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FOX新闻：警惕孩子养成过节就要礼物的习惯
燕山大学刘立军宋葳编写
◆TRANSCRIPT

Fox on Family. For kids, the season of giving can be all about getting: "And nowadays the pressure is so great to have the best toy or the most expensive clothes; it really is a pressure that kids are feeling."

Author, speaker and mother-of-three Angela Nuttle, says it can be easier to give in than draw a line: "I guarantee that parents can go into their kids' closet; the things that were so important last year, they're just sitting there in a box."

She says she tries to focus on values and doing things together instead of buying things, which can include helping others, maybe visit a nursing home, mindful that the ultimate goal is training our kids for life: "There are gonna be some painful moments where they don't get what they want, or what they think that they want."

She also urges moms especially, don't drive yourself crazy striving for holiday perfection: "Mothers have a tendency to carry this mental load, like they have to do everything, they have to be responsible for everything." Fueled by baggage, so put it down, allow yourself some boundaries.

With FOX on Family, I'm Lisa Brady.

Adapted from 警惕孩子过节收礼的习惯

◆VOCABULARY

1. guarantee v. to promise to do sth.; to promise sth. will happen 保证；担保；保障。
(动词 + 名词短语)
○Basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now guaranteed. 现在，包括言论自由在内的基本人权已有了保障。
(动词 (+ that从句))
○We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed. 我们不能保证我们的所有航班均不误点。
(动词 + 名词短语 + 名词短语)
○The ticket will guarantee you free entry. 这张票可保证你免费入场。
(动词 + 带to的不定式)
○We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week. 我们保证一周内交货。

2. boundary n. a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of sth. and separates it from other things or places; a dividing line 边界；界限；分界线。例如：
○national boundaries国界
○(British English) county boundaries郡界
○boundary changes / disputes边界变化 / 争端
○The fence marks the boundary between my property and hers. 那道篱笆是我和她的住宅之间的分界。
○Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of human knowledge. 科学家不断扩大人类知识的范围。
○the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable behavior 认可的和不被认可的行为之间的界限

◆QUESTIONS
Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question.

(Q1): What's the pressure that kids are feeling?

(A) Having the best toy or the most expensive clothes.
(B) Getting the best grade.
(C) Having a pair of expensive sneaker.
(D) Getting an expensive cellphone.

(Q2) What does Angela Nuttle focus on about training kids for life?

(A) Buying particular things for kids.
(B) Values and doing things together with kids.
(C) Studying textbooks together with kids.
(D) Improving kids' health.

(Q3) What's Angela Nuttle's particular suggestion to moms?

(A) Doing everything for kids.
(B) Providing kids with the most expensive clothes.
(C) To reduce the mental load.
(D) Giving kids the best toy.

◆KEY
(Q1) A。命题根据：And nowadays the pressure is so great to have the best toy or the most expensive clothes; it really is a pressure that kids are feeling.

(Q2) B。命题根据：She says she tries to focus on values and doing things together instead of buying things, which can include helping others, maybe visit a nursing home, mindful that the ultimate goal is training our kids for life: "There are gonna be some painful moments where they don't get what they want, or what they think that they want."

(Q3) C。命题根据：She also urges moms especially, don't drive yourself crazy striving for holiday perfection: "Mothers have a tendency to carry this mental load, like they have to do everything, they have to be responsible for everything."

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语速：140wpm

来源：刘立军宋葳 2018-01-03

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