双语阅读：我该不该将懒惰的已成年儿子踢出家门?
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 20. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="GCSEs">GCSEs</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="restarted">restarted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="since">since</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wits">wits</span>' <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p>我的儿子快20岁了，他很聪明，但也很懒。他只会在电脑上到处浏览、和网友聊天。尽管他不做功课，但他还是拿到了普通中等教育证书，而后开始攻读学位却因抑郁而退学。休息一段时间之后，他重新开始上课，然后再度退学。自那以后，他什么事都没做。我已经无计可施了。</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="digs">digs</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="four">four</span>; <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.</p><p>我父亲认为他在家里呆着也是浪费空间，让我把他赶出去，但我觉得这样太残酷了。只要我要求，儿子还是会礼貌地帮忙的，但他不会主动做任何事。如果我试图和他谈论这个问题，他会变得十分顽固，更不做事。他4岁时，我和他父亲分开了，所以他不曾有过父亲。直到5年前我都一直处于单身状态，但后来谈的那段感情也无疾而终了。</p>
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