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1、FamilyrulesoftheObamas奥巴马家训America's"FirstDaughters,"19-year-oldMaliaand16-year-oldSashaObama,arenotreallydifferentfrommostkids.Theyalsohaveasetofrulesathomewiththeirparents.MaliaandSashamustdotwothingsbeforegoingtosleepandaftergettingup:set(设定)theiralarmclockandmakethebed.Thesearetrivial（

2、琐碎的）thingsbutdomakesense（有意义）ifkidswanttolearntostandontheirownfeet（独立）.Doyourparentspayyoumoney(付钱)foryourhelpwithhousework?Theanswermaybe"no".However,Obamadoespayhisdaughters$1everyweekforhelpingwiththehousework.Asthesayinggoes,"nopain,nogain."(一分耕耘，一分收获)Obamadoesn’tgivegifts,especiallye

3、xpensive（昂贵的）ones,tohisdaughters.Why?BecausehehopesthatMaliaandSashawillkeepacoolhead(保持冷静)whenothersareshowingoffexpensivegiftsontheirbirthdays.Festivalswithoutgiftsaresimplerandpurer(更纯洁).MaliaanSashaarealsoadvised(建议)tojoininafter-schoolactivities.Obamaalwaystellsthemitisimportant,becau

4、seintheactivities,theycanenjoylifehappily.1.WhatarethetwothingsMaliaandSashahavetodo?_______________________________________________________2.WhatdoesObamapayhisdaughters$1everyweekfor?_______________________________________________________3.Whydoesn’tObamagivegiftstohisdaughters?_________

5、_______________________________________________4.Whatcantheygetfromjoiningafter-schoolactivities?_______________________________________________________美国的"第一女儿",今年19岁的玛丽亚和16岁的萨莎奥巴马,与大多数孩子不同,在家里她们的父母对她们约法三章。在睡前和起床后,玛丽亚和萨莎必须做两件事:定闹钟和整理被褥.这些虽是小事,但却对孩子学会独立生活很有意义。如果你帮忙做家务活,你的父母付钱给你吗?答案可能是"不".不

6、过,奥巴马每周却为他的女儿们所做的家务活付酬1美元.正如俗话所说,“一分耕耘，一分收获”。奥巴马认为不必送礼物给女儿,尤其是昂贵礼物.这是为什么呢?因为他希望,当玛丽亚和萨莎看到其他孩子炫耀其昂贵的生日礼物时能保一颗平常心.而没有礼物的节日会更显得简单、淳朴.玛丽亚和萨莎还被（父母）教导积极参加课外活动,奥巴马总是告知她们参加活动很重要，通过这些活动（她们）尽可能地去享受生活（的乐趣）。