【推荐1】An old man went to live with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was very poor, and he couldn’t walk steadily (平稳地). The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Rice often dropped on the floor.

The son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man, so they put a small table in the corner. There, the grandfather ate alone, while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table. Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.

The four-year-old son watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old son smiled and went back to work. The words struck the parents so hard that they were in silence. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks (脸颊). Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table.

【推荐2】Parent-child relationships can be very complex.    1    It's obviously easier said than done. Here’s what you need to remember on how to treat your parents.

    2    This means that you need to be honest in your interactions with your parents. You also need to remember that although your parents may not always act in a respectable manner, you have to show respect for all the things they do for you.

Be loving. It's important to show your affection to your parents. Go ahead and hug and kiss them, no matter how old you are. If you don't live with your parents anymore, then take the time to call them to let them know you care. Don t forget birthdays, holidays and some special occasions.    3    

Be appreciative. No matter what your age and whom you are dealing with, you need to show your appreciation for the things other people do for you. Of all the people in the world, it is probably your parents who will do the most for you.    4    Let parents know you appreciate them for the things they do for you.

Be forgiving. Your parents aren't perfect though you may grow up thinking that they are. Forgive them for their shortcomings.    5    Say sorry when you have disagreements with your parents.

【推荐3】For parents, how to set rules for their children is one of the hardest things. They are often afraid that if they set bad rules, their children will hate them. So, many parents set fewer rules for their children and allow them to do A they like.

However, this always causes a lot of troubles for parents. ①important, children, rules, set, it’s, to, for, way, the, in, right. Here are some helpful suggestions.

Discuss feelings with children. It is important to discuss feelings with children while setting rules for them. This helps them to understand and agree with the rules. At the same time, remember to listen to children’s ideas. Their ideas may help to improve the rules.

Tell children about the results of their actions. ②It is necessary to tell children the results of their actions. They need to know that if they do something wrong, they should make up for it. The results should be reasonable. For example, if they miss classes, they won’t be given money for that month. Then they can’t buy their favorite things.

Setting rules in the B way can cause troubles for parents. However, by following the above suggestions, you can set some good rules.

【推荐3】As we all know, children are fast learners when learning a second language. However, adults can study a second language as fast as children, a new study reports. Adults can develop the increased neural (神经的)connections with language study that can avoid dementia(痴呆)by four years, as well as make traveling a lot easier.

In an examination of Spanish second-language learners, the researchers found that after simplest training, the brain activity between sentences that relied on grammatical features unique to each language was similar to that of native speakers. “I think it is the reason why people think university foreign language teaching is good. It shows that, even with limited time in the college classroom, learning can happen quite quickly and well, ”said professor Alison Gabriele, the co-author of the paper.

Beyond that, it gives parents more reasons to study a second language as part of a family effort. Further research has shown that learning a language as a family effort improves everyone’s abilities and gives opportunities for learning something that are mostly absent from classroom settings. National Geographic reports in an interview with Christine Jernigan, author of Family Language Learning: Learn Another Language that as for immersion(沉浸)in language study, practicing a second language with people is the most important part, and who talks to each other more than a family? Language learners need to be brave. Besides, they should ready themselves for making mistakes and receive others’ advice.

Most people will be far more comfortable making mistakes around family members than in a classroom setting. Furthermore, any home activity, whether that’s gardening, playing in the yard, watching movies, going shopping, cleaning, or cooking a meal, becomes an opportunity for language learning. Jernigan suggests preparing vocabulary before an activity and using it as short homework. Jernigan suggests using subtitles(字幕)too, so you can see which words are being used.