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Maybe You Should Learn to Relax
也许你应该学会放松！
These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays
现在，中国的孩子有时周末比平时更忙
because they have to take so many after-school classes.
因为他们要上这么多课后课程。
Many of them are learning exam skills
他们中的许多人正在学习考试技能
so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
这样他们就可以进入一所好的高中，然后进入一所好的大学。
Others are practicing sports
其他人正在练习运动
so that they can compete and win.
这样他们才能竞争并获胜。
However, this doesn't only happen in China.
然而，这不仅仅发生在中国。
The Taylors are a typical American family.
泰勒一家是典型的美国家庭。
Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy.
凯西·泰勒的三个孩子的生活非常忙碌。
"On most days after school, "
放学后的大多数日子
Cathy says,
凯西说，
"I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training.
“我带着两个男孩中的一个去篮球训练，带着女儿去足球训练。
Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons.
然后我必须带我的另一个儿子去上钢琴课。
Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities,
也许我可以取消他们的一些活动，
but I believe these activities are important for my children's future.
但我相信这些活动对我孩子的未来很重要。
I really want them to be successful.
我真的希望他们成功。
"However, the tired children don't get home until after 7:00 p.m.
“然而，疲惫的孩子们直到晚上7点以后才回家。
They have a quick dinner,
他们吃了一顿速食晚餐，
and then it's time for homework.
然后是做作业的时间了。
Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. "
琳达·米勒是三个孩子的母亲，她对这种压力了如指掌。"
In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older. "
在一些家庭，竞争很小就开始了，一直持续到孩子长大。"
she says.
她说。
"Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes.
“妈妈们把孩子们送到各种各样的班上。
And they are always comparing them with other children.
他们总是拿自己和其他孩子做比较。
It's crazy,
这太疯狂了，
I don't think that's fair.
我认为这不公平。
Why don't they just let their kids be kids?
他们为什么不让自己的孩子成为孩子呢？
People shouldn't push their kids so hard."
人们不应该对他们的孩子施加太大的压力。"
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development.
医生说，太多的压力对孩子的发育不好。
Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.
艾丽斯·格林博士说，所有这些活动都会给孩子们带来很大的压力。
"Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too.
“孩子们也应该有时间放松，自己思考。
Although it's normal to want successful children,
虽然想要成功的孩子是正常的，
it's even more important to have happy children. "
拥有快乐的孩子更重要。"
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