英语翻译13.Living in a Beijinghousing compound,I watched Western and African kids running through thestreets in roving packs of fun-seekers14 while their Chinese friendslooked dolefully out the window in the midst of long hours spent practicingvi

英语翻译13.Living in a Beijinghousing compound,I watched Western and African kids running through thestreets in roving packs of fun-seekers14 while their Chinese friendslooked dolefully out the window in the midst of long hours spent practicingvi
英语翻译
13.Living in a Beijinghousing compound,I watched Western and African kids running through thestreets in roving packs of fun-seekers14 while their Chinese friendslooked dolefully out the window in the midst of long hours spent practicingviolin,piano or character-writing.When they were done,they unwound by pickingup video game consoles.It looked like a sad,lonesome way to grow up andnothing I would ever prescribe to my children.And of course it’s not the onlystyle of Chinese parenting.I saw plenty of kids smashing these samestereotypes.
14.It also seems insane to cast an eye around the upper-middle-classAmerican milieu Ms.Chua is discussing and conclude that the problem is thatour child-rearing is too laid back.The shallowness of this concept willbe obvious to anyone who has ever stalked a suburban soccer sideline orlistened to New Yorkparents prep their 18-month-old for nursery school interviews.God help us allif Ms.Chua’s books convinces these same people that they simply have not beentrying hard enough.
15.It’s easy to understand a traditional Chinese drive forperfection in children:it is a huge nation with a long history of peoplethriving at the top and scraping by at the bottom without much in between.Theappeal in contemporary Americastems from a sense that our nation is becoming stratified in similar ways andis about to get steamrolled by China15.If you can’t beat them,jointhem.
16.It’s an understandable impulse but it’s wrong.Forcing a childto constantly bend to your will can lead to docile mama’s boys or girls seekingapproval for everything they do — or lead to constant rebellion andhead-butting.Banning playing and sleeping at friends’ houses furthers adangerous sense of isolation,denying them the ability to makethe very social connections and interactions that they will need throughoutlife.These are the very skills that kids should be honing for success as afunctioning adult,far more important than being able to play piano.Kids needmore unstructured play16,not less.
17.Aside from being a much cheaper option than babysitters,sleepovers also help children learn to sleep anywhere,in any bed,with anypillow.This is not an ability to be scoffed at.It is,in fact,one of threegoals everyone should realistically set for raising their kids:get them toadulthood with no sleeping,eating or sexual hang-ups.Do that and you willhave done your job,launching them off with the foundation needed to thrive.
18.Drop the hubris of thinking you can pick your children’sfriends,interests and musical passions.Instead,help them grow up to behighly functioning,non-neurotic contributors17 with a strong senseof self.They will thank you.
19.And so will society.（ From The Wall Street Journal18,March 29,2011）

英语翻译13.Living in a Beijinghousing compound,I watched Western and African kids running through thestreets in roving packs of fun-seekers14 while their Chinese friendslooked dolefully out the window in the midst of long hours spent practicingvi
13.当我在北京的一个住宅区居住时,我看到西方和非洲的孩子们在街道上奔跑着做着投沙包游戏.14.当他们的中国朋友.