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　　考研英语第64课 童年教育

　　由于“望子成龙”心切，家长和教师过早地用灌输的方法让孩子读、写、算，扼杀了孩子们的创造力、想象力、求知兴趣和探索欲望。

　　In their ardent hope for their children to succeed in life, parents and teachers start cramming them with reading, writing and calculating skills too early, at the cost of their creativity, imagination, interest in learning, and explorative spirit.

　　ardent [ˈɑ:dnt] (adj.) 热情的;热心的;激烈的;燃烧般的

　　• Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.

　　• 他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。

　　cram [kræm]

　　• Thousands of people crammed the mall Sunday.

　　• 星期天成千上万的人挤进了这家大型购物中心。

　　explorative [eks'plɔ:rətɪv] (adj.) 探究的;探险的;探测的

　　• I have been deeply impressed by your scientific research capabilities and the explorative atmosphere.

　　• 你们的科研实力和研究气氛，给我留下深刻印象。