骏爸的中英双语养育记录

Mountie

I made little effort in improving Tommy's pronunciation and intonation, but his pronunciation and intonation are better than I've expected. He not only acquired pronunciation and intonation from me, but also from DVD programs. That's why his pronunciation and intonation sounds so native.

I am the only one who help Tommy acquire English, while Chinese environment is already super strong. That's why I made extra effort in his English acquisition in his early years when he still sticks to the family instead of having more interaction with the others. This is the reason that his English took the lead at first. As a matter of fact, his Chinese has caught up when he has more interaction with people outside the family.

Learn more about bilinguism before you make any misleading comment.

niuniuxin2006

I have two bilingual kids at home so how come my comments are misleading?

Do you have any idea there are no language classes allowed to be provided by non-native speakers in it in most counties? Do you know the reason? I bet you have never read anything about it. how come you jump to this big conclusion of "my son sounds so native"? Excuse me for living in a real world, okay?

Your devotion to your son's academic ability is precious but it does not mean you have a point to avoid your mother language between you and your child. What's your definition of family?  It is so sad to learn English as a Chinese in this way. Learning a foreign language is good for kids but it does not mean everything. English is just a language and an option and that's it. But mastering a mother language is much more than talking to someone else outside of family!

You are having your son miss a big part of real life, Mr. Crazy!

[ 本帖最后由 niuniuxin2006 于 2011-5-20 05:01 编辑 ]

Mountie

I am taking the approach of OPOL (One Parent, One Language). In my family, I only talk to my son in English, while my wife and my mother only talk to him in mandarin. This approach is widely accepted by experts and numerous families. My wife has read a lot of Chinese books to my son. Tommy's command of Chinese has always been more or less the same as his Chinese peers, and has never hindered him from iinteracting with other Chinese kids. His need for love, caring, knowledge, etc. are also satisfied by his mommy's Chinese words. Up to now, I don't see any disadvantages in my approach.

If you do want to offer a helping hand, I would appreciate it if you could provide persuasive analysis, evidence, solution, etc. insteading of giving plain assertion. I don't know what drove you to bark insulting words at me.

[ 本帖最后由 Mountie 于 2011-5-20 09:02 编辑 ]

emerald2008

又看到了熟悉的ID，熟悉的观点，熟悉的语气。呵呵。。。



每个家长都有自己的教养方式。我在论坛上也看到有家长用高强度的方式培养高智商儿童，我不会仿效他们，但也不会批判。我选择尊重别人选择。


况且，生活在英语环境里的bilingual kids,和生活在中国的bilingual kids，根本没有可比性。

[ 本帖最后由 emerald2008 于 2011-5-26 09:51 编辑 ]

Mountie

章鱼腕足上的“吸盘”用英语怎么说

（2011年5月10日）

　　前天吃晚饭时，夹起一条章鱼的腕足，看到上面有很多吸盘，就想跟骏骏说说，却一时想不起“吸盘”的英语是什么。犹豫了一下，就说：“Look! These are the octopus' suckers. The ones on the thick end are bigger. The ones on the thin tip are much smaller.” 骏骏叫了一声：“Yikes! I don't want to eat suction cups!”

　　哦，是叫 suction cup。那 sucker 对不对呢？打算吃完饭再查一查。吃完饭后忙其它事又忘了。
　　昨天又想起这个词，于是查了查，发现正确的用词真的是 suction cup。 sucker 也有吸盘的意思，但还有很多其它意思，包括棒棒糖、还在吃奶的小动物、容易上当受骗的人等。
　　没想到儿子用词还更准确，有点郁闷又有点高兴。

hnniu561

很羡慕楼主的英文水平,可惜我们中的大多数都不能这样,不知道楼主的这么多原版书从何而来

Mountie

原帖由 hnniu561 于 2011-6-3 18:35 发表
很羡慕楼主的英文水平,可惜我们中的大多数都不能这样,不知道楼主的这么多原版书从何而来

我们现在开展中英双语养育，比五六年前要容易得多了，至少在资源获取方面是如此，其中一项重要资源就是英文原版书。

我的英文原版书的最大来源是淘宝。淘宝上卖原版书的网店非常多，品种非常丰富，价钱也很便宜。许多网站还提供书本内页的扫描或照片数张，对于了解该书的内容、难度、图片文字比例等非常有帮助，大大减少买错书的机率。淘宝上的原版书的主要来源是外单尾货，即国外出版社出于印刷成本考虑，把印刷业务交给中国的印刷商，印出来的书基本都会全部运出国外去卖（因为在大陆没有取得发行批准），但是，一些有压痕、污痕、折页、装订错误等瑕疵的书会遭到退货，这些书就通过淘宝流通出来了。因此，淘宝买到的原版书，有些是瑕疵比较重的，总体来说品相不是特别好。但是，我看重的是里面的内容，加上价钱又便宜，还是乐于接受。

