面试英语口语,割草机父母lawnmower parent.doc

面试英语口语，割草机父母lawnmower parent（文/太平洋英语）Thelawnmower parentcomes as well-intentioned parents increasingly try to trim the problems from their childrens lives.越来越多心怀好意的父母试图扫清孩子生活中的一切障碍，于是，“割草机父母”就出现了。Instead of hovering over their children closely monitoring them as helicopter parents are said to, lawnmower parents get out in front of their children to try and clear the way for them. They try to remove obstacles that children might need to negotiate.“割草机父母”不像“直升机父母”那样整天盘旋在孩子头顶、密切关注他们的一举一动，而是随时赶在孩子前面，帮助他们扫清道路上的障碍。他们想要扫清孩子可能会面临的所有障碍。Constant monitoring, overscheduling and protecting children from their own problems can come at a cost. Overprotection may be contributing to the rising prevalence of anxiety disorders among children.持续监控、为孩子制定过多计划、不让孩子自己面对问题，这些做法最后都可能导致不良后果。过度保护可能是导致越来越多儿童有焦虑症的原因之一。gaily ad.愉快地gallery n.美术馆gangster n.暴徒，歹徒gaoler n.(监狱)看守gap n.裂口gather vi.聚集gathering n.集会gear n.用具gear n.(汽车等的)排挡general a.普遍的gentle a.从容的gentleman n.绅士genuine a.真正的genuinely ad.由衷地geological a.地质的gesticulate vi.打手势glare vi.怒目注视gleaming a.闪闪发光的glint vi.闪烁glisten vi.闪烁glove n.手套glow n.白热光goat n.山羊goddess n.女神good n.好处good-humouredly ad.和气地grab vt.强夺graceful a.优美的gradually ad.逐渐地gramophone record n.留声机唱片grant vt.同意grapple vt.抓住grateful a.感激的grave a.严重的grave n.坟墓grease n.润滑油greedily ad.贪婪地greet vt.冲鼻greetings n.问候greyish a.淡灰色的grievance n.不平，不满grieve v.(使)悲痛,(使)伤心,忧伤grinding a.嘎嘎响的grocer n.杂货商grudge vt.舍不得，不愿给guards van