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The Controversy over ‘Tiger Mother’
Yale law professor Amy Chua, who made the cover of
Time magazine in January, provoked heated discussion when
she argued in her book, Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother
(
《虎
妈战歌》
)
, that strict parenting would better prepare children
for harsh future competition.
“What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun
until you’re good at it,” Chua wrote. “To get good at anything
you have to work, and children on their own never want to
work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences.”
Inevitably, responses from American audiences have
been intensely defensive. One article, titled “Parents like Amy
Chua are the reason Asian Americans like me are in therapy,”
labeled Chua as “a narrow-minded, joyless bigot
(
偏执者
)
.”
Others drew larger parallels about China’s tendency to excel in
technical areas while floundering in areas requiring creativity
and innovation.
“What she describes as traditional ‘Chinese parenting’
has hit hard at a national sore spot: Our fears about losing
ground to China and other rising powers and about adequately
preparing our children to survive in the global economy,”
wrote Annie Murphy Paul
(
美国知名杂志记者、作家
)
in Time.
Excerpts of the book were first published by The Wall
Street Journal
(
《华尔街日报》
)
, with hundreds of responses
posted on the Internet and disseminated by various media
outlets. In the excerpt, Chua describes a heavy-handed parent-
ing style that “would seem unimaginable to Westerners.” Her
list of banned activities is long: no sleepovers
(
在外玩乐并过
夜的聚会
)
, no TV, no sports, no play dates. But what seemed
to provoke readers most was her recollection of an incident, in
which she stood screaming over her 7-year-old daughter Lulu,
denying her food or rest until she could demonstrate mastery
of a French piano piece.
Implied but not overtly
(
公开地
)
stated was the larger
conclusion that America’s seeming slide from global eminence
is the result of such relaxed, ego-coddling
(
娇惯,溺爱
)
par-
enting techniques. However, there were dozens of responses
reflecting the very personal, individual nerves that Chua had
struck among various cross-sections of American society.
“Parenting is so personal,” said Robyn Silverman, a child
development specialist. “When you hear such a strong and op-
posing opinion, your attention tends to turn toward your own
parenting, and makes you question: Am I doing this right?
Maybe this person is doing something better than I am. The
way the article was written, made it sound like she was saying
that her Chinese work ethic would make her children excel be-
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yond anyone else’s.”
Chua argued that she was making fun of herself, and the
piece was meant to be humorous. Even so, in an appearance on
The Today Show, she reiterated her disagreement with West-
ern parenting, listing “how much time Westerners allow their
kids to waste, with hours on Facebook and computer games,
and in some ways, how poorly they prepare them for the fu-
ture. It’s a tough world out there.”
Silverman believes there is value in the Asian parenting
style, but thinks it may squash individuality. “There’s no room
for abuse, ever, but what Western parents do need to learn is
that some children need a stronger push, and others need a
lighter touch. Perhaps on the continuum
(
相邻但截然不同的连
续体
)
of the Eastern-Western views, there’s a need to meet in
the middle.”
(
Word count: 505
)
(
文章中的核心词汇和长句详见第2版
)
For and Against Tiger Mother
’
s
Parenting Style
Excerpted from
Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua, the article
“
Why Chinese Mothers are Superior
”
generated a huge response, both positive and negative.
Large numbers of talented children everywhere
s approach, and instead
would profit from Chua
’
are
frittering away
their gifts
—
they
’
re nice
kids, not brats, but they are also self
-
indulgent
and
inclined
(
倾向于
……
的
) to make excuses for
themselves.
—
Charles Murray, The American
Enterprise Institute
Amy Chua
’
s philosophy of child
-
rearing may
be harsh and not for the fainthearted, but ask
yourself this: is it really more cruel than the
For
for parenting these days?
—Allison Pearson, The Daily Telegraph
laissez
-
faire
(
放任主义
) indifference and
babysitting
-
by
-
TV which too often passes
Research demonstrates that children who
are protected from struggling with difficult
tasks don
’
t develop what psychologists
call
“
mastery experiences.
”
Kids who
have this well
-
earned sense of mastery
are more optimistic and decisive; they
’
ve
learned that they
’
re capable of overcoming
adversity and achieving goals.
