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传统童话故事“太吓人”
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传统童话故事“太吓人”
作者：Mandy
来源：《新高考·高一英语》2012年第04期
一项研究发现，父母们开始摒弃某些传统的童话故事，因为父母们认为有的童话故事情节对于年幼的孩子来说太吓人。这些遭到摒弃的故事中，有我们熟知的《白雪公主和七个小矮人》、《小红帽》等。
Traditional fairytales are being abandoned by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found.
Research revealed one in five parents has abandoned old classic fairy tales such as Snow White and The Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel and they prefer the modern books.
One third of parents said their children have been in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood.
And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids as the theme of the story are about kidnapping and execution.
Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the bookshelf as parents felt stealing can’t be forgiven.
The survey of 2,000 adults was commissioned to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM, which has six episodes based on traditional fairytales.
The poll found a quarter of parents wouldn’t consider reading a fairytale to their children until they had reached the age of five, as these fairy tales prompt too many awkward questions from their offspring.
And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn’t send a good message to their children as it describes a young woman doing housework all day.
Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said, “Bedtime stories are supposed to make children calm down and send them off to sleep soundly. But as we see in GRIMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic tales so it’s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children. As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five-year-old with over active imagination could take things too literally. Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales, as we see in GRIMM, kindness will triumph over evil and there is always a moral to the story.”
The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares.
父母认为传统童话故事“太吓人”少儿不宜
Fairytales too scary传统童话故事
Fairytales too scary传统童话故事“太吓人”遭摒弃
一项研究发现，父母们开始摒弃传统的童话故事，因为它们对年幼的孩子来说太吓人。
Traditional fairytales are being ditched by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found.
一项研究发现，父母们开始摒弃传统的童话故事，因为它们对年幼的孩子来说太吓人。
Research revealed one in five parents has scrapped old classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favour of more modern books. 调查发现，五分之一的父母已经抛弃了《白雪公主和七个小矮人》、《长发姑娘》等古老的经典童话，转而选择现代童话故事。
One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood.
三分之一的父母说，他们的孩子在听到《小红帽》中阴森恐怖的情节后被吓哭了。 And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and execution.
近半数的父母们不愿给孩子念童话故事《纺线姑娘》，因为故事的主题是绑架和处决。
Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it condones stealing.同样，《金发姑娘和三只熊》也很可能被遗弃在书架上，因为父母们觉得宽恕偷窃是不对的。
The survey of 2,000 adults was commissioned to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM, which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six gritty episodes based on traditional fairytales.这一调查涵盖了2000名成人。开展该调查是为了纪念美国热门电视剧《格林》今晚9点在Watch首播，人们将看到6集根据传统童话故事改编的情节大胆的电视剧。
The poll found a quarter of parents polled wouldn`t consider reading a fairytale to their child until they had reached the age of five, as they prompt too many awkward questions from their offspring.调查发现，接受调查的父母有四分之一称在孩子五岁前不会考虑给孩子念童话故事，因为孩子听了这些故事会提太多让人尴尬的问题。
And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn`t send a good message to their children as it portrays a young woman doing housework all day.
52%的父母说，灰姑娘给孩子传递了不良信息，因为该童话描绘了一个成天做家务的年轻姑娘。
Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: "Bedtime stories are supposed to soothe children and send them off to sleep soundly.
