Schools are now running remote (远程) lessons for more than 90 per cent of NSW students because of COVID-19 (冠状病毒) crisis, a situation likely to l1. for months. The NSW Department of Education says the lessons are designed to be done without parents' too much caring.

But parents are still under the pressure of trying to support their students' learning, saying they have been given an i2. task.

One parent said she spent the week working at her job, then the weekend catching up on all the work her children had missed, doing housework at night. Another single mother wakes at 3 a.m. to do her paid work so she can supervise (监督) her children d3. the day.

"Do they understand that parents are fighting for our lives, our jobs, and our companies as well?" another parent said. "I' m a working mum. If I don't do my job, I may l4. it. I know things had to be done in a hurry. But parents have been thrown in the deep end.

Yvette McDonald, from the inner west, has two young children at a public primary school, which issues (发布) written lessons and requires typed, o5. communication, such as being present for roll call (点名) at the b6. and the end of each day. She has asked the NSW Department of Education to relax those rules, saying they were difficult to carry out.

"Parents are already at breaking point and we haven't even gone into formal lockdown, "she said. "Many of us are managing crisis at work, but then on top of that we're schooling our children as well. We feel as though we're failing, but we're not failing-we've been a7. to do very difficult things. We want to know what's essential and what's not."

In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. And western hosts sometimes look impolite in the eyes of Chinese guests. It’s because the guest- host relationship in China is quite different from that in some western countries.

In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese friend’s home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, generally the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.

My wife’s mother, a very kind Chinese lady, doesn’t smoke. When I see her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually, I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should ask, “Is it OK if I smoke?” But don’t be surprised if they say, “No.” In my culture, if you smoke in their house, you are a bad guest, but if they don't allow you to smoke in their house, they are not impolite hosts.

Guests in China also have special habits. They usually give hosts gifts when visiting a Chinese family. However, it’s not necessary in my country. So if you invite foreign guests to your home, don’t be too surprised if they don’t bring you a gift.

 In a word, no matter where you are, the best way to be a good guest is to adapt (适应) to the habits of your hosts.

1.When a western guest visits a Chinese family, he is often regarded as a god.

2.The writer’s wife’s mother will stop her guests smoking because she isn’t a smoker.

3.According to the article, the writer is probably a Chinese.

4.It’s necessary for a guest to give the host a gift when visiting a western family.

5.The writer tells us to act as the host does when visiting someone’s home.

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