30. Becoming a Child of Nature: It's a Twofold Task ofParents and Children.
30、做大自然的孩子——父母与孩子双方的任务、
1. If children discover the beauty of nature while they are young, they will respect nature and try to preserve it when they are older. Parents play an essential role in helping their children make this discovery. Although young children are not able to understand the complex relationship of man to his environment, they can be educated in this aspect and learn how to respect nature and gain a simplified understanding of the importance of a healthy ecological environment. Helping children to gain such an appreciation and understanding can be an exciting adventure which is available to all that are willing to explore and use their senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and heating.
1、如果孩子们在年幼的时候发现了自然的美，他们长大了就会尊重自然，保护自然。父母亲在帮助孩子们发现这种美的过程中起着关键作用。尽管孩子们不能理解人类和环境之间的复杂关系，但他们可以得到这方面的教育，学会尊重自然，简单地理解拥有健康生态环境的重要性。帮助孩子们获得欣赏自然之美、理解环境之重要性的能力可能是一种令人激动的经历，所有愿意开发和利用触觉、味觉、嗅觉、视觉和听觉的人都可享受这种经历。
2. Wonderful phenomena of nature are all around us. For example, have you ever awakened early to watch the sun rise? Have you ever stopped to observe a setting sun, a star-filled sky, or an October moon? Have you ever gone out after a rainfall and delighted in the scent of the fresh air? Have you ever taken time to listen to the song of the birds, the trees' rustling in the wind or the music of the crickets? Have you ever held a seashell to your ear and heard the roar of the ocean? Have you ever tasted fresh berries, melon or spring water? Have you ever shared the above experience with your children?
2、我们身边到处都是奇妙的自然现象。比如，你曾清早起床到外面观看过日出吗?你曾停下来观察过夕阳西下、繁星满天或十月夜空的明月吗?你曾雨后外出，享受过清新空气的滋味吗?你曾花时间侧耳倾听过鸟儿婉转、风吹林梢或蟋蟀鸣唱吗?你曾把贝壳贴在耳边，倾听过海洋的呼啸吗?你曾尝过新鲜莓子、瓜果或泉水的滋味吗?你曾和你的孩子们分享过上述的经历吗?
3. To help children gain an understanding of the world around them and the importance of ecology, parents can use interesting objects from their children's everyday lives. For example, most children are familiar with rocks. They have seen them, touched them, and played with them. However, they will not discover the beauty and uses of rocks unless you help them. Collect some rocks and point out that some rocks are minerals, others may be used for decorations, like marbles used in building houses, and still other rocks are used to build roads. Visiting mountains if possible can help them gain a better understanding of rocks.
3、父母可用孩子们日常生活中见到的令人感兴趣的具体东西来帮助他们理解周围的世界，理解生态的重要性。例如，大多数孩子都熟悉石子，他们亲眼见过石头，摸过石头，也玩过石头。然而，如果不帮助他们，他们不会发现石头的美丽和用途。收集一些石头，告诉他们有些是矿石/有些叫以作装饰用，像用来建造房子的大理石—样，还有一些可以用来铺路。如果可能，就去看看山，这样能帮助他们更好地认识岩石。
4. Most young children love to play in dirt. You can help your children to gain the concept that soil is not just dirt but something necessary for life. Most plant life grows in some form of soil. Take your children for a visit to gardens and farms where food is grown. Perhaps your children can have their own plants or gardens. You can explain to them that plants are necessary not only for food but also for controlling floods. During a time of heavy rain or snow, plants help to absorb the moisture.
4、大多数孩子都喜欢玩泥土。你可以帮助你的孩子获得这样一个概念：土壤不仅仅是“泥土”，而且是生活必需的东西。大多数植物都在某种土壤中生长。带孩子们去参观花园和种食物的农场。也许，你的孩子有自己的植物或花园。你可以向孩子们解释，植物不仅是制作食品所必要的，而且对于控制洪水也是不可少的。下大雨或大雪时，植物有助于吸收水分。