First, look at the title of the passage. Answer "yes" or "no".
首先，看文章的标题。回答“是”或者“不是”。
Find out how many in your group agree with you.
找出你们小组有多少人同意你的看法。
Then read the passage. Does your answer change?
然后读文章。你改变你的答案了吗？
Should I Be Allowed to Make My Own Decisions?
能允许我自己做决定吗？
Many teenagers have hobbies.
许多青少年有爱好。
But sometimes these can get in the way of their schoolwork,
但是有时这些爱好能妨碍学校作业，
and parents might worry about their success at school.
而且父母可能为他们的孩子在学校的出色与否担忧。
Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want.
青少年时常认为他们应该被允许尽可能多的练习他们的爱好。
Do you agree?
你赞同吗？
Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old boy from Shandong, is a running star.
刘宇，来自山东的 15 岁跑步明星，
He is on his school team and has always wanted to be a professional runner when he grows up.
他是学校赛跑队中的一员，而且总是想要当一位专业的运动员。
However, his parents won't allow him to train so much.
然而，他的父母却不同意让他训练那么多。
"Of course we want to see him achieve his dreams," says Mr. Liu.
刘先生说：当然我们希望他能实现自己的梦想。
"And we know how much he loves running.
我们也知道他有多么热爱跑步。
My wife and I have supported every one of his races.
而且我和我太太观看了他每一次的比赛。
We have nothing against running!
我们丝毫没有反对他赛跑。
But we think our son needs to think about other possible jobs.
但是我们认为我们的儿子需要考虑其他可能的工作。
He's getting older now,
他现在长大了，
so he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn't end up as a professional runner."
所以他需要考虑如果最后他成为不了一个专业运动员怎么办？
Liu Yu doesn't really agree.
刘宇并不这么认为。
"Well, I think I should be allowed to decide for myself," he says.
他说：我认为我应该被允许自己做决定，
"My parents have always taught me how important it is to work hard at school and enter university.
我父母总是教导我在学校和进入大学努力学习的重要性。
I understand this, but I'm serious about running.
我理解他们，但是我很认真地对待赛跑。
It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do."
这是我唯一想要做的事情。”
His parents believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings so they don't allow him to practice running at night.
刘先生夫妇认为刘宇晚上应该努力学习，所以他们不允许他晚上练习赛跑。
"Maybe he thinks it's too strict or unfair," says Mrs. Liu.
刘太太说：“或许他认为这对他太严格或不公平
"But we think we're doing the right thing.
但是我们认为我们在做正确的事。
He needs to spend more time on his homework because it is difficult to become a professional sports star."
他需要花费更多的时间做他的家庭作业，因为成为一名专业的运动明星太难了。”
But Liu Yu still disagrees.
但是刘宇仍然不同意。
"I know my parents care about me.
“我知道我的父母关系我。
They always talk about what will happen if I don't succeed.
他们总是谈论如果我没有成功会发生什么事情。
But I will! I'm a quick runner!
但是我会成功的！我擅长快跑！
I think I should be allowed to make this choice myself.
我认为我应该被允许自己做决定。
Only then will I have a chance to achieve my dream."
只有这样我才有机会实现自己的梦想。
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