D·H·劳伦斯的养育之道：为何你该成为“佛系”父母
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▸ 如何理解劳伦斯“leave them alone”的育儿观？
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Leave them alone
As parents, we are assailed by injunctions to protect our children, to engage with them creatively, athletically and intellectually, to feed them nutritious food and make them floss their teeth. Even when not being given direct advice, we listen out, comparing ourselves with others, wondering what we're getting right or wrong. Usually, I mind the interference, but during the first COVID-19 lockdown I minded it even more when the voices of teachers and other parents stopped. I found that I didn't want to be left to look after my children without the input of others, so I listened even harder to guides and authorities online, and on the airwaves, all of whom seemed to be doubling down on their sense that they alone had the right vision of childcare ready to dispense. And so, a few weeks into 'home schooling' – a wildly optimistic description of the 10-minute chunks of learning I could persuade my son to do without formal, primary school education structures to aid us – I found myself turning to the search engine instead.
来源：Aeon
参考译文
放过孩子
作为父母，我们被要求保护我们的孩子，与他们进行创造性的、运动性的和智力上的交流，给他们喂养营养的食物，让他们用牙线剔牙。即使没有得到直接的建议，我们也会倾听，和别人比较，想知道我们做的是对还是错。我在平时就在意这些干预，但在第一次新冠封锁期间，当耳边不再有老师和其他家长的声音时，我更在意了。我不想在没有他人建议的情况下独自照顾孩子，所以我更加努力地听取网上和电台的指导和权威人士的意见，而他们每个人似乎都格外坚定地认为自己才有正确的、可供传授的育儿观。因此，在进行“家庭教育”的几个星期里，我开始转而求助于搜索引擎——“家庭教育”这个词有点过于乐观了，因为在没有正式小学教育结构帮助的情况下，我只能说服自己儿子学习 10 分钟。
重点词汇
assail/ə'seɪl/ v. 困扰，使苦恼
○ to cause someone to experience a lot of unpleasant things
○ e.g. be assailed by doubts/fears/problems 为疑虑/恐惧/问题所困扰
injunction /ɪn'dʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/ n. 命令，指令，训谕
○ An injunction to do something is an order or strong request to do it.
○ e.g. The court has issued an injunction to prevent the airline from increasing its prices. 法院颁布禁令不准航空公司加价。
floss /flɒs/ v. 用牙线清洁（牙缝）n. 牙线
○ to clean between your teeth with dental floss
○ (=dental floss) a type of thin thread that you use for cleaning between your teeth 
listen out 注意听，留心听
○ (informal) to listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound
○ e.g. Listen out for the baby in case she wakes up. 注意听宝宝的动静，当心她醒来。
interference /ɪntə'fɪər(ə)ns/ n. 干涉，干预，介入
○ the act of interfering 
○ e.g. They resent foreign interference in the internal affairs of their country. 他们憎恶对他们国家内政的外来干涉。
double down on sth. 加倍努力做某事
○ to continue to do something in an even more determined way than before
○ e.g. Instead of learning from his mistakes, he's doubling down. 他不但没吸取教训，反而还变本加厉。
dispense /dɪ'spens/ v. 提供，施予
○ to officially provide something for people
○ e.g. The organization dispenses free health care to the poor. 这个机构为穷人提供免费医疗保健。 
○ e.g. to dispense justice/advice 主持公道/给予忠告 
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