In the second place, the gap in fields such as technology is now no longer a problem that prevents children and parents from understanding each other. A few decades ago, when internet and computers started to spread and develop rapidly, many teenagers began to spend much of their time on these great innovations, which was considered a waste of time by their parents. However, now most parents have allowed their children to use various electronic gadgets and internet for suitable time. Many of my friends are allowed to use the internet to search for information and use cellphones to chat with friends sometimes. I even have a classmate who even spends most of his time at night watching TV programs on the internet, his parents allow him to do so as long as he regulates the time well and effectively. Now most of our parents have already witnessed the great benefits technology can bring to us and the importance of using it properly. They thus have a more open opinion toward many new things in the daily life that reduces some unnecessary conflicts between them and the children.

Parents have become to understand their children much better in the recent years. Many parent like to be friends with their kids rather than just guardians. However, this does not mean that barrier between children and parents will never happen. For a kid, it is impossible to think about everything from a parent’s perspective, and thus misunderstanding happens at times. However, the best way to solve the problem of misunderstanding is always communication.

In summary, parents now understand their children more than in the past. They have better opinions pertaining to their kids’ growth and do not resist to expose their children to a world surrounded by technolog

青少年和父母间存在“代沟”是很常见的社会现象。The generation gap between the young and their parents is a common societal phenonmenon. 在过去，In the past, 父母常常一方面禁止孩子做很多他们认为不应该做的事情，Parent often will forbid the children from doing what they ought not to do.  另一方面又完全按照自己的意愿对孩子的现在和未来进行安排和筹划。On the other hand, the present and the future of their children had been formulated and preplanned.   所以孩子会觉得父母很不理解他们。Hence the children felt that their parents do not understand them.  但是，However, 我认为在近十年这些情况发生了很大的变化，I reckoned that these last ten years, these sort of situations have changed greatly. 父母和孩子之间的关系要比过去好得多。The relationships between parents and their children is much better than in the past.  As you can see, the translation has a more sophisticated feel than what is written in the original English. Unless you are in a total environment of the target language, you should learn better from translation since you are not a native child just learning the language in a native environment.  Your thoughts have been influenced greatly by your mother tongue.

首先，In the first place, [You don't really need to translate this.  This makes the essay feel like is was someone superior written to admonish a subordinate.  This is a cultural difference]现在的父母的教育理念更加先进。The thinking of today's parents on education is more sophisticated.  在过去，In the past, 大多数的人们生活并不富裕。many are not weathy. 因此希望自己的孩子能够通过努力学习在将来能获得更好的生活条件。Thus they hope their children will study harder so that in the future they can reap better living conditions.  而现在，And as for today, 父母更多的是关注孩子的成长过程，parents takes greater care in seeing the development of their children 努力确保自己的孩子拥有一个美好的童年。to ensure that there is an ideal childhood environment for them. 就拿我来说，Take me as an example, 我今年14岁，I am fourteen this year, 是一个初中生。a junior highschool student. 我的爸爸在关心我的学习的同时，My father cares about my study 也非常关心我的身体健康和心理健康。and yet he has a keen interest for my physical and mental health. 他常常对我说，He always tells me, 学习很重要，study is important 但不是唯一重要的。but not the most important.  在学习之余，When seeing me studying excessively 他常常带我出去旅游，he would bring me around 开拓眼界。to open my eyes to the world 或者我们一起踢足球，or that we will play soccer together 渡过一个愉快的下午。and enjoy an afternoon's delight.  他很乐意倾听我的想法，He is most willing to listen to my thoughts, 和他在一起，Being with him, 我感觉我们就像是朋友。I feel that we are friends.

