《新视野英语知识讲义》book3unit8[精品].docVIP

Unit?8 Text A??Reading in detail Read the text in detail. You can refer to Translation and Language Points when necessary. play stop mute max volume 00:00 00:00 A+ ? A- ? Language points ? Translation ?Reflections of a Chinese mother in the West 1 A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such successful kids.?They are?baffled?that these parents produce so many children with an abundance of talent and whether they too could raise such a child. 2?The fact is that Chinese parents do things that seem?provocative, unimaginable, even illegal, to?opinionated?Westerners.?Chinese mothers can?dispense?with formal?courtesies?and say to an?obese?child who?gorges?on food, Hey fatty, lose some weight.?By contrast, Western parents must be?humane, tiptoe around the issue, talk in terms of health, and never ever mention the f-word.?And still their kids end up in therapy for eating disorders and a negative self-image.?Ive thought long and hard about how Chinese parents can get away with what they do, and I think there are three?ideological?differences between Chinese and Western parents. 3?First, Ive noticed Western parents?cradle?their childrens self-esteem to?insulate?them from criticism.?They worry about how their children will feel if they fail, and constantly try to solve their childrens worries, regardless of how badly they perform.?The?presumption?is that the child is tender, not strong, and as a result Western parents behave very differently than Chinese parents. 4 For example, if a child comes home with an A-minus on a test, a Western parent will most likely praise the child.?For a Chinese mother an A-minus is no?milestone; she will gasp in displeasure and ask what went wrong.?If the child comes home with a B, some Western parents, though?hesitant, will still praise the child.?Other Western parents will express disapproval, but they wont question the childsintellect?or risk insecurities calling the child stupid, worthless or gross.?Privately, Western parents may w