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Where Are We Going, Dad?

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ID: 2516 Upper Intermediate
"Where Are We Going, Dad?" (爸爸去哪儿?) is a very popular TV program featuring famous dads who take their children on trips to remote places. In today's lesson, two viewers chat about the program and how their views of raising children are affected.
Mon Aug 25 2014 | David, Jenny
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火 huǒ hot, popular
严厉 yánlì strict
懂事 dǒngshì sensible, intelliegent
宠 chǒng to pamper
你最近有没有看《爸爸去哪儿》啊？
nǐ zuìjìn yǒumeiyǒu kàn 《bàba qù nǎr 》a ？
Have you watched "Where are We Going, Dad?" recently?
当然啦，这么火的节目我怎么可能没看！第一季和第二季我都看了。
dāngrán la ，zhème huǒ de jiémù wǒ zěnme kěnéng méi kàn ！dì yī jì hé dì èr jì wǒ dōu kàn le 。
Of course. It's such a popular program. How could I not watch it?! I have watched the first and second seasons.
那你对节目里明星教育孩子的方式，有什么看法吗？
nà nǐ duì jiémù lǐ míngxīng jiàoyù háizi de fāngshì ，yǒu shénme kànfǎ ma ？
What do you think of the way that the stars in the show teach their children?
我觉得教男孩就应该像郭涛那样，要严厉一点。
wǒ juéde jiāo nánhái jiù yīnggāi xiàng guōtāo nàyàng ，yào yánlì yīdiǎn 。
I think that to teach a boy, you should be like Guo Tao and be a bit stricter.
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