1、Should I be allowed to make my own decisions 翻译应当允许我自己做决定吗？Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of schoolwork, and parents might worry about their childs success at school. Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they w
2、ant. Do you agree?许多青少年都有自己的爱好。但是有时这些爱好可能与学业相冲突，父母们可能会担心孩子在学习上的成功。青少年常认为应当允许他们尽可能多地去实践自己的兴趣爱好。你同意（这个观点）吗？Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old from Shandong, is a running star. He is in his school running team and has always wanted to be a professional athlete. However, his parents wont allow him to train as m
3、uch as he would like to. “Of course we want to see Liu Yu achieve his dreams,” says Mr Liu, “and we know how much he loves running. Thats great, and my wife and I have watched him in every one of his races. We have nothing against running! But we do think that our son needs to be realistic. Now he i
4、s getting older, and he needs to think about what will happen if he doesnt become a professional runner in the end.”刘玉，十五岁，来自山东，是一名赛跑明星。他在校赛跑队，他一直想成为一名专业运动员。但是他的父母不允许他按照自己的喜好过多的锻炼。 “当然我们想看到刘玉实现他的梦想， ”刘先生说，“而且我们知道他是多么爱好跑步。那很好，而且我和妻子看过他的每一场比赛。我们没有反对跑步！但是我们认为我们的儿子应当现实点儿。既然他在长大，他需要想一下如果他最后成不了一名专业赛跑运动员，那
5、又怎么办？”Liu Yu doesnt really agree. “Well, I think I should be allowed to make decisions for myself.” he says. “My parents have always taught me the importance of working hard and not just to do what I enjoy. I understand this. But Im serious about running. Being a professional runner is the only thin
6、g I have ever wanted to do.”刘玉真不同意这个观点。 “奥，我认为我应该被允许为我自己做决定， ”他说，我父母总是教我努力学习的重要性，不要只做我喜欢的事情。我理解。但是对于赛跑我是认真的，成为一名专业赛跑运动员是我曾经想要做的唯一的事情。Mr and Mrs Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings, and so they dont allow him to practice running on school nights. “I know this might seem strict,”
7、 says Mrs Liu, “but we think were doing the right thing. He has to understand that very few people can become professional athletes. Its a very difficult dream to achieve. We dont allow him to practice every day because we think he needs to spend time on his homework.”刘夫妇认为刘玉应该在晚上用功学习，所以，他们不允许他晚上在上学
8、日的晚上练习跑步。 “我知道这似乎很严厉” ，刘夫人说，“但是我们认为我们做的正确。他必须明白只有很少数的人能成为专业运动员。这是一个很难实现的梦想。我们不允许他每天都练习，因为我们认为他需要花时间写作业。But Liu Yu still doesnt agree. “I know my parents care about me,” he says. “But they are always talking about what will happen if I dont succeed! But I will succeed! I think I should be allowed to make this decision for myself. Only then will I have a chance of achieving my dream.”但是刘玉不同意， “我知道我的父母关心我” ，他说。 “但是他们总是在谈论如我不成功会发生什么。可是我会成功！我认为应该被允许我为自己做这个决定。只有那样我才有机会实现我的梦想。
