翻译题 The key question for any only child is this: why were you an only child? 1t's a key question for at least two reasons. If your parents had wanted several children but could have you only, they are most likely to pour into you all the energy and attention that had been intended for several children. 1 call this the “special jewel ”phenomenon. Only children who are special jewels often arrive when their parents are older - usually in their thirties. These special jewels can become every spoiled and self-centered. On the other hand, you may be an only child because your parents planned for only one and stuck to their plan. Your parents may give you a very strict and well –strutted education to make you "a little adult " .Many only children grow up feeling unhappy because they always had to be such “little adults ”
【正确答案】 对于每个独生子女,关键的问题是:他们为什么成了独生子女?这之所以是一个关键的问题,至少有两方面的原因。假如父母想生几个孩子但只能生一个,他们就可能将原本给与几个孩子的精力与关注全部倾注到独生子女身上。这被称为“特殊宝贝”现象。这类独生子女出生时父母通常已30几岁。这些被当作特殊宝贝的独生子女可能受到溺爱,变得很自私。 另一方面,父母计划只生一胎,并将计划付诸行动。这些父母可能为独生子女提供严格而又精心安排的教育,使之成为“小大人”。许多这类独生子女在成长中并不感到幸福,因为他们总是不得不做这种“小大人”。
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