美英报刊阅读lesson 3

美英报刊文章阅读（精选本）（第五版）UNITONELESSONTHREEPARTONEWARMINGUPPARTONEWARMINGUPDirections:Inthispart,youaregoingtosee4logosofworldfamousnewsagencies.Doyouknowwhichcontinenttheyarefrom?TheCanadianPress(加通社):AMERICAAustralianAssociatedPress(澳联社):OCEANIAYonhapNewsAgency(韩联社):ASIAAgenceHavas(哈瓦斯通讯社):EUROPEPARTTWOBUILDINGUPVOCABULARYPARTTWOBUILDINGUPVOCABULARYannoyanceauditoriumbabysitterborechainchaoscharacterclaw会堂，礼堂拴住，束缚烦恼，可厌之事临时受雇代外出的父母照顾小孩的人中国字，字体，符号令人生厌的事；无聊的事(动物或鸟类的)爪大混乱，无序状态当代的，同时代的contemporaryPARTTWOBUILDINGUPVOCABULARYcounterpartfrontlinefunctiongeneralizationgenuinehouseholdinsaneimpulse第一线，最前线要求过高的，严苛的两方面地位相当的人（物）运行，发挥作用疯狂的generalizing归纳，概括突然的欲望，冲动一家人，同住一座房子的人领悟，顿悟insightPARTTWOBUILDINGUPVOCABULARYlonesomemessneuroticNewJerseyperspectivepillowponderportray混乱洞察力，视角孤单的神经质的，极为焦虑的深思，考虑(美国)新泽西州描述，描写枕头，枕垫准备；预备的prepPARTTWOBUILDINGUPVOCABULARYprescriberearrebellionreignshallownesssuperiorsidelinethrive养育肤浅，浅薄规定，指定遵守某事造反，反抗（运动场的）边线当政，统治；占主导地位兴盛上等的,优秀的PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSIONTigerMom...MeetPandaDadPARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSIONByAlanPaulPARTTHREETigerMom...MeetPandaDadIhavewatchedthe1uproarovertheTigerMomdebatewithgrowingannoyancethatonesimplequestionremainsunasked:Wherearethedads?Iamafatherofthreewhohasbeenonthefrontlineofparentingforyears,thankstomywife’sdemandingcareerandmyownfreelancelifestyle.Irefusetocedetheentirediscussionaboutproperchildrearingtomothers,Tigerorotherwise.Whenmykidswere2,4and7,ourfamilyoffivemovedfromsuburbanNewJerseytoBeijing.Our31/2yearsinChinagivemeanunusualinsightintowhatauthorAmyChuaclaimsisnotonlythebestwayofparentingbutalsotheChineseway.Ihavewatchedthe1uproarovertheTigerMomdebatewithgrowingannoyancethatonesimplequestionremainsunasked:Wherearethedads?TigerMomIhaveobservedthenoisyconfusionoverthedebateofTigerMom,andIamgettingmoreandmoreannoyedbecauseofthefactthatasimplequestionisstillnotasked:Whataretherolesandpositionsofthedads?PARTTHREEDuringourfirstweeksinBeijing,weattendedatalentshowatourchildren’sBritishschoolandwatchedChinesestudentsascendthestageandplayChopinetudesandBeethovensymphonies,whiletheirWesterncounterpartsambledupandproudlyplayedtheABCsundertheirflappingarms.Itwasenoughtomakeanyonepauseandponderthewayweareraisingourkids.ButtimeinChinaalsotaughtmethatwhilesomehereviewaChineseeducationasthegoldstandard,manytherearequestioningthesystem,notingthatitstiflescreativityandinnovation,twothingsthenationsorelyneeds.Further,havingseenitinaction,Ihaveastrongaversiontoharddriving“Tiger”parenting,certainthatisnotasuperiormethodifyourgoalsaremygoals:toraiseindependent,competent,confidentadults.goldstandardaparagonofexcellence（黄金标准，典范）PARTTHREECallmethePandaDad;Iamhappytoparentwithcuddliness,butnotafraidtoshowsomeclaw.ThoughIhavehadprimarychildcaredutiessinceoureldestsonwasborn13yearsago,Itoohavealwaysworked,sometimesjugglingavarietyofdemandingdeadlineswithanincreasinglycomplexfamilyschedule.Asaresult,controlledchaosreignsinourhouse—anditworksforus,evenifthishasbefuddledsomefriendsandfamilymembersandsentweak-kneedbabysittersscurryingforthedoor.Ithasalsobeenaplusforourchildren,givingthemspacetotakeonresponsibilities,beindependentandseetheirparentspursuingtheirowninterestsandcareerswhilealsobeingveryinvolvedinoneanother’slives.Anditintroducedthemtoasimplefactearly:Lifeitselfiscontrolledchaosandsuccessdependsonnavigatingit,ratherthanwaitingforthingstobeperfect.ourhouseisalwaysinastateofdisorderbutundercontrolfrightenfeeblebabysittersaway(使胆小的保姆夺门而逃)IthasalsobeenaplusforourchildrenAnditintroducedthemtoasimplefactearly:Lifeitselfiscontrolledchaosandsuccessdependsonnavigatingit,ratherthanwaitingforthingstobeperfectIthasalsobeenfavorableforourchildren.Andthisstyleofchildrearingmadethemunderstandasimplefactatanearlyage:Lifeismadebycontrolledchaosandsuccessisbasedonplanningthepaththroughthechaos,andnotonwaitingforthingstobecomeperfectbythemselves.sentweak-kneedbabysittersscurryingforthedoorcontrolledchaosreignsinourhousePARTTHREEThisislargelyamaleperspective.Tomakeasweepinggeneralization,momstendtobemoredetailoriented,andorderdriven.Dadsoftencarelessaboutthemess,canlivewithabitmorechaosandmoreeasilyadoptabigpictureview.IfmywifeandIswappedpositions,lifewouldcertainlybemoreorderly.ButshecedestomystyleofparentingbecauseIaminchargeoftheday-to-daystuff.Herabilitytodothisisakeytoushavingastrong,thrivingrelationship;youcan’tbackseatdrivehowyourchildrenarebeingraised8.Thisonlyworksifyousharethesamebasicvaluesandthedifferencesaresmallboreratherthanbigpicture.Shewouldnottoleratemecallingthekidsgarbageorchainingthemtoapianobench9;wewouldbothviewthisasbarbaricandcounterproductive.Tomakeasweepinggeneralization,momstendtobemoredetailoriented,andorderdrivenHerabilitytodothisthedifferencesaresmallboreratherthanbigpicturetomakeanoverallsummary,momstendtodealmostlyindetailsandkeeporders.“this”hererefersto“shecedestomystyleofparenting”intheprevioussentence.differencesofparentsonbasicvaluesaresmall,limited,andnotvital.PARTTHREEKidsraisedinthis11fashionhavemoreofanopportunitytodeveloptheirownpersonalitiesandinterests.