Raising a Reader 培养小读者
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- 创建于 2003年3月12日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2011年5月24日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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课文讲解
Dustin is pushing a stroller through the park; he does not notice his friend, Marie: 达斯汀正推着婴儿车穿越公园；他没注意到他的朋友玛莉：
D: Wow! Look at the beautiful fountain and those pretty, pink flowers. Ooh! We’re going through a gate!
哇唔！妳看，那里有个美丽的喷泉，还有许多美丽的粉红色花朵。喔！我们正穿过一道门…
M: Dustin, are you talking to yourself?
达斯汀，你在自言自语吗？
D: Oh, hi, Marie! I’m giving Joshua a reading lesson.
喔，嗨，玛莉！我正在给贾书亚上阅读课呢！
M: Then shouldn’t you be using a book? I can lend you one of those big, textured books that develop babies’ sense of touch.
那么你不需要用到书吗？我可以借你一本那种培养小孩子触感的大本的触觉书。
D: He’s already got a library full of those, thanks. But just talking to an infant with your normal speaking voice during everyday activities can be really beneficial.
谢谢，他已经有满屋子的那种书。但只要用平常说话的声音，在日常生活的作息当中跟婴儿说话就很有帮助了。
M: I guess; I did read somewhere that it exposes them to the rhythms of language.
我想也是如此；我在某些地方读过，那样子可以让他们置身在语言的韵律之中。
D: It’s true: babies can find patterns in the sounds and gain understanding of language structure, especially with repetition.
没错：小婴儿会发现声音的模式，然后慢慢了解语言的结构，特别是借着复诵的方式。
M: Which helps when raising a reader – did you know that half of a child’s brain-development occurs before age four?
这样子做可以帮助培养一个小读者…你知道小孩子的大脑发育有一半是在四岁之前完成的吗？
D: I did, which is why I’m getting in as much instruction as I can now: these are Joshua’s most crucial formative years.
我知道啊！那就是为什么现在我尽可能多读指导手册，这几年是贾书亚最重要的成型期。
M: Uh-oh. Obviously our parents didn’t do such a good job with us when we were toddlers.
喔哦，显然我们的父母在我们的学步时期（一两岁时）没有做好这样的工作。
D: Why do you say that?
怎么说？
M: See that sign? It says Restricted Area: Stay out!
看到那个告示牌没有？上面说：「禁区：禁止进入！」
Vocabulary
单词发音
stroller [ˋstrolɚ] n.【美】折迭式婴儿车
textured [ˋtɛkstʃɚd] adj. 质地粗糙的
infant [ˋɪnfənt] n.【文或术语】幼儿﹐ 婴儿
beneficial [͵bɛnəˋfɪʃəl] adj. 有益的；有利的
repetition [͵rɛpɪˋtɪʃən] n. 重复；反复
crucial [ˋkruʃəl] adj. 决定性的，重要的
formative [ˋfɔrmətɪv] adj. 影响性格形成的﹐塑造性格的
toddler [ˋtɑdlɚ] n. 学步的小孩；蹒跚行走者
restricted [rɪˋstrɪktɪd] adj.〔尤指在法律或规则上〕受限制的﹐受约束的
Sentence of the Day
Joking aside.
言归正传。
joking aside: being serious for a moment; in all seriousness
课文讲解
Mrs. Liu approached Teacher Jeremy during a parent-teacher meeting: 刘太太在学校的家长会时走近杰里米老师：
L: How’s little Leo doing in class?
我们家小力欧在学校表现如何啊？
J: Wonderfully: phonics, grammar, behavior – everything’s above par. Everything except reading.
棒极了：不管是拼音啦、文法呀或操行啊，都在标准之上，除了阅读以外。
L: Really? I had no idea Leo had trouble reading! How could I? He never reads to me at home.
真的吗？我一点都不知道小力欧有阅读上的问题！我怎么会知道呢？他在家从来没念书给我听。
J: That’s probably why he’s fallen behind: it’s not enough for most children just to read at school. Reading at home serves as priceless reinforcement of what he’s learning in class.
那或许就是他跟不上人家的原因：对大部分的孩子而言，仅在学校念书是不够的。在家里念书是强化上课所学最好的方法。
L: OK, from now on I’ll make time for him to read to me. And I’ll read him a bedtime story every night.
好，从现在开始，我会拨时间让他念给我听。我也会每晚念床边故事给他听。
J: Great! Let Leo read along with you. And, if you ever reread a story, try and pause occasionally so he can recall what word comes next.
很好！让小力欧跟着妳一起念。如果妳重复念同一个故事，试着偶尔停下来，让他可以想起来下一个字是什么。
L: I’ll take that on board. Anything else?
我知道了，还有其他的吗？
J: Yeah. It’s important to try and take reading out of the classroom and make it a fun part of his everyday life.
是啊！很重要的一件事就是把阅读带到教室外，让这件事成为每日生活中有趣的部分。
L: Like asking him to read signs and labels?
就像是叫他念出标示和标签的意思？
J: Precisely.
一点都没错。
L: That’s great: we’re heading to the supermarket after school today.
太好了：我们今天下课后要去超市。
J: Well, while you’re there, you should pick up some books on his favorite subject: it’s that kind of books that’ll best boost his interest in reading.
嗯，妳去那里的时候，应该挑一些他最喜欢的主题：就是那种最能够激发他阅读兴趣的书。
L: Oh, no! Not more Digimon!
噢，糟糕，不要又是数码宝贝！
－by Howie Phung
Vocabulary
单词发音
phonics [ˋfɑnɪks] n. 读音法〔一种教人阅读的方法〕
par [pɑr] n. 平均，标准
reinforcement [͵riɪnˋforsmənt] n. 强化; 加强﹐ 加固
make time 腾出时间
recall [rɪˋkɔl] v. 回想，回忆
take on board 考虑，接受 to understand and accept ideas and opinions which may change the way you behave in the future
boost [bust] v. 推动；促进
Sentence of the Day
No one should be subjected to that.
不该有人为那件事而受害。
subject [ˋsʌbdʒɪkt] v. 使经受; 使遭受[（+to）]