摘要
Raising children in today’s China is not for the faint of heart,and a recent popular joke about parenting in Beijing captured the anxiety perfectly:A Beijing parent asks:"My son is 4 years old,but only knows 1,500 words in English.Is that enough?"Wǒdeér zi jīn nián 1 suìle,dàn shìYīng yǔcíhuìliàng zhǐyǒu yìqiān wǔbǎi,gòu yòng ma?我的儿子今年四岁了,但是英语词汇量只有1500,够用吗?