1 . If you play Douyin, some family videos called “four-generation challenge”must have caught your eye. These videos started on Chinese short-video platform Douyin and have spread to social media in other countries. People from all over the world are interested in the videos and even made their own.
In these videos, a young child calls out to their mother or father; the parent enters the room smiling, turns around and calls out to their own parent; the grandparent then enters smiling and calls out to their parent—the great-grandparent.
These videos show the structure of a Chinese family. In many Chinese families, several generations live together. This is called an extended family (大家庭). Usually it is “four-two-one”—four grandparents, two parents, one child. And in most East Asian cultures, it is common for many generations of a single family to live together under one roof.
Also, the videos show how much Chinese people love their family. “They make me miss my grandma.” A Facebook user from England wrote. In fact, the “four-generation” videos have not only touched many foreigners in Western countries, but also given them a deeper look into Chinese family values.
In most Western countries, most families are nuclear families (小家庭), or families that are made up of just children and their parents.
In Western culture, privacy and independence are highly valued. Kids usually move out of the house after they turn 18. Many of them work part-time jobs in order to pay for college and rent. If they choose to continue living with their parents after becoming adult, people will think they are immature (不成熟的) or unsuccessful.
Although family structures in the East and West may be different, the love and bonds between family members are common. That might be why the “four-generation” videos have won so many hearts around the world.
1. Have the videos spread to social media in other countries? (No more than 3 words)2. What does “four-two-one” mean when we talk about Chinese extended family? (No more than 10 words)
3. What do Western people pay much attention to in Western culture according to this passage? (No more than 3 words)
4. What do people think of those who live with their parents after 18 in Western countries? (No more than 8 words)
5. What might be the reason why the “four-generation” videos are popular all over the world? (No more than 21 words)
2 . Jaden is an eight-years-old boy. He experienced the unlucky things of life twice.
sleep last month. Jaden’s heart was broken. His parents death hit him lot.
But things always go towards a good side. A few weeks after, Jaden told his
aunt that he was tired of see everyone sad all the time. He’d like to see more
smiles around him. He hoped that a number of the smiles could reach 100. Then
he asked his aunt to buy him some little toys and took him to the center of the city
“I’m trying to make people to smile,” said Jaden. At first, he was not sure if the people
passing by would like to receive his toys. In fact, he was always successfully
and got close to his dream step by step, so no one could refuse such a little
boy’s giving and expecting.
“I’m keeping a count of 100 smiles,” said Jaden. When asking if he could make
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When I was in middle school, I felt I was always
I felt very sad. I even thought they didn’t love me. I wondered
My mum explained that Daisy was a lovely girl, but
From then on, I tried to find out who I was and what made me special. I look at
Each of us
