英语翻译“Few things help an individual more than to place respon

英语翻译
“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him,and let him know that you trust him.” These words are from the black American educator,Booker Washington.He was saying that,“If you want people to grow up,you have to stop treating them like children.”
In America,families are close but children are encouraged to be independent,to make their own decisions,even at a very early age.It’s not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance (津贴) every week.The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose,for example,buying clothes,school supplies or CDs.Some teenagers even have their own credit cards!That’s a big responsibility since even adults are tempted tooverspend when they have credit cards.
From an early age,American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family decision­making.At the dinner table,teenagers will be listened to on any topic,from politics to buying a new family car or where the family will go on vacation.In this way,teenagers are getting practice in becoming individuals：they are learning how to stand on their own two feet.
Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence.They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings.You can see this in the way they dress,the music they listen to and the friends they choose.“Super Girl” Li Yuchun caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the “Super Girl” television contest.She was not the traditional “nice,young Chinese girl”．With her short,spiky hair and boy­like clothes,she was telling everyone that she was different.She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two feet...and she won!
There is an old saying,“Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then choose that way with all his strength.” If you do this,step by step,over a period of time,you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be.

生活中没有什么东西比责任更重要,更能帮助别人,并让别人觉得你信任他.这些话来自美国黑人教育家Booker Washington,他说,如果你想要人成长起来,你就不得不停止把他们当孩子一样对待.在美国,家庭都很接近,不过孩子们被鼓励要独立自主去做决定,甚至在很小的时候.
对于一个7岁的小孩来说每周得到津贴是很寻常的.这些孩子受到鼓励去储蓄一些钱,但他或她可以随心所欲花费在他们所选择的东西上.例如,买衣服,学校用品,CD.一些青少年甚至拥有他们自己的信用卡.这是一项重大责任,甚至成年人也会被诱惑当他们拥有信用卡的时候.
从很小的时候,美国孩子被询问意见,和参与家庭决策.在餐桌上,青少年的意见将会被认真听取在任何话题上.从政治到买一辆家用轿车或者是全家去哪里度假.用这种方法,青少年在变的独立中得到实践,他们正在学习如果自己站住脚跟.
许多中国年轻人在追求独立这方面变得与美国人一样有兴趣,他们想要表达那些使他们变得独一无二的品质.你可以从他们的穿着,他们听的音乐和他们选的朋友看出来.超级女声”李宇春吸引了所有人的眼球在超级女声电视比赛上,她不是传统的“好,年轻的中国女孩.她的短头发和酷似男装的衣服,她正在告诉每一个人她是不同的.她有勇气成为她自己并且站住了脚跟,她赢了.有一句谚语,每个人应认真地了解其兴趣所在选择她所擅长的,如果你做这个事情,一步一步,一段时间后,你可能发现你已经变成了你想要成为的那个人.