1.家庭教育的概念
段落大意：越來越多的人關注並參與到家庭教育中，一些研究也證實了家庭教育的優越性，而且越來越多的大學也願意錄取接受家庭教育的學生。
Today, over one million home-schooled children in the United States and hundreds of thousands of learners in other parts of the world are learning outside school. As homeschooling is growing worldwide, these learners’ experience shows that schools are not always necessary for learning. Particularly, researches confirm that young people can grow up more maturely and healthily than their peers if they avoid the typical age segregation （隔離） of most schools. Professionals in the field of language development of children all agree that parental interaction （親子互動） with children is indispensable（不可或缺的） for children when they are learning to talk. Therefore, it is for sure very necessary for other aspects of children’s development as well. Even schools of higher education for adult learners are happy to admit applicants who have never attended school in their childhood. The number of colleges that admit homeschoolers has grown to more than 1,000.in at least five countries.
2.代溝的普遍性
段落大意：代溝在父母和孩子之間無處不在。
Generation gap（代溝） is a common phenomenon（現象） that exits everywhere in the world and influences both the old and the young. Generally speaking, generation gap results in different understanding and appreciation of the great and constant changes of the world, different reaction to new things, and different attitudes to traditional principles and beliefs. Therefore, we may say, “Where there are the old and the young, there is the generation gap.”Generation gap is natural, but very influential. If we cannot deal with it appropriately, the gap will be greater and consequently affect the relation between the old and the young.
3.代溝在詞典中的定義
段落大意：了解“代溝”這個術語在詞典中的定義有助於我們更深刻地認識它。
What is generation gap? According to the Oxford Dictionary, it is a difference in attitudes between people of different generations. The key word here is “ATTITUDE.”Attitude is a way of thinking or feeling about someone or something. A generation gap occurs when the old and the young don’t understand each other because of their differences in opinion, experience and nature. Definitely, this difference still exists in our society today.
4.代溝產生的原因
段落大意：代溝產生的主要原因是父母與孩子之間的交流過少。
Generation gap is the major reason why parents and children are moving away from each other. Nowadays, most of the youth are deeply influenced by the Western standards and cultures. With the changes of the environment, their lifestyles and minds have changed greatly either. Today’s new generation doesn’t like others interfering in any of their personal business; neither do they like to be ordered by their parents. If they try to tell the parents what’s wrong with them, it is regarded as misbehavior （行為不當）. The question is that what the reason behind all of these conflicts is. Is it the parents’ mistake? Generation gap is basically created by parents themselves. They don’t talk to their children and share their points of views with the children. The fact is that parents are just so busy with their work that they don’t have time for their family and their children. When they realize it, there has already been a huge distance between the kids and the parents. If parents could spare their children more time from their busy schedule, then there would be less such problems. Sometimes you need to act as a friend with your children in order to understand them better.
5.父母與孩子交流的減少
段落大意：現今的教育體係對學術表現的關注造成學生專注於學習，從而減少了與父母間的溝通交流。
Today’s education system has further deteriorated （惡化）. In earlier times, people didn’t attach so much importance to education and there was not much competition. The focus was on the all-round development （全麵發展） of an individual. However, the focus has been shifted to sheer academic performance now. Mechanic learning by rote （死記硬背） is very common. Students spend increasing time on academic studies. This leads to less time of interaction between parents and children. Parents also push the child too hard and cause a “burnout”（筋疲力盡）, making things even worse. A recent study by a leading institute states that the amount of time for interaction between parents and children has dramatically decreased by 75% over the last five decades.