英语阅读强化训练：NewresourcesareneededbesidesTV
<p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="entertainers">entertainers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="resourceful">resourceful</span>, <span word="somehow">somehow</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="regretfully">regretfully</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="says">says</span>, “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, ‘<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>!’” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="compares">compares</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="today">today</span>: “<span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="entertain">entertain</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>.” <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="father">father</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>: <span word="unfair">unfair</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="deplores">deplores</span> (哀叹) <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inventiveness">inventiveness</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="inborn">inborn</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> ― <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invent">invent</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="unjust">unjust</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span>. <span word="Sensing">Sensing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>’ <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="Giving">Giving</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enlarge">enlarge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="horizons">horizons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inventive">inventive</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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