我的英文原版书的另一个重要来源是上海申东外语书店（http://www.258sd.com/）。申东早期主要卖原版二手书，后来增加了原版新书的比例，但该书店的原版新书的价钱偏贵（跟广州购书中心四楼的New Page差不多价格），因此我主要还是买原版二手书。申东的原版二手书基本上都是只有一本的，如果找到合意的书，要尽早下单，否则可能一晃就被别人抢去了。我在申东买过很多书，很早就是五星级会员了，店主和一些店员对我都很熟悉。申东在2007和2008年经常有特惠期，最刺激的是“夺宝奇兵”：当天订单金额最高的一张单可以获得五折，共举行十天。记得我出手三次，三次都是最高。我作为五星级会员本来就有八折，折上折后等于是四折，真的是超值。有一次到上海出差，我专门去了一趟申东的实体店，得到店主热情接待，还把一批错定低价打包起来的书拿出来任我挑，仍按低价加折扣出我。我坐在店里从下午两点挑到晚上八点，买了一千多元的书。

在美国亚马逊也买过一些书。美国亚马逊的书真是应有尽有，随便键入一个关键词，就能找到大量相关的书，里面往往有十多本都让你觉得非买不可。然而，美国亚马逊并不往中国大陆寄书，让人面对宝藏空余恨。我曾经托一位在美国读书的朋友帮我在美国买，然后寄给我，就这样买了几千元的书。后来她回国了，加上淘宝的原版书日益丰富，我就尽量不去美国亚马逊逡巡了。

在卓越网和当当网也买过一些原版书，但感觉都比较贵。卓越因为与美国亚马逊合作，原版书更多一些，品种也更丰富。上个月在卓越亚马逊看到很多骏骏喜欢的潜艇、飞机、工程车方面的原版书，虽然贵而且订购周期长（要等一至两个月），但还是买了，又夺去我一千多元。

在广州购书中心四楼的New Page也买过一些原版书。虽然New Page以贵著称，但偶尔还是能买到下得了手的书的。我最满意的是一套关于火车的故事书，共四本，画面十分精美，四本小书装在一个火车头样子的漂亮盒子中，售价才36元。骏骏很喜欢这套书。

广州美院对面有一条斜斜的小巷子，里面也有几间原版书店，但以出售美术类的原版书为主，也有一些原版童书，价钱不贵，但选择余地小。

此外，还在广州市内不同的地方碰到过卖原版书的走鬼小贩，书价不会比淘宝便宜，但胜在可以随便翻看。偶尔会淘到一两本合意的原版书。

Mountie

亲子共读——Trucks

（2011年6月15日）

        骏骏很小的时候就特别喜欢工程车，我挑书时特别留意工程车方面的童书，因此这方面的书买了很多。后来骏骏的兴趣逐渐扩大，才渐渐没再买工程车的书了。
        前段时间给骏骏买 Usborne Beginners 这个系列，里面有一本 Trucks。我没嫌家里已有太多这方面的书，把它跟这系列的其它书一起买了回来。

        骏骏对工程车仍有很大兴趣，有滋有味地看起来。晚上睡觉前，我又给他读一遍。
        大约读到一半时，骏骏忽然插话：“Daddy, I want to ask you a question.”我就停下朗读，问：“What is it?”
        骏骏问：“Truck drivers learn to drive trucks in driving schools. But when there was no driving schools, how could they learn to drive?”我答道：“Long ago there were no driving schools. Whoever wanted to drive could learn from other truck drivers.”
        这显然不是骏骏想要的答案，他又问：“But when there was no one who knew how to drive a truck, how could people learn?”
        哦，我明白他的意思了，他在追根溯源呢。我略想了一下，答道：“When trucks were invented, engineers needed someone to try to drive it so as to find out whether it worked properly. That person would be the first driver. He would figure out how to drive it, and then taught others how to drive. He would also find out the problems in the truck, so that engineers could improve it.”
        骏骏听了，一副恍然大悟的样子：“Oh, I see. The first driver was just like a test pilot.”
        呵呵，这个类比倒挺贴切的。

ziheartstrings

佩服  !!  佩服!!

Mountie

跟骏骏探讨流鼻血怎么办

（2011年6月21日）

        最近一个月，骏骏有三四次半夜流鼻血，还有一次是在白天。昨天晚上又流鼻血了，开始时是骏妈帮他按压流血的那一侧鼻子，松手后还再流，就教骏骏自己按压。他自己学会了按压，白天在幼儿园时就可以自己及时处理了。
        今天早上送骏骏去幼儿园，我还是担心白天会流鼻血，就问他：“Do you know what to do if your nose bleeds when you are in the kindergarten?”
        骏骏说：“Yes. I will press my nose, like this.”可能骏骏做了个按压鼻子的动作，但他坐在我后面，我看不到，于是提醒他：“You should press on the place where your mommy did.”
        过了一会儿，想想还要跟他说为什么会流鼻血、为什么要按压鼻子：“The skin deep inside your nostril may break open. That's why your nose bleeds. You should press against the side of your nose to close that opening. Then something in your blood will accumulate at the opening to stop the bleeding. If you feel it hard to breathe when you are pressing your nose, you can open your mouth to breathe.”
        到了幼儿园，把骏骏抱下自行车，我蹲下来看着骏骏，有食指点了点他的鼻翼，说：“If your nose bleeds, you should press against this place. Do not let go, and go to tell your teacher. She will help you, or take you to see the doctor.”
        骏骏倒显得挺轻松：“I will. Bye-bye, daddy.”
        几次半夜流鼻血，骏骏一点都不慌张，很平静地叫醒我们，很配合地接受按压，感觉象个很大很成熟的孩子。看着骏骏进园的背影，虽然仍有些担心，但多了一份放心。