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外刊精选|韩国教师自杀事件:校园霸凌的受害者不只是学生
九月开学季,韩国教育界却迎来了一场地震:全国各地数万名教师在首尔集会,抗议学生家长对教师的霸凌,要求政府保障教师权利。这场罢课抗议的起因,是今年夏天韩国一名年仅23岁的小学女教师,因不堪忍受学生家长的无理投诉而在教室自杀身亡。韩国家长是如何“霸凌”老师的?同样是有着尊师重道传统的东亚社会,为何韩国家长会这样对待老师?
Teacher suicide exposes parent bullying in S Korea
By Jean Mackenzie
Lee Min-so* described in her diary the fear that overtook her body as she entered her classroom to teach. The 23-year-old was found dead in her classroom store cupboard by her colleagues. She had taken her own life.
This tragedy has unleashed a wave of anger from primary school teachers across South Korea.
Tens of thousands of teachers have rallied in Seoul, claiming they are now so scared of being called child abusers, they are unable to discipline their students or intervene as they attack each other. They accuse parents of exploiting a child welfare law, which dictates that teachers who are accused of child abuse are automatically suspended.
One teacher received a complaint after denying a parent's request to wake their child up with a phone call each morning. Another was reported for emotional abuse after taking reward stickers off a boy who had cut his classmate with scissors.
Fuelling this culture of complaining is South Korea's hyper-competitive society, where almost everything hinges on academic success. Students compete fiercely for the best grades from a very young age, to one day get into the best universities.
Professor Kim Bong-je, who trains future teachers at Seoul National University of Education, said rising inequality was also to blame.
Traditionally, Korea had a very strong culture of respecting teachers, he explained, but because of the country's rapid economic growth, many parents are now highly educated. "This means they often look down on teachers," he said.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.bullying英 [ b li ] 美 [ b li ] n.________________________________
2.bully v. ________________________________
3.overtake英 [ v te k] 美 [ o v r te k] v. ________________________________
4.unleash英 [ n li ] 美 [ n li ] v. ________________________________
5.rally英 [ r li] 美 [ r li] v. ________________________________
6.intervene英 [ nt vi n] 美 [ nt r vi n] v. ________________________________
7.exploit英 [ k spl t] 美 [ k spl t] v. ________________________________
8.dictate英 [d k te t] 美 [ d kte t] v. ________________________________
9.dictation n. ________________________________
10.suspend英 [s spend] 美 [s spend] v. ________________________________
11.fuel英 [ fju l] 美 [ fju l] v. ________________________________
12.hyper-competitive美 [ha p rk m'pet t v] adj. ________________________________
13.hyper adj. ________________________________
14.hypercritical adj. ________________________________
15.hinge n. ________________________________;v. ________________________________
16.fiercely英 [ f sli] 美 [ f rsli] adv.________________________________
17.fierce adj.________________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.________________________________校园霸凌
2.________________________________家长霸凌
3.________________________________有赖于,取决于
4.________________________________该受责备,应承担责任
5.________________________________高学历的
6.________________________________高知父母
拓展练习阅读理解
Biologists Slagsvold and Wiebe have spent years studying tits, flycatchers, and other birds that lay their eggs into holes in trees, walls and even human-made boxes. “Holes are rare, so there’s great competition,” Wiebe said. Birds will sometimes get into fights. Even after a bird gets a hole, it has to watch out: There’s always a chance that a passerby tries to possess it. Owners don’t have many options to wait for and stop thieves. Some police their nest’s entrance hole, but preparing for parenthood is hungry work, and eventually the birds have to leave to get food. So Slagsvold and Wiebe started to look for alternative home-defense systems the birds might be using.
They noticed feathers, usually helping animals keep warm, but that doesn’t seem to be how these particular birds are using them. Blue tits, for instance, get feathers on top of the nest, rather than putting them in. Some other birds dump feathers into holes before gathering other materials. “They’re white, and often noticeable,” Wiebe said, “as if the birds want to send a message.”
To find out, they built nest boxes — some feathery, some not — in Europe and America, and recorded how tits, flycatchers and swallows reacted. The birds entered feather-free boxes quickly. But they froze at the sight of white feathers, sometimes hesitating outside for an hour. Black feathers scared them less, perhaps because they were harder to see. The feathers didn’t stop the birds as most eventually went inside. But even a brief delay can make a huge difference, Wiebe said. “Even 20 minutes can give the owner enough time to circle back, and fight off their competitors.”
