现代大学英语精读6第二版Unit1教师用书.docx

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现代大学英语精读6第二版Unit1教师用书

Unit1

PaperTigers

WesleyYang

AdditionalBackgroundInformation

（AboutBattleHymnoftheTigerMother）

WhatfollowsisacommentonBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherbyElizabethChang,aneditorofTheWashingtonPost'sSundayMagazine,whichcarriedthearticleonJanuary8th,2011.

ThecoverofBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherwascatniptothisaverageparent'ssoul.AlthoughthememoirseemstohavebeenwrittentoprovethatChineseparentsarebetteratraisingchildrenthanWesternones,thecovertextclaimsthatinsteaditportrays"abitterclashofcultures,afleetingtasteofglory"andhowtheTigerMother“washumbledbya13-year-old.”AsahopelesslyWesternmothermarriedintoaChinesefamilylivinginanareathatgeneratesimmigrantprodigiesasreliablyascloudsproducerain,Iwaseagertoobservethecomeuppanceofaparentwhothoughtshehadalltheanswers.

And,inmanyways,"TigerMother"didnotdisappoint.Atnight,Iwouldnudgemyhusbandawaketoreadhimsomeofitsmorerevealingpassages,suchaswhenauthorAmyChuathreatenedtoburnherolderdaughter'sstuffedanimalsifthechilddidn'timproveherpianoplaying."WhatChineseparentsunderstand,"Chuawrites,"isthatnothingisfununtilyou'regoodatit."Byday,IwouldtellmyowntwodaughtersabouthowChuathrewunimpressivebirthdaycardsbackatheryounggirlsandorderedthemtomakebetterones.Foramotherwhosehalf-Chinesechildrenplayedoutsidewhilethekidsofstricterimmigrantneighborscouldbeheardlaboringovertheviolinandpiano,thebookcanbewickedlygratifying.Readingitislikesecretlypeeringintothehomeofacontrolling,obsessiveyetcompulsivelyhonestmother—onewhosometimesmakestherestofuslookgood,iflessremarkableandwithlessimpressiveoffspring.Doesbecomingsuper-accomplishedmakeupforyearsofstress?

That'ssomethingmydaughtersandIwillneverfindout.

Chuaisalawprofessorandauthoroftwoacclaimedbooksoninternationalaffairs,thoughreadersof"TigerMother"getonlyaglimpseofthatpartofherlife,withairy,tossedoff-linessuchas"Meanwhile,IwasstillteachingmycoursesatYaleandfinishingupmysecondbook"whilealso"travelingcontinuously,givinglecturesaboutdemocratizationandethnicconflict."HerthirdbookabandonsglobalconcernstofocusintimatelyonChua'sattempttoraisehertwodaughtersthewayherimmigrantparentsraisedher.Therewouldbenoplaydatesandnosleepovers:

"Idon'treallyhavetimeforanythingfun,becauseI'mChinese,"oneofChua'sdaughterstoldafriend.Instead,therewouldbeatotalcommitmenttoacademicsandexpertiseatsomething,preferablyaninstrument.ThoughChua'sJewishhusbandgrewupwithparentswhoencouragedhimtoimagine—andtoexpresshimself,henonethelessagreedtolethertaketheleadinrearingthechildrenandmostlyservesastheGreekchorustoChua'scrazedactions.

InChineseparentingtheory,hardworkproducesaccomplishment,whichproducesconfidenceandyetmoreaccomplishment.AsChuanotes,thisstyleofparentingisfoundamongotherimmigrantcultures,too,andI'msuremanyWashington-areareadershaveseenit,iftheydon'temployitthemselves.Chua'solderdaughter,Sophia,apianist,wentalongwith,andblossomed,underthisapproach.Theyoungerdaughter,Lulu,whoseinstrumentofChua'schoicewasaviolin,wasadifferentstory.Theturningpointcamewhen,afteryearsofpracticingandperforming,Luluexpressedherhatredoftheviolin,hermotherandofbeingChinese.ChuaimaginedaWesternparent’stakeonLulu'srebellion:

"Whytortureyourselfandyourchild?

What'sthepoint?

...IknewasaChinesemotherIcouldnevergiveintothatwayofthinking."ButsheneverthelessallowedLulutoabandontheviolin.GiventhattheworstLulueverdidwascutherownhairandthrowaglass,myreactionwasthatChuagotoffeasyinasocietywheresomepressuredchildrencutthemselves,becomeanorexic,refusetogotoschoolorworse.NoonebutanobsessiveChinesemotherwouldconsiderherhealthy,engagingandaccomplisheddaughterdeficientbecausethegirlpreferstennistotheviolin—butthat'sexactlythepoint.

And,oh,whatChuaputherselfandherdaughtersthroughbeforeshegottohermomentofreckoning.Onweekends,theywouldspendhoursgettingtoandfrommusiclessonsandthencomehomeandpracticeforhourslonger.Atnight,ChuawouldreaduponviolintechniqueandfretaboutthechildreninChinawhowerepracticing10hoursaday.（Didthiswomaneversleep?

