實用英語對話:自力更生還是自生自滅

洋洋：心濤，你最近去哪兒了?怎么聯(lián)系不上你?

心濤：我離家出走了。

洋洋：不會吧?你為什么要離家出走呢?

心濤：我跟爸媽賭氣，一時沖動就離家出走了。

洋洋：啊?你怎么這么沖動，你爸媽一定擔(dān)心壞了。

心濤：其實導(dǎo)火線是我爸媽說以后都不再給我生活費了，我覺得他們想讓我自生自滅。

洋洋：自生自滅?你怎么會有這樣的想法?？蓱z天下父母心，哪個做父母的不希望自己孩子過得好。我想他們這樣做是為了讓你早日學(xué)會自力更生。那你離家出走這期間，靠什么生活?

心濤：我在一家快餐店打工，工資給的不多，不過吃住都不成問題，最近加了一次工資，我還開始存錢了。

洋洋：那一定很辛苦吧?

心濤：說實話，長這么大我還是第一次干那么重的活，剛開始那幾天總是刷鍋洗碗的，我當(dāng)時覺得自己落魄極了，但是為了證明給我爸媽看，沒有他們我也能過得好，于是我堅持下來了。

洋洋：你看，其實你不是能夠自力更生嗎?我們不可能一輩子向父母要生活費吧。那你現(xiàn)在搬回家住了嗎?

心濤：還沒有，我想等我找到更體面的工作后再回家，不過我已經(jīng)給我爸媽打過電話，向他們報了平安，也和他們說我已經(jīng)能夠自力更生了，他們開始挺著急的，后來知道我的情況，也比較安心了。

洋洋：那就好，如果需要我?guī)兔Φ脑?，你盡管開口。

心濤：謝謝你。

YY: Xin Tao, where have you been lately? I couldn't contact you at all.

XT: I moved out of my parents' home.

YY: Surely not? Why did you move out?

XT: I felt aggrieved over an argument I had with my parents and moved out in the spur of moment.

YY: What? How can you be so rash, your parents must be worried sick.

XT: Actually, what triggered the whole thing was when my parents said that they won't be paying for my living expenses anymore in the future. I think they just wanted to throw me out and leave me to fend for myself.

YY: Throw you out and leave you to fend for yourself? How can you think like that? I really take pity on parents the world over, all they only hope for is that their children will have it good. (lit. which mum and dad don't hope the best for their children?) I think they're doing this so that you can quickly learn how to stand on your own feet. So, how did you support yourself during this period after you left your parents?

XT: I've been working at a fast food restaurant, the pay isn't much but it's enough to cover food and rent (lit. accommodation). They increased my pay recently, so I also started saving some money.

YY: So life must be hard, right?

XT: To tell you the truth, this is the first time in my life that I've done such hard work. The first few days on the job was just scrubbing the pots and washing the dishes, I really felt down and out, but I wanted to prove to my parents that I can get by just fine without them, so I persevered.

YY: So you see, actually you can be self-reliant, right? It's not possible for us to depend on our parents all our lives. So have you moved back home?

XT: Not yet, I want to wait until I get a more decent job before I return home. I have called my parents though, just to let them know that I'm alright. I also told them that I can stand on my own feet now. At first they were quite worried but were relieved after getting a better picture of my situation.

YY: That's good, feel free to let me know should you need my help.

XT: Thanks.

 

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