新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程3（思政智慧版） 课件 Unit 8 Text A课文详解.pptx

AlotofpeoplewonderhowChineseparentsraisesuchsuccessfulkids.Theyarebaffledthattheseparentsraisesomanychildrenwithanabundanceoftalentandwhethertheytoocouldraisesuchachild.;ThefactisthatChineseparentsdothingsthatseemunimaginabletoopinionatedWesterners.SomeChinesemothersmaysaytoanobesechildwhogorgesonfood,“Hey,losesomeweight.”Bycontrast,Westernparentsmusttiptoearoundtheissuetalkintermsof“health”.Andstilltheirkidsendupintherapyforeatingdisordersandanegativeself-image.;I’vethoughtlongandhardaboutthephenomenon,andIthinktherearetwomaindifferencesbetweenChineseand

Westernparents.;First,I’venoticedmanyWesternparentscradletheirchildren’sself-esteemtoinsulatethemfromcriticism.Theyworryabouthowtheirchildrenwillfeeliftheyfail,andconstantlytrytosolvetheirchildren’sworries,regardlessofhowbadlytheyperform.Thepresumptionisthatthechildistender,notstrong,andasaresultWesternparentsbehavedifferentlythanChineseparents.;Forexample,ifachildcomeshomewithanA-minusonatest,aWesternparentwillmostlikelypraisethechild.ForastrictChinesemotheranA-minusmaynotbeamilestone.IfthechildcomeshomewithaB,someWesternparents,thoughhesitant,willstillpraisethechild.;OtherWesternparentswillexpressdisapprovalandmayprivatelyworryabouttheirchild,buttheymaynottellthechild.Bycontrast,ifaChinesechildgetsaB,irrespectiveofthesubject,theChinesemothertendstointensifyhereffortsandgetmorepracticetestsandusewhat’satherdisposal,tohelpimproveherchild’sacademicperformance.;SomeChineseparentsdemandgoodgradesbecausetheybelievethattheirchildcangetthem,andgradesareareflectionoftheefforttheirchildhasputintostudy.Iftheirchilddoesn’t

getstraightA’s,theymayassumeit’sbecausethechilddidn’tworkhardenough.That’swhyt