Chinese children and American children
1) All young children, whatever their culture, are alike in their charm and innocence—in being a clean slate on which the wonders and ways of the world are yet to be written. But during the years I study in a college near Chicago, I learned that American and Chinese children are different in several ways. (引出要比較的主題:美國小孩和中國小孩)
2) First, young American children tend to be active, enthusiastic and direct. They express themselves openly whatever they want to say. Chinese children, on the other hand, tend to be passive, quite and to beat around the bush when voicing their demand. They usually wait to be asked and are lacking in initiative spirit. (美國孩子主動,直率;中國孩子被動,婉轉(zhuǎn))
3) Second, American children show their independence. They pride themselves on marking their own decision and being responsible for it. Their Chinese counterparts, however, are still looking to their parents and grandparents to tell them what to do in terms of which school they should select and which job they should accept.(美國孩子獨立性強,中國孩子依賴性強)
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4) Third, American children tend to more self-reliant. They are taught to believe that money is earned not given. They buy things with their own money. Every piece of housework---washing the dishes and mow the lawn—has a price. But their Chinese counterparts don”t have any knowledge of earning money through housework. They take it for granted that their parents will pay for anything they fancy. (美國孩子做家務(wù)為了錢,中國孩子沒有做家務(wù)掙錢的概念).
5) Children who grown up in a particular culture share certain values and assumptions. It is not surprising that in a society where individualism and self-reliance are stressed, children behave more confidently and independently, while in a culture which places the value on respectfulness and moderations, children are more quiet and passive.(最后歸納:中美兩國的孩子多方面的不同反映了兩國價值觀念的不同)
＊ 閃光點＊
1. 修辭比喻: in being a clean slate on which the wonders and ways of the world are yet to be written 蘇州易優(yōu)語文培訓(xùn)，閱讀寫作同步提升 http://www.zequeka.cn/mIniform.html
2. 用詞變化：Chinese children—Chinese counterparts, stress
—place the value, express－voice
3. 詞匯亮點： take the initiative ,pride oneself on, in terms of
