Question

假定你是某中学学生李明。最近，你班同学正在参加《中国日报》21世纪中学生英文报“大家谈”栏目的一个讨论。本次话题为：父母的收入有没有必要让孩子知道?

    请你根据下表所列情况给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况，并谈谈你的见解。

70％的同学认为：	30％的学生认为：	你的观点：
父母的收入应该让孩子知道。	父母的收入没有必要让孩子知道。	1． 2．
1．知其来之不易，能够更加努力学习；	1．如果知道父母收入较好，会助长乱花钱风气；
2．可以理解家长艰辛，学会节俭，为大人分忧。	2．知道父母收入后，会以为不用努力，也能靠父母，影响学习动力。

1．  参考词汇：form a wasteful habit

Answer

Dear editor,

  I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve recently had about whether we should know our parents’ income.

We do have different opinions on this matter. Most of us(about 70%) think we should know our parents’ income since it will help us understand how hard our parents have to work, no matter how much they earn. Then we will study harder and will not waste money any more. We may also learn to share our parents’ trouble.

About 30% of my classmates think it unnecessary to let the children know how much their parents earn. If they know their parents have enough money to support the family, they will not study hard since they needn’t worry about the future. It is said，especially when their parents have a higher income, the children will easily form a wasteful habit. 

In my opinion, ---          

                                                    Yours,

                                                       Li Ming.