美国文化脱口秀 第337期:中美妈妈区别大,但是母爱都伟大

 星期天是母亲节，今天Spencer和Jenny聊聊自己的妈妈。从中看出，中美母亲育儿区别大，但伟大的母爱确是一样的！妈妈们，Happy Mother's Day!

关键词：

When is Mother's Day? 母亲节是什么时候？

Second Sunday of May: 五月的第二个星期天

Date: 日期，几月几号

Day: 星期几

A mother's love is universal: 母爱全天下都一样

Motherly instincts: 母性

Parenting style: 育儿风格

妈宝

You're such a sweet son: 你真是个贴心的儿子

Mama's boy: 妈宝, 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 wimp¹：如果别人叫你妈宝，可能觉得你有点儿窝囊

Now I'm a grown man and I can say with confidence that I'm a mama's boy, because I love her：但现在我长大成人了，我可以自信地说，我是个mama's boy, 因为我爱我妈妈

中美妈妈区别大,但是母爱都伟大

宠爱妈妈

Typical Mother's Day traditions：母亲节庆祝方式

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，给妈妈做早餐，用托盘送到她床上

It's possible it'll happen, but it's very picturesque², like a movie scene: 有可能会发生，但这更像是个电影桥段，太完美了

Maybe you'll make her breakfast or take her out to lunch: 也许你会为她做早餐或打她出去吃午餐

It's her day: 这一天是她的日子

Pamper³ your mom: 宠爱妈妈

Spa treatment: 做Spa

Carnation⁴: 康乃馨

Transliteration: 音译

“直升机妈妈”

We're generalizing, but American mothers usually give their kids a little more freedom than Chinese mothers：我们有点以偏概全，但总体来说，美国母亲给孩子的自由可能比中国母亲多

Stereotype⁵: 脸谱化印象

Hands-on: 很细致、凡事包办

Micromanaging: 管得很细

Breathing down your neck: 不断在你耳边唠叨

Nag⁶: 唠叨

My mom nags⁷ me: 我妈总唠叨我

Don't be such a nag: 别再唠叨了

Loquacious⁸: 啰嗦，话特别多

Helicopter parents: 直升飞机父母， 形容很不放心孩子，事事都照顾、都管的父母

自由派妈妈

I had hippie parents, and they gave me a lot of freedom: 我爸妈是嬉皮士，给我很多自由

My mom wasn't strict at all: 我妈一点都不严格

Unconditional⁹ love: 无条件的爱

She gave me the freedom to basically do whatever I wanted: 她给我自由，几乎想干什么就干什么

If I made a bad decision, she would give me her opinion: 如果我做错了，她会给我她的意见

She gave me the freedom to choose and explore on my own: 她给我自由，自己去发现、探索

管学习

Did your mom give you any academic pressure? 你妈给你学业压力吗？

No, neither of my parents gave me any academic pressure: 我爸妈都没给我学业压力

If I got bad grades, they'd say "You know you should do better": 如果我成绩差，他们会说“你明白自己要努力”

But my mom thought sports were important: 但我妈妈觉得运动很重要

She signed me up for many different sports classes: 她让我参加了好多体育项目

Wrestling: 摔交

Kung fu: 功夫

My mom also got me a drum set: 我妈妈还给我买了一套架子鼓

管教风格

Discipline children: 管教孩子

How did your mom discipline you? 你妈妈以前怎么管教你？

Hit: 打

Spank: 打屁股

Scold: 骂

Talk back: 顶嘴

It's more common for American kids to talk back: 在美国，孩子顶嘴比较普遍

I still debate and argue with my mom: 我现在还是会和妈妈争论、斗嘴

But I love her：但我很爱她

Filial piety is important: 孝顺父母很重要

1 wimp   

n.无用的人

参考例句：

• The more she called her husband a wimp,the more timid he became.她越叫她先生懦夫，他就越胆小怯懦。
• I hate those who get on their high horses in front of wimps.我最恨那些在弱者面前盛气凌人的人。

2 picturesque   

adj.美丽如画的，（语言）生动的，绘声绘色的

参考例句：

• You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
• That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。

3 pamper   

v.纵容，过分关怀

参考例句：

• Don't pamper your little daughter.别把你的小女儿娇坏了！
• You need to pamper yourself and let your charm come through.你需要对自己放纵一些来表现你的魅力。

4 carnation   

n.康乃馨（一种花）

参考例句：

• He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.他在纽扣孔上佩了朵白色康乃馨。
• He was wearing a carnation in his lapel.他的翻领里别着一枝康乃馨。

5 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

6 nag   

v.(对…)不停地唠叨；n.爱唠叨的人

参考例句：

• Nobody likes to work with a nag.谁也不愿与好唠叨的人一起共事。
• Don't nag me like an old woman.别像个老太婆似的唠唠叨叨烦我。

7 nags   

n.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的名词复数 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的第三人称单数 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• The trouble nags at her. 那件麻烦事使她苦恼不已。 来自辞典例句
• She nags at her husBand aBout their lack of money. 她抱怨丈夫没钱。 来自互联网

8 loquacious   

adj.多嘴的，饶舌的

参考例句：

• The normally loquacious Mr O'Reilly has said little.平常话多的奥赖利先生几乎没说什么。
• Kennedy had become almost as loquacious as Joe.肯尼迪变得和乔一样唠叨了。

9 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。