now and then and run around the room.And sure enough,he grew up to be a starting player for an NCAA championship lacrosse (长曲棍球) team.He was a Nikeendorsed marathoner,too,and reached the top of Mt.Everest,unguided,in his 50s.
And yet my family never watched his lacrosse games.We did watch some of his marathons,but that wasn't until he was in his 20s.When Bob was in his glory days,our Shanghaineseborn parents were bent on getting him into medical school.There was a loving aspect to it:I can remember my father working through math books with him,lesson by lesson,at the big blackboard in the attic.Bob never did become a doctor,though; and neither did I.It wasn't until my younger sister came along that someone in the family finally wore a white coat.
Bob today could be the fittest 58yearold on the planet.His doctor estimates his biological age at 35;he's still big mountains in the Himalayas.And,like Jeremy Lin,he's charming.No one sees Bob without leaving with a laugh.He sometimes jokes he could be mayor of his building,and it's true.To know him is to cheer for him.
And yet my parents did not cheer for him.What if my mother had sat on the sidelines with her statistics,like Jeremy Lin's mother?What if my father had played videos of athletes for my brother to watch and imitate?It's hard not to wonder.
And how did Jeremy Lin's parents manage to do these remarkable things?Amy Chua,the tiger mother,recalls her immigrant father beating the kids whenever they mispronounced a Chinese word.How is it that Jeremy Lin's immigrant father in particular,GieMing Lin,encouraged his son to follow such an untraditional path?
【语篇解读】 林书豪的成功,使人们开始反思什么是最合适的教育方式。家长是应该把自己的意愿强加给孩子还是发挥孩子的特长呢?
1.Bob's glory days were those .
A.when he was doing well in math
B.when he was in second grade
C.when he was made mayor of his building
D.when he showed his talents in sports
D [推理判断题。根据文章一、二两段内容可知,鲍勃20多岁时在体育方面的表现很优秀,由此可推知,鲍勃最辉煌的时期应是他在体育运动中展现他