—Hara Estroff Marano, editor-at-large of
Psychology Today magazine
The article sounds so incredible to Western
readers
—
and many Asian ones, too
—
that
many people thought the whole thing was
satire
(
讽刺
)... but aspects of her essay
resonated
(
引
起共鸣
) profoundly with many people, espe-
cially Chinese Americans
—
not necessarily in a
good way.
—MSNBC, a cable news channel based
in the U.S
.
The
“
tiger mother
”
approach to parenting
is
“
the exact opposite of everything that the
Against
Western liberal
holds dear
.
—Isabel Berwick, The Financial Times
Chua
’
s parenting style has less to do
with cultural difference and more to
do with affluent
classism
(
阶级歧视
).
Her insistence that her children learn
the piano or violin is reflective of clas-
sic cultural
snobbery
(
自以为优越的态
度或行为
) and that many struggling
working
-
class families could not af-
ford to educate their children the same
way.
—Charing Ball, The Atlanta Post
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SHANGHAI STUDENTS’POST
February , 2011
新闻 NEWS
express
热书摘选
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
recital. In other words, Western parents are concerned
about their children’s
psyches
(
心理
)
. Chinese parents
aren't. They assume strength, not fragility, and as a
result they behave very differently.
Second, Chinese parents believe that their kids
owe them everything. The reason for this is a little
unclear, but it’s probably a combination of Confucian
filia
l (
子女对父母的
)
piety and the fact that the parents
have sacrificed and done so much for their children.
(And it’s true that Chinese mothers get in the trenches,
putting in long grueling hours personally tutoring,
training, and spying on their kids.) Anyway, the
understanding is that Chinese children must spend
their lives repaying their parents by obeying them and
making them proud.
By contrast, I don’t think most Westerners have
the same view of children being permanently indebted
to their parents. My husband, Jed, actually has the
opposite view. “Children don’t choose their parents,”
he once said to me. “They don’t even choose to be
born. It’s parents who
foist
(
把……强加于
)
life on
their kids, so it’s the parents’responsibility to provide
for them. Kids don’t owe their parents anything. Their
duty will be to their own kids.” This strikes me as a
terrible deal for the Western parent.
Third, Chinese parents believe that they know
what is best for their children and
therefore override all of their children’s
own desires and preferences. That’s why
Chinese daughters can’t have boyfriends
in high school and why Chinese kids
can’t go to sleepaway camp. It’s also
why no Chinese kid would ever dare
say to their mother, “I got a part in the
school play! I’m Villager Number Six.
I’ll have to stay after school for rehearsal
every day from 3:00 to 7:00, and I’ll also
need a ride on weekends.” God help any
Chinese kid who tried that one.
Don’t get me wrong: It’s not that
Chinese parents don’t care about their
children. Just the opposite. They would
give up anything for their children.
It’s just an entirely different parenting
model.
—Excerpted from Battle Hymn of
The Tiger Mother by Amy Chua.
(
Word count: 550
)
A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise
such stereotypically
(
模式化观念地
)
successful kids.
They wonder what these parents do to produce so
many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it’s like
inside the family, and whether they could do it too.
Well, I can tell them, because I’ve done it. Here are
some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were
never allowed to do:
• attend a sleepover
• have a playdate
• be in a school play
• complain about not being in a school play
• watch TV or play computer games
• choose their own extracurricular
activities
• get any grade less than an A
• not be the No. 1 student in every
subject except gym and drama
• play any instrument other than the
piano or violin
• not play the piano or violin.
... ...
I’ve thought long and hard about
how Chinese parents can get away with
what they do. I think there are three big
differences between the Chinese and
Western parental mind-sets.
First, I’ve noticed that Western
parents are extremely anxious about
their children’s self-esteem. They worry
about how their children will feel if they
fail at something, and they constantly
try to reassure their children about
how good they are notwithstanding a
mediocre performance on a test or at a
W
ords and expressions
新闻词汇学习
Choose the best meaning of the words in bold.
1. To get good at anything you have to work, and chil-
dren on their own never want to work, which is why
it is crucial to override their preferences.
