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谁当家?

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  在你们家谁的权利最大呢？见过妻子追着丈夫跑的吗？本课除了告诉你在中国当家的人发生了巨大的变化，还将告诉你很多有趣的社会现象，例如：妻管严、家庭煮夫、上海男人“有名的特点”、古代“三从四德”是怎样的严厉、现代“三从四德”是怎样的搞笑……
Tue Jul 18 2006 | Jenny, Connie
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门禁 ménjìn curfew
当家 dāngjiā manage household affairs
里里外外 lǐlǐwàiwài inside and outside
所谓 suǒwèi so-called
呀，已经10点了，我要回家了。不然我妈妈会骂我的。
yā ， yǐjīng shí diǎn le ， wǒ yào huíjiā le 。 bùrán wǒ māma huì mà wǒ de 。
Uh oh, it's already 10 o'clock. I'm going home. Otherwise, my mom will yell at me.
不是吧？都什么年代了，你们家还有门禁？况且你都二十多岁了，早就应该独立自主了，你妈妈怎么还管你管得这么严格？
bù shì ba ？ dōu shénme niándài le ， nǐmen jiā hái yǒu ménjìn ？ kuàngqiě nǐ dōu èrshí duō suì le ， zǎo jiù yīnggāi dúlìzìzhǔ le ， nǐ māma zěnme hái guǎn nǐ guǎn de zhème yángé ？
You're kidding, right? What era are we living in-- your family still has a curfew? And furthermore, you're more than 20 years old. You should have been free a long time ago. How can your mom still keep you on such a tight leash?
哎，我父母的思想比较传统，家教一直是很严的。我和妹妹每天晚上十点以前一定要回家，出去玩也必须先和家里说。
āi ， wǒ fùmǔ de sīxiǎng bǐjiào chuántǒng ， jiājiào yīzhí shì hěn yán de 。 wǒ hé mèimei měitiān wǎnshàng shí diǎn yǐqián yīdìng yào huíjiā ， chūqù wán yě bìxū xiān hé jiālǐ shuō 。
Oh, my parents' thinking is pretty traditional. My upbringing was always quite strict. My sister and I always had to be home before ten o'clock, and we always had to tell our parents before going out.
是吗？那你们家是谁当家？你妈妈？
shì ma ？ nà nǐmen jiā shì shéi dāngjiā ？ nǐ ？
Really? So who's in charge of your house? Your mom?
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