成年几时 When does adulthood start?

Hello I’m Neil. Welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m joined today by Finn. Hello Finn.
大家好我是Neil。欢迎大家来到BBC6分钟英语。今天和我一起的是Finn。你好，Finn。
Hello Neil.
你好Neil。
Now, I have a question for you: what age did you leave home?
现在我有个问题问你：你什么时候离家的？
I left home at 18, Neil.
我离家的时候18,Neil。
That’s quite young, isn’t it? Why did you leave home?
这么小，不是吗？你为什么要离开家呢？
Well, I really wanted to see more of the world.
我真的想出去看看世界。
We could say that was the end of your childhood and the beginning of your adulthood. It’s a time when you begin to stand on your own two feet.
我们可以说那是你童年的结束，开始成年。那时候开始你就自己双脚站立（意为独立）。
You mean it’s when I started to be independent, to look after myself and act like a grown-up – well, maybe, a bit like a grown-up!
你的意思是那时我开始独立，自己照顾自己，看起来像是长大了--好吧，或许有一点长大了！
Yes, it’s when you’re supposed to think and act like a man!Well, according to some experts, the age when adulthood begins could be increasing. I’ll tell you more about that soon and we’ll look at some vocabulary to do with growing up. But before that, I have another question for you Finn. In England, people can get married without asking their parent – or without consent, at the age of 18. Do you know what the youngest age is men can legally marry in Bangladesh? Is it: a) 15 b) 18 c) 21
是的，那时你就应该像个大人一样思考和行动了！按照某些专家的说法，成年的年龄开始增大。接下来我会告诉你更多，同时我们会看看关于长大的一些相关词汇。但在这之前，我有一个问题要问你。在英格兰，人们在18岁的时候不用问父母或父母同意就可以结婚。你知道孟加拉国结婚的法定年龄是多少吗？是：a) 15 b) 18 c) 21
I honestly have no idea. So I’ll say b) 18.
老实说我不知道。我选b）18岁。
OK. I’ll let you know the answer at the end of programme. Back to our discussion about the age we really become an adult. Leaving home or getting married could be some of the signs of maturity and becoming a grown-up.
好的。在节目的最后我会让你知道答案。回到我们刚才关于我们真正成年的年龄的讨论。离开家或结婚或许是成熟和长大的某些标志。
There are many other signs too but, certainly in the UK, people regard 18 as the age when we reach the end of adolescence – a point where you’ve changed from being a child to being an adult.You should, in theory, think and behave like one.
仍然有很多其他的标志，但是，尤其是在英国，人们认为18岁是青春期--结束的年龄，从儿童到成年的转折点。你应该，理论上说，思考和行为像个大人了。
Well, that is the theory. We know that people develop at different speeds and some never grow up. I’m sure we know people like that!
就是这个理论。我们知道人们以不同的速度成长，也有些人永远也长不大。我确定我们知道人们喜欢那样！
One or two! But child psychologists – the people who study how children behave – now think adolescence could last until the age of 25.
一个或两个！但儿童心理学家--研究儿童行为方式的人--现在认为青春期可能持续到25岁。
Twenty-five is when they stop being an adolescent. Medical and educational professionals now have a better understanding of how our hormones – the chemicals in our body – develop and how our brain works.
25岁是他们结束青少年的年龄。医疗和教育专业人员现在更好地了解荷尔蒙-我们身体中的化学物质--如何形成，我们的大脑如何工作。
Yes. They say that we keep developing into our twenties.
是的，他们说在我们二十多岁是持续成长。
A child psychologist called Laverne Antrobus, who works at the Tavistock Clinic in London, appeared in a BBC magazine article recently and said: "The idea that suddenly at 18 you’re an adult just doesn’t quite ring true... my experience of young people is that they still need quite a considerable amount of support and help beyond that age."
