广东学位英语考试：翻译精选练习及答案一

        原文：

        中国父母往往过于关注孩子的学习，以至于不要他们帮忙做家务。他们对孩子的一要求就是努力学习，考得好，能上大学。他们相信这是为孩子好，因为在中国这样竞争激烈的社会里，只有成绩好才能保证前途光明。中国父母还认为，如果孩子能在社会上取得大的成就，父母就会受到尊敬。因此，他们愿意牺牲自己的时间、爱好和兴趣，为孩子创造更好的条件。

        参考译文：

        Chinese parents tend to pay so much attention to their children's academic performance that they even don't involve their children in the housework.Their only requirement of their kids is to study hard,perform well in exams so that their kids can be admitted to prestigious universities.They are convinced that this is to the benefit of their children,because only good academic performance can guarantee a promising future for their kids in the intense competition typical of China.They also believe that they will be respected if their children make great achievements in society.Therefore,they are willing to provide their children with a better condition at the expense of their time,hobbies and interests.

        语言考点及考点延伸：

        关注：pay attention to(某人关注的事情：one's concern)

        惯坏孩子：spoilone's children

        使孩子缺少独立性：make one's children lack independence

        太依赖于父母：be dependent too much on one's parents

        让孩子在生活和学习上不依赖于父母：make one's children act independently oftheir parents both in life and their studies

        独立思考：think for oneself

        以孩子为中心的家庭教育：child-centered home education

        学习成绩：academic performance

        考得好：perform well in exams/get highscores

        上大学：beadmitted to prestigious universities(上普通大学：go to an ordinary university;上大专：go to a junior college forprofessional training)

        高等教育：higher education

        中小学教育：primary and secondary education

        继续教育：further education

        海外留学：study abroad

        家庭教育：home education

        素质教育：education for all-rounddevelopment

        职业教育：vocational education

        教育孩子懂礼貌：educate a child to behave well

        教育投入：investment in education

        教育改革：educational reform

        教育机构：educational institute

        遵照老师的教诲：follow the instruction of one'steacher

        参加高考：take the university entranceexamination

        高考状元：student who comes out top in acollege entrance examination

        公共道德：public morals

        价值观：values

        取得成就：makeachievements(取得成功：achieve success;取得进步：make progress)

        以……为代价：at the expense/cost of(牺牲：sacrifice time/career/principle/oneself)