环球慢速英语 听众来信(7)

Voice 1: Correcting a child’s behaviour is very important. But sometimes, when a child does not behave, a parent may become angry. The parent may then react¹ out of anger. This can lead to hitting a child because of this anger. Experts say that parents should NEVER hit a child out of anger.

声音1：纠正孩子的行为非常重要。但是有时，当孩子行为不当时，家长可能会很生气。家长可能会作出由愤怒激发出的反应。这种愤怒可能演变为打孩子。专家表示，父母绝不能因为愤怒而打孩子。

Voice 2: Experts say that it is important for parents to be firm, but kind. They should not threaten their children. And if a parent is too angry to deal with a problem, he can even tell the child: "I am too angry to deal with this right now. We will talk about it later." This can help a parent to calm down. He can take time to think of a fitting² punishment. Using methods like these teaches children that they do not need to use violence³ to solve their problems. Instead, they can stay calm and think about a better way to solve the problem.

声音2：专家表示，对父母来说重要的是，保持坚定的同时还要宽容。他们不应该威胁孩子。如果家长过于生气而无法解决问题，他可以跟孩子说：“我太生气了，所以现在不能解决这件事。我们一会儿再谈。”这有助于家长冷静下来。他可以花点时间考虑一下适当的处罚方式。这种方法让孩子知道，他们不必用暴力解决问题。相反，他们可以保持冷静，考虑解决问题的更好方法。

Voice 1: There is much more to say on this subject, but that is all the time we have for today. What do you think? Write your questions and comments to Spotlight⁴ at radio @ english.net. Thank you especially to Konsam, Augusto, and Evelin for writing to us.

声音1：有关这个问题还有很多值得讨论的地方，不过我们今天的节目要结束了。你有什么看法？请将你的问题和评论发送至重点报道节目的邮箱[email protected]。谢谢，尤其要感谢来信的康萨姆、奥古斯托和埃夫琳。

1 react   

vi.起反应，起作用；反抗，起反作用

参考例句：

• She didn't look up or react in any way.她既不抬头，也没有任何反应。
• How did he react to your suggestion?他如何对待你的建议？

2 fitting   

n.[pl.]设备，家具，配件，试穿；adj.适合的

参考例句：

• I'm going to a fitting tomorrow.明天我要去试穿新衣。
• The President's address was a fitting end to a bitter campaign.总统的讲话为一场激烈的竞选运动适时画上了句号。

3 violence   

n.暴力，暴虐，暴行，猛烈，强烈，强暴

参考例句：

• It was an absolutely senseless act of violence.这是毫无意义的暴力行为。
• They attacked with violence.他们猛烈攻击。

4 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。