Apictureisonmydesk.ThisisaphotoofJim’sfamily.ThismanisJim’sfather.AwomanisbehindJim.Sheishismother.Theyareteachers.Thereisalsoagirlinthepicture.SheisJim’ssister.HernameisKategreen.Jimandhissisterareinthesameschool.TheyareEnglish.
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一幅画在我的桌子上，这是吉姆的全家福。这个人是吉姆的.父亲，一个女人在吉姆后面，她是他的母亲。他们是老师。照片里还有一个女孩。她是吉姆的妹妹。她的名字叫凯特·格林。吉姆和他妹妹在同一所学校，他们是英国人。
Family.Whatkindofthoughtscrossyourmindwhenisaidthisword?Career.Andagain,whatcrossyourmind?Nowwhydon‘tyourelatethistwotopicstogether?trueenough,youmightbethinking"adiligentfatherworkingalldayandearningamereincomeof100dollars.Hefailstobefamilyorientated."Whatiwouldliketoexpressisthatnomatterhowbusyyouareorhowimportantyourjobtoyouis,likeasifyou‘llbelosingyourjobthenextday,pleasedon‘tforgettospendsometimewithyourfamilytoo!Alwaysremember"familycomesfirst‘!
Asitisknowntousallthat,differenceinfamilyeducationbetweenAmericanandChinesevariesinahostofaspects.Here,Iwouldliketoconcentrateinthedifferencesinthecultivationofchildren’sinterestsinthetwoeducationsystems.Expectforgivingageneraldepictionanddiggingoutthereasonsthatcontributetothephenomena,personalopinionswillalsofollowbehind.
Attheverybeginning,it’sobviouslythatweoughttoacquaintwiththedifferentattitudesofparentsinthetwonationstowardschildren’sinterests.Americanparents,incliningtosupposetheinterestsoftheirkidstobeapure“interest”orsomekindofdailytechniques,seldomregarditasatooltograbanadmissionofanoutstandingschool.Therefore,intheUnitedStates,childrenaremostlyencouragedandinducedtodevelopingtheirinterestsanddothethingswhattheyarereallyattracted.Americanparentsseldompreventtheirchildrenfrombeingcaughtintheirpreferenceorenforcethemtodowhattheydonotlikeeither.Meanwhile,innoaccordancewiththestereotypethatformedinthepasttime,Chineseparentsalsoplacemuchsignificanceincultivatingchildren’sinterests.WhattheyhavedoneforcultivationarenolessinferiortotheAmericans.Nevertheless,interestofkidstodayinChinaisconsideredgraduallyassomethingthatcanstepsuptoabrighterfuture.Withtheinterestsorthespecialties,studentsgainmoreopportunitiestoabetterschooloruniversity.Soit’snotsurprisingtoseesomeparentsinChinaareunderafrenzyofcultivatingtheirchildren’sinterestsor,morepreciselytosay,solidifyingthestepstosuccess.Ahostofreasonsresultintheemergenceofthiskindofdifferencesuchasthetraditionalculture,thedifferenteducationbackgroundoreventheeducationpolicyoftheauthority.But,frommyperspective,boththeeducationmethodsare
somewhatsuitableforthecountryitself.AlthoughitisundeniablethatAmericans’arefocusingmoreoncultivationratherthanutility,wecannotsimplyblazeourmethodsthatonlytoforcekidstodosomethingtheydon’tlikeorevenkilltheirinterestcruelly.Onlydoweabsorbtheusefulaswellassuitableaspectsofothers’conceptcanwemakeadifference.
AmyisanAmericangirl。ShelivesinNewYork。Therearefourpeopleinherfamily，herparents，herelderbrotherandher。Amy’sfatherisanengineerandheisbusywithhisworkeveryday。ButhestillplayswithAmyinhissparetimeandAmyloveshimverymuch。Amy’smotherisateacher。Sheteachesmathinasmallschool。Sheisthinwithgoldenhair。What’smore，sheisverykindandcookswell。Hisbrother，Johnistwoyearsolderthanherandhegoestoschoolwithhereveryday。JohnisanactiveboyandoftenhelpsAmy。Amyfeelshappytoliveinsuchafamily。
艾米是一个美国女孩。她住在纽约。她家里有四口人，她的父母，她的哥哥和她。艾米的父亲是一名工程师，他每天都忙于他的工作。但他仍然在空闲时间和艾米玩，艾米非常爱他。艾米的母亲是一个老师。她在一个小小的学校里面教数学。她很瘦，有着金色的头发。更重要的'是，她很善良而且做饭很好吃。他的哥哥，约翰比她大两岁，他每天都和艾米一起去学校。约翰是个活跃的男孩而且经常帮助艾米。艾米很高兴生活在这样一个家庭中。