星期天是母親節，今天Spencer和Jenny聊聊自己的媽媽。從中看出，中美母親育兒區別大，但偉大的母愛確是一樣的！媽媽們，Happy Mother's Day!

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When is Mother's Day? 母親節是什么時候？
Second Sunday of May: 五月的第二個星期天
Date: 日期，幾月幾號
Day: 星期幾
A mother's love is universal: 母愛全天下都一樣
Motherly instincts: 母性
Parenting style: 育兒風格

媽寶
You're such a sweet son: 你真是個貼心的兒子
Mama's boy: 媽寶, 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 wimp：如果別人叫你媽寶，可能覺得你有點兒窩囊
Now I'm a grown man and I can say with confidence that I'm a mama's boy, because I love her：但現在我長大成人了，我可以自信地說，我是個mama's boy, 因為我愛我媽媽

寵愛媽媽
Typical Mother's Day traditions：母親節慶祝方式
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，給媽媽做早餐，用托盤送到她床上
It's possible it'll happen, but it's very picturesque, like a movie scene: 有可能會發生，但這更像是個電影橋段，太完美了
Maybe you'll make her breakfast or take her out to lunch: 也許你會為她做早餐或打她出去吃午餐
It's her day: 這一天是她的日子
Pamper your mom: 寵愛媽媽
Spa treatment: 做Spa
Carnation: 康乃馨
Transliteration: 音譯

“直升機媽媽”
We're generalizing, but American mothers usually give their kids a little more freedom than Chinese mothers：我們有點以偏概全，但總體來說，美國母親給孩子的自由可能比中國母親多
Stereotype: 臉譜化印象
Hands-on: 很細致、凡事包辦
Micromanaging: 管得很細
Breathing down your neck: 不斷在你耳邊嘮叨
Nag: 嘮叨
My mom nags me: 我媽總嘮叨我
Don't be such a nag: 別再嘮叨了
Loquacious: 啰嗦，話特別多
Helicopter parents: 直升飛機父母， 形容很不放心孩子，事事都照顧、都管的父母

自由派媽媽
I had hippie parents, and they gave me a lot of freedom: 我爸媽是嬉皮士，給我很多自由
My mom wasn't strict at all: 我媽一點都不嚴格
Unconditional love: 無條件的愛
She gave me the freedom to basically do whatever I wanted: 她給我自由，幾乎想干什么就干什么
If I made a bad decision, she would give me her opinion: 如果我做錯了，她會給我她的意見
She gave me the freedom to choose and explore on my own: 她給我自由，自己去發現、探索

管學習
Did your mom give you any academic pressure? 你媽給你學業壓力嗎？
No, neither of my parents gave me any academic pressure: 我爸媽都沒給我學業壓力
If I got bad grades, they'd say "You know you should do better": 如果我成績差，他們會說“你明白自己要努力”
But my mom thought sports were important: 但我媽媽覺得運動很重要
She signed me up for many different sports classes: 她讓我參加了好多體育項目
Wrestling: 摔交
Kung fu: 功夫
My mom also got me a drum set: 我媽媽還給我買了一套架子鼓

管教風格
Discipline children: 管教孩子
How did your mom discipline you? 你媽媽以前怎么管教你？
Hit: 打
Spank: 打屁股
Scold: 罵
Talk back: 頂嘴
It's more common for American kids to talk back: 在美國，孩子頂嘴比較普遍
I still debate and argue with my mom: 我現在還是會和媽媽爭論、斗嘴
But I love her：但我很愛她
Filial piety is important: 孝順父母很重要