
[04:39.04]A: And the TV program also said
[04:41.08]而且电视节目上还说
[04:43.12]that physical exercise helps people deal with stress.
[04:46.05]锻炼身体可以帮助人们减缓压力。
[04:48.99]B: And the most active older people seem to enjoy some kind of physical exercise.
[04:52.47]而且，最活跃的老年人似乎都喜欢某一种类型的运动。
[04:55.94]My father is over 60 years old, and he lifts weights every day.
[04:58.72]我爸爸六十多岁了，他每天都练习举重。
[05:01.51]Valerie: So, Fred, what are your plans for after graduation?
[05:05.33]那么，弗莱德，毕业后你有什么打算？
[05:09.16]Fred: Well, I've already got a job waiting for me back in my hometown.
[05:12.10]嗯，我家乡已经有份工作正等着我回去做。
[05:15.04]Valerie: That's cool. Have you already found an apartment to live in?
[05:17.82]那太好了。你已经找到住房了吗？
[05:20.60]Fred: I’m planning on living with my parents. Won't you?
[05:22.78]我正打算跟我父母住在一起。难道你不会吗？
[05:24.96]Valerie: I couldn't even if I wanted to.
[05:27.00]即使我想也不行啊。
[05:29.04]My parents told me that if I went home, then I'd have to find my own place.
[05:32.51]我父母亲告诉我如果我回家，那我必须自己找个地方住。
[05:35.99]Fred: You mean they're kicking you out?
[05:37.82]你是说他们会把你踢出去？
[05:39.64]Valerie: Not really, they just don't want me living at home.
[05:42.07]不完全是。他们只是不想我住在家里。
[05:44.50]My older sister did that, and she lived at home for seven years.
[05:47.43]以前我姐姐住在家里，她就在家住了7年。
[05:50.35]Once she started living at home, it got harder and harder for her to move out.
[05:53.49]一旦她在家里住下来，对她来说，搬出去就越来越难。
[05:56.62]Fred: Well, it's not like my parents want me to live at home the rest of my life.
[05:59.35]嗯，不是我父母亲想要我以后都住在家里。
[06:02.08]They said that it's ok if I move back home to begin with,
[06:04.66]他们说如果我搬回家开始生活，那很好，
[06:07.23]but they want me to find a place of my own after a year or so.
[06:09.71]但他们想要我大约一年后自己去找地方住。
[06:12.19]Valerie: My parents just didn't handle my older sister very well,
[06:14.97]我父母只是没把我姐姐的事处理好，
[06:17.76]and because of that, they want me to be more independent.
[06:20.49]也正因为那样，他们想让我更独立。
[06:23.22]They think that it's important that I should learn how to live on my own.
[06:26.04]他们认为让我学会如何独立生活是很重要的。
[06:28.86]Fred: I know I need to learn that myself,
[06:30.94]我知道我自己需要学会独立生活，
[06:33.01]but I just don't have the money for it at the moment.
[06:35.19]但现在我只是没钱那样做。
[06:37.37]Living at home allows me to save up some money before I started finding a place.
[06:40.61]在我开始找个地方住之前，住在家里可以让我节约一些钱。
[06:43.85]Words and Expressions
[06:48.01]1. independent
[06:49.78]自立的,独立的
[06:51.56]2. stubbornly
[06:53.48]倔强地; 顽固地
[06:55.40]3. folk
[06:57.74](某一民族或社会阶层中的) 广大成员
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