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阅读理解
Youarefromamiddleclassfamilyandliveinanormalsizehomewithoutanyshowypossessionsbutyouaresurroundedbysurprisingconsumption．Thiscontrastisbeginningtobotheryour6-year-oldson．Youareworriedthathewillwanttoliveastheydoandwonderifyoushouldmove．
Sometimesbigpocketmoneyjoyfulbirthdaypartiesspecialplayroomsandsuper-bighousestellyouthatyourneighborsprobablyhavemoremoneythanyoudoandthatthey’renotascarefulasyouarewithmoneybutyoumayfindthattheycookanddiginthegardenwiththeirchildrenjustasoftenasyoudotalkwiththemasfreelyandreadtothemeverynight．
Oryoumayfindthatsomeoftheseparentsstayinonwingoftheirbighousewhilechildrenplaybyhimselfwayoffinawingofhisown．Inthatunfortunatecaseheisbasicallygrowingupalonewithoutbeinglookedafterproperlybutthiscanhappentoachildwholivesinanormal-sizehousetooifhehasaTV．Acomputerandafewvideogamesinhisroom．Eventhemostcaringparentdoesn’twalkinandoutofittoseewhatshowherchildiswatchingwhatInternetsitehehasfoundandifhe’splayingthatvideogame．
Toomuchuncontrolledscreenthenmayleadtoacertainlossofinnocence(天真)andifitdoesn’tyoumightdecidetomove．Don’tjudgeyourneighbortooharshly(严厉地)though．Theresomethingsthatarerightwithalmostanyneighborandsomethingsthatarewrongwiththebestofthem－likethosesuper-bighouses．Thewealthoftheirowners－andthewaytheythrowmoneyaround－maymakeyoursonfeelsorryforhimselfunlessyouhelphimunderstandthatyouandhisdadsavesomeofthemoneygivesometopeoplewhodon’thaveenoughandusetheresttopayforwhateverthefamilyneeds．
Childrenwant－shouldbeprovidedwith－explanationswhentheirparentsdon’tgivethemwhattheywant．
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