Fred: You mean they're kicking you out?
Valerie: Not really, they just don't want me living at home. My older sister did that, and she lived at home for seven years. Once she started living at home, it got harder and harder for her to move out.
Fred: Well, it's not like my parents want me to live at home the rest of my life. They said that it's ok if I move back home to begin with, but they want me to find a place of my own after a year or so.
Valerie: My parents just didn't handle my older sister very well, and because of that, they want me to be more independent. They think that it's important that I should learn how to live on my own.
Fred: I know I need to learn that myself, but I just don't have the money for it at the moment. Living at home allows me to save up some money before I started finding a place.
Helpful Information：
Americans value independence, even when they’re getting older. They learn that from an early age. After the age of eighteen, most want to have their own homes, demonstrating their independence. And one way of showing that is living separately from their parents or their adult children.
美国人很看重自立，甚至当他们年迈已老也一样。这一点他们从小就学会了。十八岁以后，多数人想要有他们自己的家，以示他们的独立性。而显示这一点的一种方式就是，和他们的父母亲或者他们的成年孩子分开住。
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——那么，弗莱德，毕业后你有什么打算？
——嗯，我家乡已经有份工作正等着我回去做。
——那太好了。你已经找到住房了吗？
——我正打算跟我父母住在一起。难道你不会吗？
——即使我想也不行啊。我父母亲告诉我如果我回家，那我必须自己找个地方住。
——你是说他们会把你踢出去？
——不完全是。他们只是不想我住在家里。以前我姐姐住在家里，她就在家住了7年。一旦她在家里住下来，对她来说，搬出去就越来越难。
——嗯，不是我父母亲想要我以后都住在家里。他们说如果我搬回家开始生活，那很好，但他们想要我大约一年后自己去找地方住。
——我父母只是没把我姐姐的事处理好，也正因为那样，他们想让我更独立。他们认为让我学会如何独立生活是很重要的。
——我知道我自己需要学会独立生活，但现在我只是没钱那样做。在我开始找个地方住之前，住在家里可以让我节约一些钱。
4 Words and Expressions
1. independent 自立的,独立的
2. stubbornly ] 倔强地; 顽固地
3. folk (某一民族或社会阶层中的) 广大成员
4. determined to 有做...的决心
5. on one's own 独立无助地
6. positive 正面的，积极的
7. attitude 态度, 意见, 看法
8. physician 医师
9. physical exercise 锻炼身体
10. stress 压力; 紧张; 压迫
