美国小孩:有史以来最娇惯的孩子
<p><span word="Picture">Picture</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wakes">wakes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emptying">emptying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dishwasher">dishwasher</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="fixes">fixes</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cereal">cereal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calmly">calmly</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="clears">clears</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="rinses">rinses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>-<span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="dishwasher">dishwasher</span>.</p><p>想象一个八岁左右的孩子，早上醒来后先仔细整理好自己的床铺，然后下楼将洗碗机中的碗碟拿出来，接着给自己冲上一碗麦片，坐在桌边安静地吃完，接下来清理餐桌，将碗勺洗冲干净，放进已是空着的洗碗机内。</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mythical">mythical</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faraway">faraway</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bygone">bygone</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parenting">parenting</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="smartly">smartly</span> <span word="reviewed">reviewed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Kolbert">Kolbert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>. <span word="Summing">Summing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="review">review</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="writes">writes</span>, '<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dauphins">dauphins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Revolutionary">Revolutionary</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="indulged">indulged</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.'</p><p>如果在你看来，这个孩子虚幻得像一个来自远古文明或某个逝去年代的年轻人，那么伊丽莎白•科尔伯特(<span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Kolbert">Kolbert</span>)这周为《纽约客》(<span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>)就育儿书撰写的精彩书评中提到的那些书籍，你很可能会乐意读上一本。她在总结这些书籍和相关书评的要点时写道：“除了中国明朝的皇子皇孙和法国大革命前的王储，现在的美国小孩有可能是有史以来最娇生惯养的年轻人。”</p>
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