第五期 2007年6月真题 文章(6/6)-英语听力

[00:00.30]Section C [00:03.97]Students' pressure sometimes comes from their parents.
学生的压力有时来自于他们的家长 [00:07.82]Most parents are well meaning,
大部分的家长非常理解他们的孩子 [00:11.14]but some of them aren't very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to college,
但有部分的家长并不是非常有助于孩子们解决在适应大学生活中遇到困难 [00:18.15]and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children's difficulties.
还有小部分的家长似乎会添加孩子们的困扰 [00:24.95]For one thing,parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face.
其中之一，这些家长没有注意到孩子们所面临的问题 [00:32.06]They don't realize that the competition is keener,
他们没有意识到竞争越来越激烈 [00:36.27]that the required standards of work are higher,
工作所要求的基础更高了 [00:40.09]and that their children may not be prepared for the change.
而他们的孩子可能并没有为这个变化做好准备 [00:44.92]Accustomed to seeing A's and B's on high school report cards,
因为习惯看那些在孩子们高中时的成绩卡上的A和B [00:50.21]they may be upset when their children's first semester college grades are below that level.
当孩子们在大学第一学期的成绩有所下降时，家长们也许会为此生气 [00:56.96]At their kindest, they may gently enquire why John or Mary isn't doing better,
最好的家长会温柔的问为什么孩子们没有做的更好， [01:04.71]whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on.
是否他或她已经尽了全力，等等 [01:11.35]At their worst,they may threaten to take their children out of college,or cut off funds.
最不好的家长会威胁孩子说让他们退学或是不再给予他们经济支助 [01:18.59]Sometimes, parents regard their children as extensions of themselves
有时，家长们会把他们的孩子看作为另一个自己 [01:24.62]and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives.
并且认为自己决定孩子们该怎么处理他们的人生是唯一正确的 [01:32.90]In their involvement and identification with their children,
在他们与孩子的接触和了解时 [01:36.30]they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.
忘记了每个人是不同的并且每个人必须各自成长 [01:43.22]They forget that their children, who are now young adults,
他们忘了他们的孩子已经成长了 [01:48.43]must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.
而且还是必须为自己的所为而负责的青年