Annemin Oğlanları-Mama's Boys Dinleme Çalışması 1
Annemin Oğlanları-Mama's Boys
Sara recently
retired from her job of 23 years. Because she retired, Sara has less money than
she used to. She
has enough money for herself, but she has a problem.
She has 2 sons.
One is 23 and the other is 26. Both sons work. However, they both live at
home with their
mom. They eat her food and expect her to cook for them. They also expect
Sara to clean
their rooms. The boys never do any chores at all. Also, they don't pay for food
or
anything else.
In short, they are mama's boys.
Sare is sick of
the situation. She thinks, "They're adults. They should be living on their
own,
not still living
with their mother. I'm going to kick them out."
During dinner
that night, Sara tells the boys, "Its time for you two to take responsibility.
You
can't live with
me anymore. I'm not going to cook for you. I'm not going to clean for you. You
need to grow up
and get your own apartments!"
The boys are
very upset. They complain. They rant and rave-- "You're a terrible mom.
How
can you do this.
We're your children. Its not fair." The boys continue to rant and rave for
57
hours without
stopping. But Sara won't budge.
She tells them,
"You have 1 month to find your own apartment. No more whining-- just do
it."
Then Sara leaves
the room.
The next day,
the boys come to the kitchen for breakfast-- but there's no food. Sara refuses
to
cook for them.
She says, "You have jobs-- get your own food and make it yourself. "
The boys
can't believe
it!
This happens
everyday. The boys gradually lose weight because they won't cook for
themselves.
Finally, on the 28th day, they look for an apartment. They find a 2 bedroom for
$750 a month.
They sign a one year lease.
They rush home
to tell their mother. They're very excited because this will be their first
apartment. They
tell their mom, "We did it. We found an apartment. We'll move in
tomorrow."
Sara says,
"I'm very proud of you. You're finally becoming independent."
The next day,
the boys move in. They have a big party with their friends. In fact, every
night
they have
parties at their apartment. They're very happy because now they have their own
place-- and they
can have parties all the time!
Sara is happy
too, because her boys are finally growing up
Vocab
retired: stopped working
used to: than (she) did in the past, once did/had
mama's boys: immature adult men, boy/man who is too dependent on his mom (an insult)
sick of: tired of, no longer like a situation, annoyed with
kick them out: make someone leave, force someone to leave
take responsibility: be independent, be responsible
to grow up: become mature, become an independent adult
rant and rave: to complain & yell a lot
won't budge: will not change (a decision)
whining: complaining
lease: a contract (for an apartment)
move in: to move into a new place, to go to a new home