【正文】 mance. It springs from Asians‘ mon heritage of Confucianism, the philosophy of the 5thcenturyBC Chinese sage whose teachings have had a profound influence on Chinese society. One of Confucius‘s primary teachings is that through effort, people can perfect themselves. Intensive Study 13 Confucianism provides another important ingredient in the Asians‘ success as well. In Confucian philosophy, the family plays a central role — an orientation that leads people to work for the honor of the family, not just for themselves. One can never repay one‘s parents, and there‘s a sense of obligation or even guilt that is as strong a force among Asians as Protestant philosophy is in the West. Intensive Study 14 There‘s yet another major factor in this bond between Asian parents and their children. During the 15 years I lived in China, Japan, and Vietnam, I noticed that Asian parents establish a closer physical tie to their infants than most parents in the United States. When I let my baby daughter crawl on the floor, for example, my Chinese friends were horrified and rushed to pick her up. We think this constant attention is oldfashioned or even unhealthy, but for Asians, it‘s highly effective. 15 Can we learn anything from the Asians? ―I‘m not naive enough to think everything in Asia can be transplanted,‖ says Stevenson. But he offered three remendations. Intensive Study 16 ―To start with,‖ he says, ―we need to set higher standards for our kids. We wouldn‘t expect them to bee professional athletes without practicing hard.‖ 17 Second, American parents need to bee more mitted to their children‘s education, he declares. ―Being understanding when a child doesn‘t do well isn‘t enough.‖ Stevenson found that Asian parents spend more time helping their children with homework or writing to their teachers than American parents do. Intensive Study 18 And, third, our schools could be reanized in simple but effective ways, says Stevenson. Nearly 90 percent of Chinese youngsters say they actually enjoy school, and 60 percent can‘t wait for school vacations to end. This is a vastly more positive attitude than youngsters in the US express. One reason may be that students in China and Japan typically have a break after each class, helping them to relax and to increase their attention spans. Intensive Study ―I don‘t think Asians are any smarter,‖ says Don Lee, an AsianAmerican student at Berkeley. ―There are brilliant Americans in my chemistry class. But the Asian students work harder. I see a lot of wasted potential among the Americans.‖ (975 Words) Intensive Study passage n. — (cost of a ticket for) a journey by ship or plane from one place to another . ? He is too poor to afford a passage home. ? Oliver has booked a passage to New York. safety n. — a place where one is safe from a particular danger . ? The firefighters were busy helping survivors to safety. ? They ran to safety, away from the fire. make it (to somewhere) — succeed in getting somewhere usu. in time to do sth., or in doing sth.,or getting sth. wanted . ? Despite the heavy rain, she made it to the airport just in time to catch her plane. ? After failing three times in the exams, Jack feels he will never make it in puter. Translate 你能準時來參加會議嗎？ Key Will you be able to make it to the meeting on time? cope with — manage successfully。 be able to deal with (sth. difficult, unpleasant, etc.) . ? Poor families have to cope with a lot of problems. ? cope with the water shortage/ his rival / the budget deficit foster a. giving or receiving parental care although not related legally or by blood v. to bring up Cf. adopt — take a child of other parents, as approved by law, and bring up as one?s own child . ? Many childless couples adopt homeless orphans. . ? With a home full of foster children she was always busy. ? She decided to foster the abandoned child despite her difficulties in her life. owe … to — have (sth. good) because of (sth./sb.) . ? I owe my knowledge of music to my mother. ? I owe it to my friends that I have been able to finish this work. . ? a wave of new ers ? a wave of buying ? a wave of terrorism 大量的新來者 一陣搶購的狂潮 一股恐怖主義的浪潮 a wave of — an unusually large number of More to learn KimChi is part of a wave of bright, highlymotivated AsianAmericans who are suddenly surging into our best colleges. Paraphrase: ? KimChi is part of a wave of brilliant, ambitious Asian immigrants who are rushing into our best colleges. stereotype n. — a fixed general image, characteristic, etc. that is believed to represent a particular type of person or thing . ? Young and modern, she does not fi