溺爱孩子的后果。
Some parents give their children everything that their children ask for or they want to do. Is this good for children? What could be the consequences for these children when they grow up?
本题是近年来难得一见的新题。当然，这个话题对多数考生而言并不陌生。
父母对孩子有求必应，这是不是对孩子的爱？对孩子的爱到底怎么表现？过分溺爱对孩子的未来会产生什么样的影响？
大家可以先讨论过分宠爱孩子对孩子的现在是好还是坏，然后讨论这种做法对孩子的未来产生的影响。有求必应，似乎是在对孩子表达爱，但同时也让孩子失去自控能力，使孩子缺失规则教育。这样，当他们长大成人后，面对一个需要规矩的世界，孩子们就会不开心，对生活失望，从而离群索居，甚至走向反社会。
以下看唐老师对以上内容的具体表达。
第 1 段
It is true that all parents tend to spoil their children as a natural sign of showing love. Nevertheless, the negative effects of over-spoiling in childhood can well last into adulthood.
诚然，所有父母都倾向于溺爱他们的孩子，这是爱的一种自然表达。然而，儿童时期过度溺爱的负面影响很可能持续到成年。
解析：
（1） 本段直接提出话题，并表达自己的观点：溺爱孩子会对其成年产生负面影响。
（2） Childhood 儿童时期
（3） Last
（4） Adulthood 成年时期
第 2 段
While there is nothing wrong with showing a great deal of love to children,over-indulgence is definitely not good for children. As a matter of fact, parenting is about loving children without spoiling them, which means that parents have to reinforce good discipline in their children. Without good discipline, children would never know what self-control is. Unfortunately, too often things go the other way. That may explain why spoiled children are on the rise in modern society as many parents give their children everything that they want to have or they want to do in order to please them.
尽管向孩子们表现出很多爱没有什么错，但过分的放纵绝对不利于孩子们。事实上，养儿育女指的是爱孩子而不宠坏他们，这意味着父母必须加强对孩子的良好管教。没有良好的纪律，孩子们永远不会知道什么是自控。不幸的是，事情往往是相反的。这也许可以解释为什么被宠坏的孩子在现代社会越来越多，因为许多父母为了取悦孩子而给他们想拥有或想做的一切。
解析：
（1） 本段论述溺爱孩子是错误的，但当今社会这个问题却越来越严重。
（2） There is nothing wrong with… ……没有错
（3） Over-indulgence 过度放纵
（4） As a matter of fact 事实上 （= in fact）
（5） …is about… ……指的是……
（6） Reinforce 加强
（7） On the rise 处于增长中
第 3 段
The spoiled children are likely to grow up to be unhappy and unpleasant adults. They may feel unhappy when they are not allowed to fulfill their wishes immediately. Also, they would turn into unpleasant grown-ups for being narcissistic, believing that they deserve “special” treatment without having to follow rules in social situations. When they grow up, then, the over spoiled children will find it hard to cope with the real world and end up either isolated or antisocial. That is why we can always trace back the drug takers and criminals to their family background where they were excessively spoiled children.
被宠坏的孩子长大后很可能成为不快乐和不愉快的人。如果自己的愿望不能马上实现，他们可能会感到不高兴。而且，他们会因自恋而令别人不快，因为他们相信自己应该得到“特殊”的待遇，而不必在社会环境中遵守规则。因此，当过度溺爱的孩子长大后，会发现很难应付现实世界，最终要么孤立要么反社会。这就是为什么我们总是可以将吸毒者和罪犯追溯到的他们的家庭背景，在那里他们是被过分宠坏的孩子。
解析：
（1） 本段论述被宠坏的孩子长大后会变成自己不快乐，也不让别人开心的人。
（2） Fulfill one’s wish 满足愿望
（3） Narcissistic 自恋的
（4） End up 最终变成……
（5） Isolated 孤立的
（6） Antisocial 反社会的
（7） Trace back to… 追溯到……
第 4 段
In conclusion, spoiling is bad for children because it can really hurt their long-term development. Spoiling children is easy, for it is always done in the name of love, but it will be really hard to repair their broken adulthood.
综上所述，溺爱孩子时有害的，因为这真的会损害孩子的长远发展。宠坏孩子很容易，因为这总是以爱的名义做的，但是要修复他们破碎的成年就很难了。
解析：
（1） 总结前文的主要观点。
（2） Long-term development 长远的发展
（3） In the name of 以……的名义
（4） Broken adulthood 破碎的成年
It is true that all parents tend to spoil their children as a natural sign of showing love. Nevertheless, the negative effects of over-spoiling in childhood can well last into adulthood.
While there is nothing wrong with showing a great deal of love to children, over-indulgence is definitely not good for children. As a matter of fact, parenting is about loving children without spoiling them, which means that parents have to reinforce good discipline in their children. Without good discipline, children would never know what self-control is. Unfortunately, too often things go the other way. That may explain why spoiled children are on the rise in modern society as many parents give their children everything that they want to have or they want to do in order to please them.
The spoiled children are likely to grow up to be unhappy and unpleasant adults. They may feel unhappy when they are not allowed to fulfill their wishes immediately. Also, they would turn into unpleasant grown-ups for being narcissistic, believing that they deserve “special” treatment without having to follow rules in social situations. When they grow up, then, the over spoiled children will find it hard to cope with the real world and end up either isolated or antisocial. That is why we can always trace back the drug takers and criminals to their family background where they were excessively spoiled children.
In conclusion, spoiling is bad for children because it can really hurt their long-term development. Spoiling children is easy, for it is always done in the name of love, but it will be really hard to repair their broken adulthood.
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1. As a matter of fact, parenting is about loving children without spoiling them, which means that parents have to reinforce good discipline in their children.
事实上，养儿育女指的是爱孩子而不宠坏他们，这意味着父母必须加强对孩子的良好管教。
2. That may explain why spoiled children are on the rise in modern society as many parents give their children everything that they want to have or they want to do in order to please them.
这也许可以解释为什么被宠坏的孩子在现代社会越来越多，因为许多父母为了取悦孩子而给他们想拥有或想做的一切。
3. Also, they would turn into unpleasant grown-ups for being narcissistic, believing that they deserve “special” treatment without having to follow rules in social situations.
而且，他们会因自恋而令别人不快，因为他们相信自己应该得到“特殊”的待遇，而不必在社会环境中遵守规则。
4. When they grow up, then, the over spoiled children will find it hard to cope with the real world and end up either isolated or antisocial.
因此，当过度溺爱的孩子长大后，会发现很难应付现实世界，最终要么孤立要么反社会。
5. Spoiling children is easy, for it is always done in the name of love, but it will be really hard to repair their broken adulthood.
因此，当过度溺爱的孩子长大后，会发现很难应付现实世界，最终要么孤立要么反社会。
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