英语四级阅读理解逐句翻译2(10)

2007年英语4级

我给了她不少建议，关于角色，冲突以及故事的结局，在我的“指引”下，这个原本讲小天使担惊受怕地开始念一年级的故事，很快变成了一个充满丰富想象力的女孩开始第一节音乐课的历程。

I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

在我不经意时，我已经把她的比当成了自己的比赛。

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks.

放手给孩子空间成长不想看起来那么简单。

Because I know little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade. 因为我对能用工具的农场动物，或者一年级的小天使一无所知。

I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience. 我不得不承认我借用了女儿的经历。

While steeping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked.

尽管对于我来说放手不容易，但可喜的是，这回是一个好的开端，我很快可以学会更多，给自己一段合适的距离，既可以让女儿有发展的空间，同时在她需要时施以援手。

All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment , grow and find their own voices.

在这个过程中，我会一直提醒自己，孩子需要空间去尝试，去找到属于自己的路。