Part 2 3 Not long after the telephone was invented, I assume, a call was placed. The ca

Part23Notlongafterthetelephonewasinvented,Iassume,acallwasplaced.Thecallerwasaparentsaying,“Yourchildisbullyingmychild,andIwantitstopped!”thebully’sparentr eplied,“Youmusthavethewrongnumber.Mychildisalittleangel.”

Atr illionphonecallslater,theconversationisthesame.Whenchildrenareteasedortyrannized,theparentalimpulseistograbthephoneandrant.Butthesedays,asstudiesintheU.S.showbullyingontheriseandparentalsupervisiononthedecline,researcherswhostudybullyingsaythatcallingmomsanddadsismorefutilethanever.Suchcallsoftenleadtoplaygroundrecriminationsanddon’tr eallyteachourkidsanylessonsabouthowtonavigatetheworldandresolveconflicts.

Whenyoucallparents,youwantthemto“extr actthecruelty”fromtheirbullyingchildren,saysLauraKavesh,achildpsychologistinEvanston,Illinois.“Butmanyparentsareblownawaybytheideaoftheirchildbeingcruel.Theywon’tbelieveit.”Inarecentpolice-departmentsurveyinOakHarbor,Washington,89%oflocalhighschoolstudentssaidtheyhadengagedinbullyingbehavior.Yetonly18%ofparentsthoughttheirchildrenwouldactasbullies.

InanewU.S.PTAsurvey,5%ofparentssupportcontactingotherparentstodealwithbullying.Butmanyeducatorswarnthatthoseconversationscanbemisinterpreted,causingtemperstoflare.Instead,theysay,parentsshouldgetobjectiveoutsiders,likeprincipals,tomediate.

Meanwhile,ifyougetacallfromaparentwhoisangryaboutyourchild’sbullying,listenwithoutgettingdefensive.That’swhatLauraMcHughofCastr oValley,California,didwhenacallertoldherthatherthen13-year-oldsonhadspitinanotherboy’sfood.Hersonhadconfessed,butthevictim’smom“wantedtomakesuremysonhadn’tgivenhersonanastydisease,”saysMcHugh,whoapologizedandpromisedtogethersontestedforAIDSandotherdiseases.Sheknewthechanceofcontr actinganydiseasethiswaywasremote,butherpromisecalmedthemotherandshowedMcHugh’ssonthathisbadbehaviourwasbeingtakenseriously.McHugh,founderofParentsCoachKids,agroupthatteachesparentingskills,sentthemomthetestr esults.Allwerenegative.

Remember:onceyoumakeacall,youmightnotlikewhatyouhear.Ifyouhaveanitchydialingfinger,resisttemptation.Putitinyourpocket.

第11题：Theword“bullying”probablymeans_____.

［A］frighteningandhurting［B］teasing［C］behavinglikeatyrant［D］laughingat