父母是否应该督促子女获得奖品？丨口语训练87期

Answer：

I think parents should encourage and support their children to get prizes, but not push them. If parents push them, the child is likely to feel too much pressure and stress, which can be harmful. The child is likely to already feel a lot of pressure to win prizes from both their teachers and their peers. The last thing the child needs is for extra pressure from their parents. I believe there is a fine line between encouraging children and pushing children, but it’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed if at all possible. 

译：

我认为父母应该鼓励和支持他们的孩子获得奖品，但不能强迫他们。如果父母逼迫他们，孩子可能会感到太多的压力，这样做对孩子不好。孩子很可能已经从老师和同龄人那里感受到了赢得奖品的巨大压力。孩子最不需要的是来自父母的额外压力。我相信鼓励孩子和逼迫孩子之间仅一线之隔，但如果可能的话，这条界限是不应该跨越的。

拓展词汇：

* push (vt) 督促，鞭策   

   push sb too hard  过于严格督促某人

* harmful (a) 有害的

* be likely to V  有可能……

* peer (n) 同龄人  

   peer pressure  来自同辈的压力

* the last thing / person  最不想要的事情/人

* There is a fine line between A and B  

   A 和B之间仅一线之隔

  fine (a) 难以看出的，细微的