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Indulgent grandparents

 

中國有句老話：「棒下出孝兒」，但換著面對牙牙學語的孫子，長輩通常寵也寵不及。原來這個現象並非亞洲獨有，歐美亦然！格拉斯哥大學（The University of Glasgow）近日就有研究指出，過分溺愛孫兒，有可能造成健康危機！

 

Indulgent grandparents may be having an adverse impact on their grandchildren's health, say researchers. The University of Glasgow study suggests grandparents are often inclined to treat and overfeed children. The study also found some were smoking in front of their grandchildren and not giving them sufficient exercise.

 

indulgent  

(adjective 形容詞)

 

1. 放縱，溺愛

 

to be indulgent to / to be indulgent towards sb.  對某人（太）遷就

 

e.g. These children are being spoiled by (overly) indulgent grandparents.

 

2. 令人感到放縱的 done or enjoyed as a special pleasure

 

e.g. The molten chocolate cake is an indulgent dessert.

朱古力心太軟是一道令人感到放縱的甜品。

 

3. 過度的，沉溺的

 

e.g. a self-indulgent lifestyle 一種自我沉溺的生活方式

 

adverse 不利的

(adjective 形容詞)

 

adverse weather conditions  惡劣的天氣

adverse circumstances/winds 逆境 / 逆風

 

e.g. She had an adverse reaction to the medicine. [=The medicine had a bad effect on her]

 

e.g. People fear that budget cuts will have an adverse [=damaging] effect on public health.

 

adversely

(adverb 副詞)

 

e.g. Sales were adversely affected by the bad weather.

 

overfeed 餵食過多

(verb 動詞) 

 

e.g. Don't overfeed the dogs.

 

Many studies found they were inclined to feed grandchildren high-sugar or high-fat foods - often in the guise of a treat.

 

guise  

(noun 名詞) 

 

1. 外表；偽裝

 

> under the guise of sth. 以某物為幌子

> in various / different guises 以不同的形式

 

e.g. The fiction is about a demon in the guise of an angel.
 [= a demon disguised as an angel; a demon made to look like an angel]

 

2. 外觀

 

e.g. They serve the same basic dish in various guises. [=forms]

e.g. The same old idea in a new guise.  外觀上看是新，實際是舊 / 新瓶舊酒

 

disguise

(verb 動詞)

 

> to be disguised as a detective 化裝成偵探

 

treat 樂事；享受；特別款待

(noun 名詞) 

 

e.g. We're going to Italy for the weekend - it's my birthday treat.

我們要去義大利度週末——為我慶祝生日。

 

treat 

(verb 動詞)

 

1. 對待; 處理

 

> to treat sb. well / badly   對某人好／不好

> to treat everybody the same 對大家一視同仁

 

2. 款待；請客

 

e.g. Let's go out to lunch. I'll treat (verb 動詞).

VS   Let's go out to dinner. It'll be my treat (noun 名詞).　　

[=I will pay for our dinner]

 

 

Listening test

 

英國肯特郡街坊大談「寵孫」高危因素，但亦有人指寵愛孫兒無傷大雅，為什麼？

 

I think it can be easily done, yes. I think the grandparents they’ve got the money, obviously, as you grow older, retirement and spare cash, yes, you do like to spoil them haha.

 

I think it’s a good thing to spoil grandchildren, because that’s had often been the type of thing that has happened. But- as long as you don’t over-indulge them, you don’t have too much, expect it all the time. I think yea, a treat now and then isn’t too bad as long as it’s not over the top.

 

間唔中 - now and then

不會太誇張 - not over the top 

 

A Song For You

 

"You Raise Me Up" by Westlife

 

raise 撫養大; 飼養大

(verb 動詞)

 

e.g. He was born and raised in Hong Kong.  他在香港出生、成長。

 

> to be raised (as) 被培養 (成為)

 

e.g. I was raised on these movies. 我是看這些電影長大的。

 

> to raise sb. up 扶掖 / 激勵

 

 

   
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