小故事· 大道理 之 Parenting

　　俗話說的好，父母是孩子的第一任老師，可見父母對(duì)孩子的影響之深遠(yuǎn)，這也是托福寫作會(huì)考到的一個(gè)話題，下面咱們就通過一個(gè)小故事，來了解了解父母對(duì)孩子的影響具體體現(xiàn)在哪些方面。

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　　There are great tools, seminars and books that provide you with tips on how to treat others equally and respectfully, but the most valuable resource any of us has is at home. Being part of a family(身為家中的一員) has provided all of us with more skills of socializing with others than we realize, and the things we’ve learned at home can transfer seamlessly into our business lives(順暢地遷移到工作生活中).

　　經(jīng)典事例

　　There is one trip to the grocery store with my mother that left a great impression on me. As we were approaching the short checkout line(走向快速結(jié)賬臺(tái)), an African-American woman was standing in front of us. When this occurred, the civil rights movement was just starting and there was still the expectation that a white person should go in front. It was no surprise(毫不奇怪) when the cashier told the woman she needed to step aside and let my mother in. What was surprising was when my mother placed her hand on the lady’s shoulder and said, “No, no, no—you were ahead of me.” The checkout girl didn’t like it one bit(非常不喜歡), but my mother didn’t relent(沒有退讓). She put aside accepted social norms and did what was right. I was too little to really logically understand what happened, but I knew it made me really proud of my mom and want to be like that—whatever that was—when I grew up. I now realize my mother was showing me what it meant to be a truly impartial person(成為沒有偏見的人意味著什么), and I’ve spent most of my career trying to emulate the examples(效仿榜樣) she set for me.