Question

 “贫困对于儿童是最好的教科书”，但是有些家长的心情十分的矛盾。一方面，家长们想为孩子们创造舒适的生活和学习环境。另一方面，又怕如此娇生惯养，孩子被宠坏，缺乏好素质，将来没出息。

1. 请以“Hard life is good for children”为题，讲述“吃苦”的好处，给出一些建议，帮助家长消除疑虑。

2. 词数：120左右（不包括已给出的短文开头）。

Hard life is good for children

Nowadays, quite a lot of parents are in a dilemma. On one hand, ______________________

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Answer 1

One possible version:

Nowadays, quite a lot of parents are in a dilemma. On one hand, they want to provide comfortable living and learning conditions for their children. On the other hand, what worries them is that too cozy conditions might lead to spoiled children without good qualities like perseverance, determination, and so on.

I firmly believe that hard life is good for children. Children from poor families are usually independent and have a strong will. Hard life makes them understand that their future lies in their own hands. They are grateful to whatever is given to them by their parents. They seldom complain because they know complaints can only result in disappointment. Therefore, most of them are determined to change their present situation through hard work.

With the fast development of China’s economy, people’s living standards are greatly improved. However, I strongly recommend that parents should create chances for children to experience hard life, thus letting them realize the importance of valuing the present life and make good use of every minute to be prepared for the future.