For many parents, paying children for getting A's in school seems like a great way to motivate them. Sometimes it works. But it's not always that simple.
许多父母而言，给在学校得A的孩子金钱奖励似乎是激励他们的好方法。有时这种方法会管用，但这件事并非那么简单。
Paying for A's can actuallydiscourage some kids from working hard. It can create frustration and resentment among kids with siblings. In fact, if the ultimate goal is to encourage the character traits that will help children fulfill their potential throughout life, paying for A's can fail.
得A就给钱，实际上不一定利于孩子努力学习。它可能在兄弟姐妹中引起沮丧和怨恨情绪。实际上，如果最终目的是鼓励能终生帮助孩子发挥其潜质的性格特征，那么得A就给钱这种方法可能会事与愿违。
'It comes down to knowing the child and what they are working through,' says Dan Keady, a certified financial planner and director of financial planning at financial-services firm TIAA-CREF.
注册理财规划师、金融服务公司TIAA-CREF的理财规划总监丹•基迪(Dan Keady)说："归根结底，我们应该了解孩子和他们为之努力的事情。"
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- actually [´æktʃuəli]
ad.事实上；实际上 (初中英语单词) - discourage [dis´kʌridʒ] vt.使泄气，使沮丧 (初中英语单词)
- working [´wə:kiŋ] a.工人的；劳动的 (初中英语单词)
- encourage [in´kʌridʒ] vt.鼓励；怂勇；促进 (初中英语单词)
- character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)
- knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)
- financial [fi´nænʃəl] a.金融的，财政的 (初中英语单词)
- director [di´rektə] n.指导者；....长；导演 (初中英语单词)
- resentment [ri´zentmənt] n.不满；怨恨；忿恨 (高中英语单词)
- ultimate [´ʌltimit] a.最终的 n.终极；顶点 (高中英语单词)
- potential [pə´tenʃəl] n.&a.潜在的；可能的 (高中英语单词)
- frustration [frʌs´treiʃən] n.挫折，阻挠 (英语六级单词)
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