Dialogue
描述家教传统
Describing Family Traditions
miáoshù jiājiào chuántǒng
Dialogue 1
外婆
小明,过来,跟这位外国朋友介绍一下咱们家的家教传统。
xiǎomíng,guòlái,gēn zhè wèi wàiguó péngyou jièshào yīxià zánmen jiā de jiājiào chuántǒng。
Xiaoming, come here, introduce our family's traditions to this foreign friend.
小明
您好!我们家很重视教育,几代人都把读书视为头等大事。我们家祖辈是教书先生,从小就教育我们尊师重道,勤奋好学。
nín hǎo!wǒmen jiā hěn zhòngshì jiàoyù,jǐ dài rén dōu bǎ dúshū shìwéi tóuděng dàshì。wǒmen jiā zǔbèi shì jiàoshū xiānsheng,cóng xiǎo jiù jiàoyù wǒmen zūnshī zhòngdào,qínfèn hǎoxué。
Hello! In our family, we place great importance on education; for generations, we've considered studying a top priority. Our ancestors were teachers, and we were taught from a young age to respect teachers and study diligently.
外婆
对,我们家一直秉承着‘修身齐家治国平天下’的理念,认为个人修养是基础。
duì,wǒmen jiā yīzhí bǐngchéngzhe ‘xiūshēn qíjiā zhìguó píng tiānxià’ de lǐniàn,rènwéi gèrén xiūyǎng shì jīchǔ。
Yes, our family always upholds the philosophy of 'cultivating oneself, harmonizing the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world,' believing that self-cultivation is fundamental.
外国朋友
真了不起!这和我们西方注重个人奋斗的理念也有共通之处,但你们的理念更强调家庭和社会责任。
zhēn liǎobùqǐ!zhè hé wǒmen xīfāng zhòngshì gèrén fèndòu de lǐniàn yě yǒu tōnggòng zhī chù,dàn nǐmen de lǐniàn gèng qiángdiào jiātíng hé shèhuì zérèn。
That's remarkable! This has commonalities with the Western emphasis on individual achievement, but your philosophy places a greater emphasis on family and social responsibility.
小明
是的,我们认为个人的成功离不开家庭和社会的支持。
shì de,wǒmen rènwéi gèrén de chénggōng líkāi bùkāi jiātíng hé shèhuì de zhīchí。
Yes, we believe that personal success depends on the support of family and society.
外婆
而且我们家还有个传统,就是每年春节都要聚在一起,互相勉励,分享学习心得。
érqiě wǒmen jiā hái yǒu ge chuántǒng,jiùshì měi nián chūnjié dōu yào jù zài yīqǐ,hùxiāng miǎnlì,fēnxiǎng xuéxí xīnde。
And we also have a tradition in our family of gathering together every Spring Festival to encourage each other and share our learning experiences.