其次，现在的父母对待孩子要比过去宽容的多。Parents of today are more relax in treating their children 我觉得这是因为随着社会的发展，I felt that this is because society is advancing 父母的素质也在提高。The responsibility of upbringing becomes sophisticated too. 对待一些问题的看法也在发生变化。How some issues being treated also had changed. 相比过去，Comparing with the past, 现代的父母更懂得尊重孩子的选择。today's parents are more understanding and more respectful of their children's choices.  譬如，As an example, 我曾经在电视上看过一个报道，I saw once on TV news, 曾经有个人在他小的时候很喜欢摇滚音乐，there was a child who was interested in rock music.  但是他的父母坚决反对，However, his parents opposed it 认为那不是一个好的工作。for they believe that is not a good field.  于是，In the end, 他最终放弃了他的想法，he had to abandon his thoughts/dreams 去工厂做了一名工人。and became a factory worker. 他现在过的很不开心。He is not a happy /camper/person. 而相反的，On the contrary, 我的一个同学，my classmate, 他叫刘志鹏，Liu Chi Pang, 他很喜欢篮球，is very interested in basketball.  他希望将来能成为一个像乔丹那样的篮球运动员。He hoped that he will become  another Michael Jordan. 虽然他的身高并不高，Although not a tall guy, 但他的父母还是很支持他，his parents are very supportive. 他们请来了专门的教练训练他。They hired a specialist to train him. 刘志鹏告诉我，Chi Pang told me [Now you cannot translate his last name because in English, it is considered too formal to be a friend!  Again cultural differences] 他觉得他的父母很爱他，that he felt his parents really love him  他为他们是自己的父母而感到骄傲。and are proud of him.

当然，Of course, 父母和孩子之间，between the parents and the children, 因为看问题的角度不同，there will be different angles looking at the same thing.  有时候也是会出现矛盾的。Sometimes contradictions will arise. 但是我觉得当出现矛盾的时候，However, I feel that when such issues arise, 如果双方能够好好沟通，是不会影响到父母和孩子之间的关系的。if the parent-child relationship is good, then it will not be affected at all. 做为孩子，As children, 我想也应该多听听父母的意见，I believe that they should at least listen to the counsel of the parents. 毕竟父母的经验和知识要多于我们。After all, their experience is greater than those of a child.  要知道，Of course, one must also realize that 并不是父母的所有意见都是不对的，opinions of parents are not entirely not correct too.  就像我们的意见和想法也不总是错的一样。It is that we don't see eye to eye.  譬如，As an example, 晚上要按时睡觉，we need to sleep regularly, 要多锻炼身体，exercise more often, 不要过分地使用网络和电子产品。and not excessively mired in the internet or other electronic gadgets.  这些我认为都是应该听从父母的。For these, I believe, as children, we should listen to our parents.  如果我们能听从这些善意的忠告，If we can heed their good counsel, 也会让我们的父母更好地理解我们。perhaps our parents will understand us better.

总之，I short, 我认为，I believe that 现在的父母因为有更好的教育理念，parents of nowadays because of having better ideas on education, 自身素质的提高，and at self-improvement, 对待孩子采取了更宽容的态度，they adopted a more relaxed attitude towards their children 所以父母更能理解孩子了。and thus a better understanding of their children.

Hopefully, you are learning the art of translation as well in that not all terms must be translated because the culture of these two languages are so vastly different.  As usual, any question, just go ahead and ask.  I won't bite.

My Essay 65

Parents do not understand their children the same well way as they did 50 fifty years ago.

It is very common for teenagers to have having trouble communicating with their parents. Parents ban their children from doing many things and sometimes teenagers just think parents no longer do not understand them as they did several decades years ago. However, I believe in the past decades the opinions that parents have about their children had altered have been changed greatly, and that the relationship between parents and children is now much better than ever before.

First of all, today Most parents of today hold much very different and have better opinions about their children than fifty years ago. In the past, people parents were not as wealthy as they are today and subsequently many children were expected to study harder in school, so they would be able in order to gain better their living conditions in the future. However, now many parents are now paying greater attention to the children’s personal development and put into effort to assure ensure their children a better happier childhood than theirs. I have many classmates who maintain enjoys great relations with their parents. In turn, Their parents understand that their kids are at an how important turn point of the life childhood is and try their best to help their children grow better than they had. One of my classmates is allowed to do pursue her favorite things interests such as dancing, painting and or singing lessons in their free time. She also gets along very well with her parents that They often have some time talking in the evening chats together. Whenever in a jam,  running into trouble, her first choice the first thing she does is to is always to ask seek her parents' for help.