一位在伦敦Tavistock诊所工作的叫Laverne Antrobus的儿童心理学家近期出现在BBC杂志，在文中说：“突然在18岁变成大人的说法并不是十分准确...我的经验是年轻人仍然需要超过他们年纪的相当大的支持和帮助。
So she says the idea that we become an adult at 18 doesn’t ring true – that means, it doesn’t sound true. Young people need help and support until they’re older.
所以他们说在18岁成人是不正确的--意思就是，听起来不真实。年轻人直到变的更大一些才不需要帮助和支持。
She also suggests that some young people continue to live at home because they need more support during these ’formative years’ – the time when you are growing up.Well, that might be true for some but I was ready to leave home at 18 – I was bored at home and ready for my freedom!
她也建议一些年轻人继续住在家里因为他们在性格形成期--他们成长成成年的时期--需要更多的支持。或许对某些人来说是对的但是我18岁的时候就准备好离开家了--在家呆烦了，准备好迎接我的自由！
I know the feeling. Well, in the same BBC article, Frank Furedi, Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, thinks what you did is a good thing.He says: "There is a loss of aspiration for independence and striking out on your own.When I went to university it would have been a social death to have been seen with your parents, whereas now it’s the norm."
我知道那种感觉。同样在这篇BBC文中，Frank Furedi--肯特大学的社会学教授认为你做的是一件好事。他说：“有损独立性和剔除你自己的愿望。”我过去上大学和父母在一起会陷入尴尬但现在这已经是常态了。
So he thinks living at home makes you lose the aspiration – or the desire to be independent, and he says in his day it would have been social death – so embarrassing - to be seen by others to live at home!
所以他认为住在家里会让人失去愿望--或是独立的愿望，同时他还说在他们那时会非常尴尬--被看到在家里和其他人一起住！
Yes, and I think he’s saying living at home stops you growing up quickly.
是的，我认为他说的是在家里住会阻止你更快的成长。
Does this mean we are developing a generation of big babies?
是否这意味着我们是长不大的一代？
Maybe not Neil but this is an interesting subject. Could it be we are mollycoddling young people for longer – that means protecting them and looking after them?
或许不是Neil但这是一个有趣的话题。或许是我们太溺爱--是保护和照顾他们现在的年轻一代？
Yes, or it could be that young people are living at home for longer for economic reasons – they can’t afford to leave home.
是的，或许年轻人在家呆的时间更长是经济原因--他们负担不起离开家的费用。
Or maybe there is some truth in the idea it takes longer for us to grow up? I think I’ll go with that theory.
又或者对于这一想法里有一些真实--对我们来说需要更长的时间去长大?我想我会去理论。
That would explain your juvenile behaviour Finn! Now, let’s find out if you got today’s question right. Earlier I asked you if you knew what the youngest age a man can legally marry in Bangladesh is?
那就可以解释你的青少年行为了，Finn！现在让我们看看你今天回答的问题是否正确。早些时候我问你是否知道孟加拉国对男人来说最小的法定年龄是多少？
I said 18, I think Neil.
我说的18岁，我认为是，Neil。
You were wrong. It was option c) 21.Apparently, it’s 21 for men, and 18 for women. Now Finn, could you remind us of some of the growing up related words that we heard today.
你错了。答案是C选项21岁。很明显，21岁对男生，18岁对女生。Finn现在带我们大家回想今天听到的跟成长相关的词语。
Yes, we heard: adulthood ;stand on your own two feet ;maturity adolescence ;psychologists ;hormonesformative years ;social death ;mollycoddling ;juvenile
好的，我们听到了：adulthood-- 成年;stand on your own two feet --独立的;maturity --成熟adolescence--青春期 ;psychologists--心理学家 ;hormones--荷尔蒙formative years--性格形成期 ;social death--窘境 ;mollycoddling--给某人过分保护或做太多 ;juvenile --青少年
Thank you. We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s programme.Do join us again soon for 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Goodbye.
谢谢。我们希望你们能喜欢今天的节目。一定要继续加入我们的BBC6分钟英语。再见了。
Goodbye.
拜~