零起点美语-Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

Tom, whose parents are conservative, is talking to Karen, whose parents are open-minded.
(T=Tom; K=Karen)
T : Boy, I'm really fed up with my dad.
K : Why? What's the problem?
T : My dad, whose upbringing was very strict, expects me to live by his old rules.
K : That's too bad. He must be crazy.
T : You know what? He even buys clothes for me, the styles of which belong to the fifties.
K : What a nut!
T : Hey, stop calling my dad names.
K : But I thought...
T : No matter what, he's still my dad.
K : Like father, like son!

汤姆的父母想法很保守, 他正在跟凯伦说话, 她的父母思想很开明。
汤姆：唉, 我真的受够我老爸了。
凯伦：为什么？出了什么问题？
汤姆：我那在严格管教之下长大的老爸指望我也按照他的老规距生活。
凯伦：那太惨了。他一定是疯了。
汤姆：你知道吗？他甚至还买五十年代样式的衣服给我。
凯伦：好个疯子！
汤姆：嘿, 别辱骂我爹了。
凯伦：可是我以为……
汤姆：不管怎么样, 他还是我的老爸。
凯伦：真是有其父必有其子！