青少年和父母间存在“代沟”是很常见的社会现象。在过去，父母总是禁止孩子做很多事情，所以孩子会觉得父母很不理解他们。但是，我认为在近十年这种情况发生了很大的变化，父母和孩子之间的关系要比过去好得多。
青少年和父母间存在“代沟”是很常见的社会现象。在过去，父母常常一方面禁止孩子做很多他们认为不应该做的事情，另一方面又完全按照自己的意愿对孩子的现在和未来进行安排和筹划。所以孩子会觉得父母很不理解他们。但是，我认为在近十年这些情况发生了很大的变化，父母和孩子之间的关系要比过去好得多。

首先，现在的父母对孩子的教育和成长的理念更先进。在过去，大多数的人们并不富裕。因此希望自己的孩子能够通过努力学习来获得更好的生活条件。而现在父母更多的是关注孩子的个人发展和努力确保自己的孩子拥有一个美好的童年。我的很多同学都和父母的关系很好。他们知道孩子正处于人生的关键时期，因此会全力地帮助孩子。我的一个同学能在空闲的时间被家长允许去唱歌，跳舞，画画。她和她的父母关系很好，晚上还经常在一起聊天。当她遇到麻烦，她总是向她的父母求助。
首先，现在的父母的教育理念更加先进。在过去，大多数的人们生活并不富裕。因此希望自己的孩子能够通过努力学习在将来能获得更好的生活条件。而现在，父母更多的是关注孩子的成长过程，努力确保自己的孩子拥有一个美好的童年。就拿我来说，我今年14岁，是一个初中生。我的爸爸在关心我的学习的同时，也非常关心我的身体健康和心理健康。他常常对我说，学习很重要，但不是唯一重要的。在学习之余，他常常带我出去旅游，开拓眼界。或者我们一起踢足球，渡过一个愉快的下午。他很乐意倾听我的想法，和他在一起，我感觉我们就像是朋友。

其次，电脑和网络技术的发展不再是父母和孩子之间产生隔阂的因素之一。在几十年前，当电脑和互联网技术风靡一时的时候，很多孩子沉溺其中，大多数父母对此是反对的。而现在很多家长允许孩子适度地使用各种电子产品和“网上冲浪”。我的很多朋友可以利用互联网来搜索信息，和朋友聊天。甚至我一个同学，他经常在晚上在网上看电视。他的父母同意他这么做，只要他能自己安排好他自己的事情。现在大多数父母已经认识到新技术带给人们的好处，因此他们拥有一个更开放的态度。这样，他们和孩子之间的矛盾就减少了。
其次，现在的父母对待孩子要比过去宽容的多。我觉得这是因为随着社会的发展，父母的素质也在提高。对待一些问题的看法也在发生变化。相比过去，现代的父母更懂得尊重孩子的选择。譬如，我曾经在电视上看过一个报道，曾经有个人在他小的时候很喜欢摇滚音乐，但是他的父母坚决反对，认为那不是一个好的工作。于是，他最终放弃了他的想法，去工厂做了一名工人。他现在过的很不开心。而相反的，我的一个同学，他叫刘志鹏，他很喜欢篮球，他希望将来能成为一个像乔丹那样的篮球运动员。虽然他的身高并不高，但他的父母还是很支持他，他们请来了专门的教练训练他。刘志鹏告诉我，他觉得他的父母很爱他，他为他们是自己的父母而感到骄傲。

父母和孩子之间的关系近些年来好多了，许多父母希望和孩子成为朋友。然而，这并不意味着孩子和父母之间会没有隔阂和矛盾。对于一个孩子来说，很难做到从父母的角度看待问题。因此，误解总会发生。然而，最好的解决办法就是多沟通。
当然，父母和孩子之间，因为看问题的角度不同，有时候也是会出现矛盾的。但是我觉得当出现矛盾的时候，如果双方能够好好沟通，是不会影响到父母和孩子之间的关系的。做为孩子，我想也应该多听听父母的意见，毕竟父母的经验和知识要多于我们。要知道，并不是父母的所有意见都是不对的，就像我们的意见和想法也不总是错的一样。譬如，晚上要按时睡觉，要多锻炼身体，不要过分地使用网络和电子产品。这些我认为都是应该听从父母的。如果我们能听从这些善意的忠告，也会让我们的父母更好地理解我们。

总之，现在的父母比过去的父母更理解孩子。他们有更多好的办法关注孩子的成长，又让孩子不被电子设备所包围。
总之，我认为，现在的父母因为有更好的教育理念，自身素质的提高，对待孩子采取了更宽容的态度，所以父母更能理解孩子了。