阅读理解。Tigersarefierceanimals.TheyarethebossesoftheAsianjungleswiththeirclevernessquicknessandstrength.Apussycatontheotherhandisahomebodythatcomfortsuswithitsgentlewarmthandcalmsuswithits
阅读理解。
Tigersarefierceanimals.TheyarethebossesoftheAsianjungleswiththeirclevernessquicknessand
strength.Apussycatontheotherhandisahomebodythatcomfortsuswithitsgentlewarmthandcalmsus
withitspurring.
AsamothertheChinese-AmericanwriterAmyChuaisdefinitelyatiger.HerbookBattleHymnofthe
TigerMother(虎妈战歌)tellsofthestrictupbringingshegavehertwochildren.Shethinksthatbeingstrict
istheonlywaytodevelopachild'spotential(潜力)andtomakethemstrongindependentandsuccessful.Her
kidswerenotallowedtowatchTVorplayvideogames.Theywerenotallowedto"hangout"withotherkids
afterschool.Theyhadtobethetopstudentsintheirclasses.Andtheyhadtopracticethepianoandviolinfor
hourseveryday.Asaresultherkidsbecamesuccessful.Sheadmitsthiscausedalotoftearsandangerbut
shehasfewregrets(后悔).
ChuasayslikehermostAsianmothersaretigersbecausetheybelievetheirchildrencanachievealotif
they'repushedhardenough.ShesaysAmericanmothersarereallypussycats.Theycaremoreabouttheir
children'sself-esteem(自尊).Theydon'twanttopushtheirkidstoohardforfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.
Americanmothersencouragetheirchildrentofindtheirownpath.
Soisatigermombetterthanapussycat?PerhapsitdependsonthedifferencesbetweenAsianand
Westerncultures.Itmayalsodependonthechildhimself.Somekidsneedtobepushedwhileothersrespond
toagentlerhand.Togrowlortopurr?Thereisnoeasyanswer.
1.What'stheTigerMotherAmyChua'sideaonchildren'seducation?
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2.HowdidAmyChua'skidsbecomesuccessful?(根据短文内容列举两条)
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3.WhyaremostAsianmotherstigers?(根据短文内容回答问题)
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4.请将第三段中句子翻译成汉语。