A. to cancel one’s decision by using your authority
B. to be more important than something
2. Others drew larger parallels about China’s tendency
to excel in technical areas while floundering in areas
requiring creativity and innovation.
A. have many problems and may soon fail completely
B. to struggle to know what to say or do
3. Excerpts of the book were first published by The Wall
Street Journal, with hundreds of responses posted on
the Internet and disseminated by various media out-
lets.
A. to spread information, knowledge, etc
B. to copy sth. from websites
4. But what seemed to provoke readers most was
her recollection of an incident, in which she stood
screaming over her 7-year-old daughter Lulu, deny-
ing her food or rest until she could demonstrate mas-
tery of a French piano piece.
A. to say or do sth. deliberately to annoy someone and
try to make them react in an angry way
B. to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect
5. Even so, in an appearance on The Today Show, she re-
iterated her disagreement with Western parenting…
A. to take back what you have said
B. to say sth. again and emphasize it
6. Silverman believes there is value in the Asian parent-
ing style, but thinks it may squash individuality.
A. to destroy sth. B. to make sth. grow slowly
7. Large numbers of talented children everywhere would
profit from Chua’s approach, and instead are fritter-
ing away their gifts…
A. to waste time or money on things that are not important
B. to make little or no use of
8. The “tiger mother” approach to parenting is “the exact
opposite of everything that the Western liberal holds
dear.
A. to think of sth. very expensive
B. to value sth./sb. highly, to care very much for sb./sth.
9. …and they constantly try to reassure their children
about how good they are notwithstanding a mediocre
performance on a test or at a recital.
A. not very good, of only average standard
B. meaningless, or unpleasant
10. And it’s true that Chinese mothers get in the trench-
es, putting in long grueling hours personally tutor-
ing, training, and spying on their kids.
A. time-consuming B. very difficult and tiring
S
entences
新闻长句分析
请分析下列句子结构,并划出句子主干。
1. Yale law professor Amy Chua, who made the cover
of Time magazine, provoked heated discussion when
she argued in her book, Battle Hymn of The Tiger
Mother, that strict parenting would better prepare
children for harsh future competition.
2. But what seemed to provoke readers most was
her recollection of an incident, in which she stood
screaming over her 7-year-old daughter Lulu, deny-
ing her food or rest until she could demonstrate mas-
tery of a French piano piece.
4. Even so, in an appearance on The Today Show, she
reiterated her disagreement with Western parent-
ing, listing “how much time Westerners allow their
kids to waste, with hours on Facebook and computer
games, and in some ways, how poorly they prepare
them for the future. It’s a tough world out there.”
5. Her insistence that her children learn the piano or
violin is reflective of classic cultural snobbery and
that many struggling working-class families could
not afford to educate their children the same way.
6. The reason for this is a little unclear, but it’s probably
a combination of Confucian filial piety and the fact
that the parents have sacrificed and done so much for
their children.
课标词汇链接
Translate the following phrases and sentences from Chinese into English.
8. 为……找借口
9. 有能力克服困难,实现目标
10. 她的这本新书在许多人之间引起强烈
共鸣,尤其是女性读者。
11. 珍惜某事或珍爱某人
12. 如果孩子们遭受了失败,西方国家的
家长会担心他们的感受,并不断地
让孩子知道他们很棒,尽管他们的
考试成绩不如人意。
13. 许多中国家长认为,他们的小孩必须
毕其一生来回报父母,比如服从父母,
让父母引以为豪。
14. 中国家长认为他们知道什么对孩子最好,
因而常常压根不理会孩子们自己的愿望
和喜好。
15. 美国担心其经济衰退,失去全球卓越
地位,输给中国和其他新崛起的国家。
16. 有些小孩子总会为自己犯的错误找借口。
1. 严格的养育方式可以更好地让孩子
做好准备,面对未来残酷的竞争。
2. 心胸狭窄的
3. 在……之间找相似特征
4. 失利
5. 有些孩子需要严加管教,而有些孩
子只需轻轻点拨。
6. 产生巨大的反响
7. 浪费天赋
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