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Parental Study Performance Pressure on Men

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Parental Study Performance Pressure on Men

父母fù mǔ经常jīng cháng会huì说shuō,别人bié rén家jiā的de孩子hái zi分数fēn shù多么duō me高gāo,来lái激励jī lì自己zì jǐ的de孩子hái zi努力nǔ lì学习xué xí。

但dàn他们tā men可能kě néng没有méi yǒu想xiǎng到dào,自己zì jǐ的de学业xué yè成绩chéng jì也yě可能kě néng导致dǎo zhì孩子hái zi承受chéng shòu心理xīn lǐ的de压力yā lì和hé痛苦tòng kǔ。

这zhè种zhǒng影响yǐng xiǎng在zài男性nán xìng身上shēn shang体现tǐ xiàn得de比较bǐ jiào明显míng xiǎn。

研究yán jiū显示xiǎn shì,对duì男性nán xìng来lái说shuō,学业xué yè成绩chéng jì比bǐ父母fù mǔ差chà的de痛苦tòng kǔ程度chéng dù和hé离婚lí hūn差不多chà bu duō。

研究yán jiū人员rén yuán把bǎ父母fù mǔ和hé孩子hái zi的de受shòu教育jiào yù程度chéng dù与yǔ他们tā men的de心理xīn lǐ状态zhuàng tài进行jìn xíng对比duì bǐ。

牛津大学Niú jīn Dà xué的de研究yán jiū人员rén yuán发现fā xiàn,超过chāo guò父母fù mǔ的de受shòu教育jiào yù程度chéng dù能néng减少jiǎn shǎo男性nán xìng的de心理xīn lǐ痛苦tòng kǔ,但dàn不及bù jí父母fù mǔ的de受shòu教育jiào yù程度chéng dù却què会huì增加zēng jiā心理xīn lǐ痛苦tòng kǔ。

然而rán ér女性nǚ xìng好像hǎo xiàng不bù会huì受到shòu dào学业xué yè比bǐ父母fù mǔ差chà的de影响yǐng xiǎng。

古古什维利Gǔ gǔ shí wéi lì博士bó shì说shuō:“我们wǒ men考虑kǎo lǜ了le很多hěn duō原因yuán yīn,我们wǒ men觉得jué de可能kě néng是shì,男性nán xìng比bǐ女性nǚ xìng更gèng容易róng yì认为rèn wéi失败shī bài是shì由yóu个人gè rén的de缺点quē diǎn和hé能力néng lì导致dǎo zhì的de。

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Vocabulary 87 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
父母 fù mǔfather and mother; parents
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
别人 bié rénother people; others; other person
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
孩子 hái zichild
分数 fēn shù(exam) grade / mark / score / fraction
多么 duō mehow (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
来 lái(between two verbs) in order to
激励 jī lìto encourage / to urge
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
努力 nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
他们 tā menthey; them
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
想 xiǎngto think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
学业 xué yèstudies / schoolwork
成绩 chéng jìachievement / performance records / grades
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
承受 chéng shòuto bear / to support / to inherit
心理 xīn lǐpsychology; mentality
压力 yā lìpressure
和 héand; together with
痛苦 tòng kǔpain / suffering
这 zhèthis; these
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
男性 nán xìngthe male sex / a male
身上 shēn shangamong
体现 tǐ xiànto embody / to reflect / to incarnate
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
比较 bǐ jiàocomparatively / relatively / quite
明显 míng xiǎnclear / distinct / obvious
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
差 chàdifferent / wrong; mistaken / not up to standard; inferior
程度 chéng dùdegree; level; extent
离婚 lí hūnto divorce
差不多 chà bu duōabout the same / good enough / not bad
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
受 shòuto receive / to accept
教育 jiào yùeducation
与 yǔ(formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast)
状态 zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
对比 duì bǐto contrast
牛津大学 Niú jīn Dà xuéUniversity of Oxford
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
超过 chāo guòto surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
不及 bù jínot as good as / too late
却 quèbut / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
然而 rán érhowever; but; yet
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
好像 hǎo xiàngto seem like
不 bùno; not so
受到 shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
古古什维利 Gǔ gǔ shí wéi lìGugushvili; a surname/transliteration
博士 bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree)
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
考虑 kǎo lǜto think over / to consider
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
原因 yuán yīncause / origin / root cause / reason
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
容易 róng yìlikely; liable to; apt to
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
失败 shī bàifailure / defeat
由 yóufrom / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
个人 gè rénpersonal
缺点 quē diǎnweak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage
能力 néng lìcapability / ability