英语听力小短文走遍全世界: 父母与压力

英语听力原文：

Students' pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well meaning, but some of them aren't very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children's difficulties.

学生的压力有时来自于父母。大多数的父母都是善意的，但是有些父母面对子女在适应大学生活中所碰到的问题时毫无帮助，少部分父母似乎不遗余力地给他们的子女增添了困难。

For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don't realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing A's and B's on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children's first semester college grades are below that level. At theire kindest, they may gently inquire/ enquire why John or Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college, or cut off funds.

一方面，父母常常意识到他们的孩子所遇到的问题。他们没有料想到竞争越来越激烈，工作的标准越来越高，他们的孩子或许还没有准备好迎接这种改变。家长习惯于看到孩子在高中成绩单上的A或B的分数，所以当孩子在大学第一学期的成绩低于原来的分数时，他们或许会感到不安。最好的情况是，他们或许会温柔地询问为什么约翰或玛丽没有做得更好，他(她)是否足够努力了，等等。最糟的情况是，他们或许会威胁让孩子退学或是切断他们的收入。

Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.

有时父母会把孩子视为自身的延续，认为由他们来决定孩子该如何生活是理所应当和自然而然的事情。他们和孩子紧密联系，视为一体，因而忘了人与人其实各不相同，每个人都应该按照自己的方式发展。他们忘了他们的孩子已经是成年人，应该对自己的所作所为以及他们是谁而负责。

英语单词词汇整理:

1. pressure n. 压力

eg: He will never pressure you to get married.

他永远也不会给你施加压力让你结婚。

短语：

under pressure 在压力之下;受到压力

high pressure 高压，高气压;高度紧张

blood pressuren 血压

low pressure 低气压;松懈

under the pressure of 在......压力下

2. aware adj. 知道的，意识到的

eg: Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health.

吸烟者们都很清楚吸烟对其自身健康的那些危害。

短语：

aware of 意识到，知道

become aware of 知道;发觉

3. competition n. 竞争，比赛

eg: The farmers have been seeking higher prices as better protection from foreign competition.

农场主们一直在寻求更高价格来作为对外来竞争的更好保护。

短语：

in competition with 与......竞争

domestic competitionn 国内竞争

capacity of competition 竞争能力

4. keen adj. 锋利的，敏锐的，强烈的，精明的

eg：He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work.

他一直对工作的进展保持着强烈的兴趣。

短语：

keen on 喜爱;热衷于......

keen competition 剧烈竞争

keen interest 强烈的兴趣

5. gently adj. 温和的，温柔的

eg: He patted me gently on the back.

他轻轻地在我背上拍了一下。

同根词：

lightly/ friendly/ soft adv.轻轻地;温柔地，温和地

6. threaten v. 威胁，恐吓

eg: He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.

他把她绑起来，拿着一把6英寸长的刀威胁她。

短语：

threaten to do sth 威胁要做某事

threaten the existence of 威胁到......的存在

threaten proceedings [法]以起诉恐吓

threaten sb with sth. 用某事来恐吓某人

7. extension n. 伸展，延长，扩充，电话分机

eg: She can get me on extension 308.

她可以通过分机308找到我。

短语：

extension of time 延期;延长合约期

file extension 文件扩展名

extension telephonen 电话分机

8. involvement n. 包含，缠绕，混乱

eg: The results of these struggles underline the importance of both individualism and government involvement.

这些斗争的结果说明,个人主义和政府干预都是重要的。

短语：

involvement in 介入

personal involvement 个人参与

nvolvement load 投入量

9. identification n. 身份的证明，视为同一，确认

eg: He did not have any identification when he arrived at the hospital.

他到医院的时候没有任何身份证明。

短语：

system identification 系统辨识

fingerprint identification 指纹鉴定

identification card 身份证

佳句采摘：

Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives.

有时父母会把孩子视为自身的延续，认为由他们来决定孩子该如何生活是理所应当和自然而然的事情。