“啃老族”怎么说？
在亚马逊传记 The Everything Store中有这样一段：
这里的boomerang指的是“吃回头草”，很形象的一个表达。这个词让我想到了之前写的一篇文章，我们一起来复习一下。
从“空巢期”说起
Empty Nest
Empty nest syndrome is a feeling of grief and loneliness parents or guardians may feel when their children leave home for the first time, such as to live on their own or to attend a college or university.
当越来越多孩子在上完大学之后“返巢”就造成了 "cluttered nest" or "crowded nest"。也就有了啃老族这个表达"Boomerang Generation"
named for the frequency with which they choose to cohabitate with their parents after a brief period of living on their own – thus boomeranging back to their place of origin.
A boomerang is a curved piece of wood that returns to the thrower if tossed correctly. To boomerang is to bounce back to a previous position like a boomerang.
graduate, boomerang!
如果你看The Big Bang Theory, Howie就是一直和他妈妈住在一起，即使是结婚了以后。我们看看啃老族代表人物Howie怎么说：
It's sad how some guys can't cut the apron strings.
“悲哀的是，有些人无法剪开围裙带” 是什么意思？
围裙带引伸为 complete control or dominance. 例如我们可以说 Howard, a grown-up man, still ties to his mother's apron strings.
因此 cut the apron strings 就是独立，不再依靠
例如, 结婚之后,自己或者对方的父母总是插手各种事情, 你会想 cut the apron strings.