2023年湖北省随州市中考 – 阅读理解E

Now there is a family problem. Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact, we are probably 15 or 16 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and often do wrong things. For example, when we need to stay at home alone, they always worry about us and our life without them.
现在有一个家庭问题。几乎每个家长都说我们永远不会长大。事实上，我们可能已经15、16岁了。在他们眼里，我们永远是小孩子，经常做错事。例如，当我们需要独自呆在家里时，他们总是担心我们离开他们没法生活。

Most parents always think that they have offered the best things to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes and expensive school things. They think that they have done everything that they can do for their dear children. In return, they only want their children to get good results in the exams.
大多数父母总是认为他们提供了最好的东西，让他们的孩子生活在一个舒适的世界里。他们给孩子买漂亮的衣服、很酷的鞋子和昂贵的学习用品。他们认为自己已经为亲爱的孩子做了力所能及的一切。作为回报，他们只希望自己的孩子在考试中取得好成绩。

But why still can’t we understand our parents? Does it mean that we still want more material things? No. Actually, what we want is a true family. What does a true family mean? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the cold world outside. From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation, and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we will become stronger and more confident in the outside world because we know that we have a true family.
为什么我们仍然不能理解我们的父母？这是否意味着我们仍然想要更多物质的东西？不，事实上，我们想要的是一个真正的家庭。一个真正的家庭意味着什么？我认为这意味着一个我们可以躲避外面寒冷世界的地方。从这里，我们可以得到温暖，可以得到安慰，可以得到幸福。一件重要的事情是，我们会在外界变得更加强大和自信，因为我们知道我们有一个真正的家庭。

Not everything can be transmitted through materials. I think that parents should sit down to talk with their children to let them know that they have a happy family, so the children and their parents can understand each other better and better. Then, parents will not treat their children as little ones. That’s what we really need from our parents.
并非所有事物都能通过物质传播。我认为父母应该坐下来和孩子谈谈，让他们知道他们有一个幸福的家庭，这样孩子和他们的父母才能越来越好地相互理解。这样，父母就不会把他们当小孩子。这才是我们真正需要从父母那里得到的。