背誦為王第二冊第55課
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餐桌上
正如每個主婦都知道的，一頓家餐并不只是食物那么簡單。社會學家已經開始研究家庭以更多地了解家餐所起的作用。
劉易斯和他的同事通過錄影家庭平時在家吃飯的情況進行研究。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)小家庭中父母喜歡互相交談并和孩子們說話。但是當孩子多了以后，談話減少了，取而代之的是父母們努力控制孩子不要發(fā)出噪音，這對孩子們的影響很大。“總的來說，父母問題問得越多，孩子的IQ越高?！?
研究還解釋了中間的孩子的生活為什么似乎總是比他們的兄弟姐妹艱難一些。劉易斯發(fā)現(xiàn)在有三四個孩子的家庭里，餐桌上的話題總是集中在最大和最小的孩子身上，最大的孩子可說的事情最多，而最小的孩子最需要關注。“中間的孩子被人忽視，”劉易斯說，“當你看到有個人在吃飯時起身離開餐桌四處走動，這個人很可能就是中間的孩子。”然而，有一樣東西可以使所有的談話停止，分散大家的注意力?！爱旊娨暣蜷_時，”
劉易斯說，“晚餐就不存在了?！?
Lesson55 At Dinner Table
As any homemaker knows， there is far more to a family meal than food． Sociologists have been studying families to find out just how much more．
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes． They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children． But as the number of children gets larger， conversation gives way to the parent's efforts to control the loud noise they make． That can have an important effect on the children． “In general the more question-asking the parents do the higher the children's IQ scores，” Lewis says． “And the more children there are， the less question-asking there is．”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings． Lewis found that in families with three or four children， dinner conversation is likely to centre on the oldest child， who has the most to talk about， and the youngest， who needs the most attention “Middle children are invisible，” says Lewis． “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner， chances are it's the middle child．”
There is， however，one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention：“When the TV is on，” Lewis says， “dinner is non-existent．”
sociologist 社會學家
videotape 錄影
sibling 兄弟姐妹
invisible 看不見的
non-existent 不存在的
As any homemaker knows， there is far more to a family meal than food． Sociologists have been studying families to find out just how much more．
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes． They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children． But as the number of children gets larger， conversation gives way to the parent's efforts to control the loud noise they make． That can have an important effect on the children． “In general the more question-asking the parents do the higher the children's IQ scores，” Lewis says． “And the more children there are， the less question-asking there is．”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings． Lewis found that in families with three or four children， dinner conversation is likely to centre on the oldest child， who has the most to talk about， and the youngest， who needs the most attention “Middle children are invisible，” says Lewis． “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner， chances are it's the middle child．”
There is， however，one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention：“When the TV is on，” Lewis says， “dinner is non-existent．”
sociologist 社會學家
videotape 錄影
sibling 兄弟姐妹
invisible 看不見的
non-existent 不存在的
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