大学跨文化英语 综合教程I Unit 7 Tiger Mother课文翻译.pdfVIP

Text A Reading Digesting Tiger Mother Amy Chua 1 A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise successful kids. The fact is that Chinese parents do things that seem unimaginable to Westerners. I think there are three big differences between the Chinese and Western parenting. 2 First, I’ve noticed that Wester parents are extremely anxious about thei children’s self-esteem. Chinese parents aren’t. They assume strength, not fragility, and as a result they behave very differently. 3 For example, if a child comes home with an A – on a test, a Western parent will most likely praise the child. The Chinese mothe will gasp in ho o and ask what went wrong. If the child comes home with a B on the test, some Western parents will still praise the child. If a Chinese child gets a B, parents would be screaming. Te angered Chinese mothe would then get dozens of practice tests and work through them with her child fo as long as it takes to get the grade up to an A. 4 Chinese parents demand perfect grades because they believe that their child can get them. If their child doesn’t get them, the Chinese parent assumes it’s because the child didn’t work hard enough. That’s why the solution to it is always to punish and shame the child. 5 Second, Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything. The reason for this is a little unclear, but it’s probably a combination of Confucian filial piety and 3 the fact that the parents have sacrificed and done so much fo thei children. The understanding is that Chinese children must repay their parents by obeying them and m