）Sheinsistedthatherdaughtersmaintaintopgrades—Bs,shenotes,inspirea"screaming,hair-tearingexplosion"amongChineseparentsandtheapplicationofcountlesspracticetests.Sheoncerefusedtoletachildleavethepianobenchtousethebathroom.Sheslappedonedaughterwhowaspracticingpoorly.Shethreatenedherchildrennotjustwithstuffed-animaldestruction,butwithexposuretotheelements.Shemadethempracticeontripstodozensofdestinations,includingLondon,Rome,BombayandtheGreekislandofCrete,whereshekeptLulugoingsolongonedaythatthefamilymissedseeingthepalaceatKnossos.

Sometimes,you'renotquitesurewhetherChuaisbeingseriousordeadpan.Forexample,shesaysshetriedtoapplyChineseparentingtothefamily'stwodogsbeforeacceptingthattheonlythingtheyweregoodatwasexpressingaffection."Althoughitistruethatsomedogsareonbombsquadsordrug-sniffingteams,"sheconcluded,"itisperfectlyfineformostdogsnottohaveaprofession,orevenanyspecialskills."Ontheonehand,sheseemsawareofhershortcomings:

Sheis,shenotes,"notgoodatenjoyinglife,"andsheacknowledgesthattheChineseparentingapproachisflawedbecauseitdoesn'ttoleratethepossibilityoffailure.Ontheotherhand,shesniffsthat"thereareallkindsofpsychologicaldisordersintheWestthatdon'texistinAsia."Whennotcontemptuous,someofherwryobservationsaboutWestern-stylechild-rearingarespot-on:

"Privateschoolsareconstantlytryingtomakelearningfunbyhavingparentsdoallthework,"andsleepoversare"akindofpunishmentparentsunknowinglyinflictontheirchildrenthroughpermissiveness."

ReaderswillalternatelygaspatandempathizewithChua'sstrugglesandaspirations,allthewhileenjoyingherwriting,which,likeherkid-rearingphilosophy,isbrisk,livelyandno-holds-barred.Thismemoirraisesintriguing,sometimesuncomfortablequestionsaboutlove,pride,ambition,achievementandself-worththatwillresonateamongsuccess-obsessedparents.Isitpossible,forexample,thatChineseparentshavemoreconfidenceintheirchildren'sabilities,orthattheyaresimplywillingtoworkharderatraisingexceptionalchildrenthanWesternersare?

Unfortunately,theauthorleavesmanyquestionsunansweredasherbooklimpsitswaytoaconclusion,withChuaacknowledgingheruncertaintyabouthowtofinishitandthefamilystilldebatingtheprosandconsofherapproach（anyonehopingforatotalrenunciationoftheChineseapproachwillbedisappointed）.

Endingaparentingstorywhenonechildisonly15seemspremature;infact,itmightnotbepossibletoreallyunderstandtheimpactofChua'seffortsuntilherdaughtershaveoffspringoftheirown.Perhapsasequel,oraseries（"TigerGrandmother"!

）isintheworks.Butwhilethisbattlemightnothavebeenconvincinglyconcluded,it'sengaginglyandprovocativelychronicled.Readersofallstripeswillrespondto"TigerMother."

StructureoftheText

PartI（Paras.1-2）

Theauthor,anAsianlivingintheUnitedStates,introduceshimselfasa‘banana’.

PartII（Paras.3-5）

TheauthordescribeshowhebelievesAsiansaregenerallyviewedintheUnitedStatesandhowheviewsAsianvalueshimself.Itisclearthathisoverallattitudetowardhisculturalrootsisnegative.

PartIII（Paras.6-8）

TheauthoragreesthatAsians（especiallyChinese）areover-representedinAmericaneliteschoolsandthat,percentage-wise,moreChineseearnmedianfamilyincomesthananyotherethnicgroupintheUnitedStates.However,hedoesnotaccepttheideathattheChineseare“takingover”topAmericanschools.HeparticularlyridiculestheideathattheUnitedStateshastoworryaboutamoregeneralChinese“takeover”,asAmyChua’sbookseemstosuggest.

PartIV（Paras.9-14）

Intheseparagraphs,theauthortellsthestoryofaChineseAmericanwhoseexperienceasagraduateofoneofthemostcompetitivehighschoolsintheU.S.provesthatwhileAsianoverrepresentationineliteschoolsisafact,thesuccessofAsianstudentsisnotanindicationoftheirhigherintelligencebutratheroftheirconstantpracticeoftest-taking.ThefearthatU.S.schoolsmightbecome“tooAsian”（tootest-oriented）inresponse,narrowingstudents’educationalexperience,hasarousedgeneralconcern.

PartV（Paras.15-22）

Theauthorpointsoutthattheethnicimbalanceineliteschoolsisnotonlyresentedbywhitestudentsandeducators,butthatevenAsianstudentsarebeginningtoraiseseriousdoubts.Theyaretiredofthecrushingworkloadandbelievetheremustbeabetterway.Theyenvytheirwhitefellowstudentswhofinallygettothetop-strong,healthy,withahighlevelofacademicachievement,andwithtimeevenforagirlfriendorboyfriend.Theycannothelpbutstillfeelalienatedinthissociety.

PartVI（Paras.23-28）

IntheseParagraphs,theauthortellsthestoryofanotherChinesestudentwhodescribesthesubtleinfluenceofhisChineseupbringing,whichmakesitdifficultforhimtobeculturallyassimilated.

PartVII（Paras.29-36）

IntheseParagraphs,theauthordiscussestheproblemofthe“bambooceiling”—thefactthatinspiteofhig