Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of schoolwork, and parents might worry about their child"s success at school. Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want. Do you agree?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 won"t allow him to train as much 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. That"s great, and my wife and I 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 is getting older, he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn"t become a professional runner in the end.”Liu Yu doesn"t 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 I"m serious about running. Being a professional runner is the only thing I have ever wanted to do.”Mr and Mrs Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings, and so they don"t allow him to practice running on school nights. “I know this might seem strict,” says Mrs Liu, “but we think we"re doing the right thing. He has to understand that very few people can become professional athletes. It"s a very difficult dream to achieve. We don"t allow him to practice every day because we think he needs to spend time on his homework.”But Liu Yu still doesn"t agree. “I know my parents care about me,” he says. “But they are always talking about what will happen if I don"t succeed. But I will succeed! I think I should be allowed to make this decision myself. Only then will I have a chance of achieving my dream.”After you read, read aloud the text again, to yourself, or to the tape and copy down all the expressions, too.翻譯：能允許我自己做決定嗎？許多青少年有嗜好。 但是有時這些嗜好能妨礙學校作業，而且父母可能為他們的孩子在學校的出色與否擔憂。 青少年時常認為他們應該被允許練習像他們一樣的很多想要的他們的嗜好。 你同意嗎?劉宇, 來自山東的 15 歲跑步明星，他是學校賽跑隊中的一員, 而且有總是想要當一位專業的運動員。然而，他的父母卻不同意讓他盡他所能地多訓練。劉先生說：當然我們希望他能實現自己的夢想。這樣很好，而且我和我太太觀看了他每一次的比賽。我們絲毫沒有反對他賽跑。但是我希望我們的兒子面對現實－如果最後他成為不了一個專業運動員怎麼辦？劉宇並不這麼認為，他說：我認為我應該被允許自己做決定，我父母總是教導我努力工作的重要性，而不是任憑自己的愛好行事。我理解他們。但是我也很認真地對待賽跑，成為專業運動員是我目前唯一想做的。劉先生夫婦認為劉宇晚上應該努力學習而不是在學校參加賽跑訓練。劉太太說：我知道這樣很嚴格，但我們認為自己是在做正確的事。他應該理解很少人能成為專業運動員，這是一個很難實現的夢想。我們不允許他每天參加訓練是因為我們認為他必須花時間在功課上。但是劉宇還是不同意，他說：“我知道父母關心我，但是他們所說的一切都是基於我不能成為一個專業運動員的假設。但是我會成功的，我認為我應該被允許自己做決定。只有這樣我才有機會實現自己的夢想。你在讀完這篇課文後，請再自己大聲朗讀一遍，或跟磁帶朗讀一遍，然後學習課文中的表達法。
Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of schoolwork, and parents might worry about their child"s success at school. Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want. Do you agree?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 won"t allow him to train as much 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. That"s great, and my wife and I 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 is getting older, he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn"t become a professional runner in the end.”Liu Yu doesn"t 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 I"m serious about running. Being a professional runner is the only thing I have ever wanted to do.”Mr and Mrs Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings, and so they don"t allow him to practice running on school nights. “I know this might seem strict,” says Mrs Liu, “but we think we"re doing the right thing. He has to understand that very few people can become professional athletes. It"s a very difficult dream to achieve. We don"t allow him to practice every day because we think he needs to spend time on his homework.”But Liu Yu still doesn"t agree. “I know my parents care about me,” he says. “But they are always talking about what will happen if I don"t succeed. But I will succeed! I think I should be allowed to make this decision myself. Only then will I have a chance of achieving my dream.”After you read, read aloud the text again, to yourself, or to the tape and copy down all the expressions, too.翻譯：能允許我自己做決定嗎？許多青少年有嗜好。 但是有時這些嗜好能妨礙學校作業，而且父母可能為他們的孩子在學校的出色與否擔憂。 青少年時常認為他們應該被允許練習像他們一樣的很多想要的他們的嗜好。 你同意嗎?劉宇, 來自山東的 15 歲跑步明星，他是學校賽跑隊中的一員, 而且有總是想要當一位專業的運動員。然而，他的父母卻不同意讓他盡他所能地多訓練。劉先生說：當然我們希望他能實現自己的夢想。這樣很好，而且我和我太太觀看了他每一次的比賽。我們絲毫沒有反對他賽跑。但是我希望我們的兒子面對現實－如果最後他成為不了一個專業運動員怎麼辦？劉宇並不這麼認為，他說：我認為我應該被允許自己做決定，我父母總是教導我努力工作的重要性，而不是任憑自己的愛好行事。我理解他們。但是我也很認真地對待賽跑，成為專業運動員是我目前唯一想做的。劉先生夫婦認為劉宇晚上應該努力學習而不是在學校參加賽跑訓練。劉太太說：我知道這樣很嚴格，但我們認為自己是在做正確的事。他應該理解很少人能成為專業運動員，這是一個很難實現的夢想。我們不允許他每天參加訓練是因為我們認為他必須花時間在功課上。但是劉宇還是不同意，他說：“我知道父母關心我，但是他們所說的一切都是基於我不能成為一個專業運動員的假設。但是我會成功的，我認為我應該被允許自己做決定。只有這樣我才有機會實現自己的夢想。你在讀完這篇課文後，請再自己大聲朗讀一遍，或跟磁帶朗讀一遍，然後學習課文中的表達法。