趣味英语第48期:妈妈不让我和喜欢的女孩约会怎么办

Victorio Martinez Vera — what a beautiful name.

维克托里奥·马丁内兹·维拉，多美丽的名字啊。

"What should I do if my mom doesn't want me to date the girl at my school I really like?"

“如果我妈妈不想让我和我在学校里喜欢的女孩约会，我应该怎么办？”

Say, "Mom, I'm grown up now!"

跟她说：“妈妈，我现在已经长大了！”

Tell mom, "I wanna be myself. I wanna date who I wanna date."

告诉你妈妈：“我想做自己。我想和我想约会的女孩约会。”

Say, "Mom, I really like this girl. She's beautiful. She's really beautiful. Can I please go date with her?"

跟她说：“妈妈，我非常喜欢这个女孩。她很漂亮。她真的很漂亮。我能和她约会吗？”

Ask your dad, obviously. Your dad will probably say yes.

显然你要问问你爸爸的意见。你爸爸可能会同意的。

Introduce the girl to your mother.

把那个女孩介绍给你妈妈。

I would trust your mom, but if you feel really strongly about this person, maybe just talk to your mom or have them meet and ask her to give them another chance?

要是我我会相信你的妈妈，不过如果你真的很喜欢那个女孩，也许你应该和你妈妈谈谈，或者让她们两个人见个面，请你妈妈再给你们一次机会。

You gotta ask mom why she doesn't like this girl, first of all. And perhaps the three of you can sit down, have an open discussion about whatever. Maybe mom will develop a likeness¹ for her.

首先，你要问问你妈妈她为什么不喜欢这个女孩。也许你们三个人可以坐下来开诚布公地聊聊。没准你妈妈会喜欢上她的。

Maybe try to set your standards a little bit higher because if your mom really doesn't like this girl, there's probably a really good reason.

也许你要把你的标准设的高一些，因为如果你妈妈不喜欢这个女孩，那肯定是有充分的理由的。

If you're really in love with this girl, I say go for it. Follow your heart!

如果你真的很爱这个女孩，我会建议你尽力争取。跟随内心的想法！

If you have a camaraderie² and a great friendship and mild love relationship, you gotta tell mom, "It's something that's in my heart. I gotta do it."

如果你们之间产生了情谊、深厚的友谊和爱恋关系，你要对你妈妈说：“这是我心里最想做的事。我一定要做。 ”

1 likeness   

n.相像，相似（之处）

参考例句：

• I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
• She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。

2 camaraderie   

n.同志之爱，友情

参考例句：

• The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.同事之间的情谊使枯燥乏味的工作变得还能忍受。
• Some bosses are formal and have occasional interactions,while others prefer continual camaraderie.有些老板很刻板，偶尔才和下属互动一下；有些则喜欢和下属打成一片。