The birds’ behavior shows their high-risk lifestyle. They have to think twice as the holes may be hiding danger. The feathers represent possible violence, showing a predator might be inside.
The experiment reflects the lies animals tell where nest sites are rare. They build a scene so horrible to discourage nest stealers. Birds are terrified of death. And they can exploit that reality to safeguard what’s theirs.
39.What inspired Slagsvold and Wiebe to seek birds’ other possible ways to protect homes
A.Birds have to fight to get the limited holes. B.Birds get tired from watching out in nests.
C.Birds face many nest stealers on their own. D.Birds leave their nests unattended sometimes.
40.What is the function of white feathers outside the nests
A.To show a friendly welcome. B.To help stealers avoid danger.
C.To buy time for the nest owners. D.To confirm this place is occupied.
41.How does the author feel about the birds’ reaction in the experiment
A.Understandable. B.Confusing. C.Possible. D.Worrying.
42.What’s the best title for the text
A.Some birds refuse to build their nests B.It’s important for birds to have feathers
C.High risks of life lead birds to turn to lies D.Birds create a false scene to protect their nests
外刊精选答案
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.bullying英 [ b li ] 美 [ b li ] n. 霸道、欺凌的行为
2.bully v. 恐吓,伤害
3.overtake英 [ v te k] 美 [ o v r te k] v. (不愉快的事情)突然发生,突然降临
4.unleash英 [ n li ] 美 [ n li ] v. 突然释放、发泄或爆发
5.rally英 [ r li] 美 [ r li] v. 召集,集合
6.intervene英 [ nt vi n] 美 [ nt r vi n] v. 介入,干预
7.exploit英 [ k spl t] 美 [ k spl t] v. 利用......为自己谋利
8.dictate英 [d k te t] 美 [ d kte t] v. 指使,强行规定;口述
9.dictation n. 听写
10.suspend英 [s spend] 美 [s spend] v. 停职,停学;暂停,中止;悬,挂
11.fuel英 [ fju l] 美 [ fju l] v. 刺激,增强
12.hyper-competitive英 [ha p k m'pet t v] 美 [ha p rk m'pet t v] adj. 竞争激烈的
13.hyper adj. 亢奋的,精力旺盛的
14.hypercritical adj. 吹毛求疵的
15.hinge n. 铰链;v. 给......安装铰链
16.fiercely英 [ f sli] 美 [ f rsli] adv. 凶猛地,激烈地
17.fierce adj. 凶猛的,激烈的
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。
1.school bullying 校园霸凌
2.parent bullying 家长霸凌
3.hinge on有赖于,取决于
4.be to blame该受责备,应承担责任
5.highly educated高学历的
6.highly educated parents 高知父母
【全文翻译】
韩国教师自杀事件揭露了家长霸凌问题
在个人日记中,李敏素(Lee Min-so*,此处为化名)曾记述说当她走进教室授课时,恐惧感便会席卷全身。这名年仅23岁的女教师后来被同事发现死在教室的储藏柜中。她结束了自己的生命。
这场悲剧使韩国各地小学老师心中的怒火彻底爆发。
数以万计的韩国教师在首尔聚集,声称他们现在极度害怕被冠上“虐待儿童者”的污名,并表示他们无法再管教学生,也无法在学生之间发生斗殴时进行干预。他们谴责韩国家长滥用《儿童福利法》,该法律规定,一旦教师被指控虐待儿童,便会被自动停职。
譬如,一名老师在拒绝了家长提出的“每天早上打电话叫醒孩子”的要求后,收到了投诉。 另一名老师因为班上一名男生用剪刀割伤了同学,取下了该男生身上的奖励贴纸,被家长举报对学生进行精神虐待。
韩国高度竞争的社会氛围助长了这种投诉文化。在该国,一切几乎都取决于课业上的成就。学生们从很小的时候开始就激烈地争夺最好的成绩,直到进入最好的大学。
在首尔教育大学任职、培养韩国未来师资的金奉济(Kim Bong-je)教授表示,韩国社会不平等现象加剧也是(助长这种投诉文化的)原因之一。
他解释说,传统上韩国有着非常浓厚的尊师重道文化,但随着国家经济快速发展,现在许多家长都受过高等教育。“这意味着他们经常看不起学校的老师。”金教授补充道。
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
39.A 40.C 41.A 42.D