从“空巢期”说起

Empty Nest

Empty nest syndrome is a feeling of grief and loneliness parents or guardians may feel when their children leave home for the first time, such as to live on their own or to attend a college or university.

当越来越多孩子在上完大学之后“返巢”就造成了 "cluttered nest" or "crowded nest". 也就有了啃老族一说：Boomerang Generation

named for the frequency with which they choose to cohabitate with their parents after a brief period of living on their own – thus boomeranging back to their place of origin.

A boomerang is a curved piece of wood that returns to the thrower if tossed correctly. To boomerang is to bounce back to a previous position like a boomerang.

graduate, boomerang!

如果你看The Big Bang Therory,Howie就是一直和他妈妈住在一起- 即使是结婚了以后. 我们看看啃老族代表人物Howie怎么说?

It's sad how some guys can't cut the apron strings.

悲哀的是，有些人无法剪开围裙带？

围裙带引伸为 completecontrol or dominance. 例如我们可以说 Howard, a grown-up man, stillties to his mother's apron strings.

因此 cut the apron strings 就是独立，不再依靠

例如, 结婚之后,自己或者对方的父母总是插手各种事情, 你会想 cut the apron strings.

看完本期，你应该学会了怎么说：

1. 空巢期

2. 啃老族

3. “不再啃老”

   
   

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