So, Fred, what are your plans for after graduation?

那么，弗莱德，毕业后你有什么打算？

That’s cool. Have you already found an apartment to live in?

那太好了。你已经找到住房了吗？

I couldn’t even if I wanted to. My parents told me that if I went home, thenI’d have to find my own place.

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。

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.

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。

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.

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。