Should I Be Allowed to Make My Own Decisions?
应该让我自己做决定吗？
Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these can get in the way of their schoolwork, and parents might worry about their success at school.
许多青少年都有兴趣爱好。但是有时这些兴趣爱好会妨碍他们的学业，而且父母们也会担心他们在学校的成绩。
Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want. Do you agree?
青少年常认为应该让他们尽可能实践自己的爱好。你同意吗？
Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old boy from Shandong, is a running star.
来自山东的15岁男孩，刘宇是一名跑步明星。
He is on his school team and has always wanted to be a professional runner when he grows up.
他是校队成员，长大后希望成为一名专业跑步运动员。
However, his parents won't allow him to train so much.
但是他的父母却不让他花太多时间训练。
"Of course we want to see him achieve his dreams," says Mr.Liu.
“我们当然希望看到他实现梦想，”刘先生说。
"And we know how much he loves running. My wife and I have supported every one of his races. We have nothing against running!
“而且我们知道他有多热爱跑步。我的妻子和我去支持了他的每一场比赛。我们并不反对跑步！
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一下其他可能的职业。
He's getting older now, so he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn't end up a professional runner."
他慢慢长大了，需要考虑如果他最终没能成为一名专业跑步运动员的话，会发生什么。”
Liu Yu doesn't really agree. "Well, I think I should be allowed to decide for myself," he says.
刘宇并不同意。“我认为应该让我自己做决定，”他说道。
"My parents have always taught me how important it is to work hard at school and enter university.
“我的父母总是告诉我在学校努力学习考上大学有多重要。
I understand this, but I'm serious about running. It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do."
我理解这一点，但是我对跑步极感兴趣。这是我唯一想做的事情。”
His parents believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings so they don't allow him to practice running at night.
他的父母认为刘宇晚上应该努力学习，所以他们就不让他在晚上练习跑步。
"Maybe he thinks it's too strict or unfair," says Mrs. Liu. "But we think we're doing the right thing.
“或许他觉得这样过于严格或者不公平，”刘妈妈说。“但我们觉得我们是在做正确的事。
He needs to spend more time on his homework because it is difficult to become a professional sports star."
他需要多花时间做作业，因为要成为一名专业运动员明星是很难的。”
But Liu Yu still disagrees. "I know my parents care about me. They always talk about what will happen if I don't succeed. But I will! I'm a quick runner!
但是刘宇还是不同意这种观点。“我知道我的父母关心我。他们总是说如果我没有成功会怎样。但是我会成功的！我是一名快跑运动员！
I think I should be allowed to make this choice myself. Only then will I have a chance to achieve my dream.
我认为我应该自己做决定。只要这样我才有机会实现我的梦想。
