Grandparents Answer a Call
祖父母回应召唤

As a third generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never pleased move away,. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children, she politely refused . Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms Gaf finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move to a success,giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.
作为德克萨斯州布朗斯维尔第三代土生土长的米尔德雷德·加尔扎从未想过要搬走。即使她的女儿和儿子请求她搬到圣安东尼奥去帮助照顾他们的孩子，她也礼貌地拒绝了。只有在经过一年的友好讨论后，加尔扎女士才最终同意。那是四年前的事了。如今，三代人都认为这次搬家是成功的，使他们的关系比在不同城市时更加亲密。

No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to the children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study grandparents com. 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson ‘s decision will influence the grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.
没有统计数据显示像加尔扎这样的祖父母正在搬到孩子和孙子孙女附近的趋势。然而，有证据表明这一趋势正在增长。甚至奥巴马总统的岳母玛丽安·罗宾逊也同意离开芝加哥，搬进白宫，帮助照顾她的孙女们。根据grandparents.com的一项研究，83%的人表示罗宾逊女士的决定将影响美国家庭中的祖父母。三分之二的人认为，更多的家庭将会效仿奥巴马家庭的做法。

“in the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough fsst enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby, publisher of grate manazine for grandparents .We now realize how important family is and how important”” to be near them, especially when you’re raining children.”
“在20世纪60年代，我们都有点疯狂，迫不及待地想要远离家乡，以证明我们能够独立自主，”《伟大杂志》的出版商克里斯汀·克罗斯比说。我们现在意识到家庭的重要性，以及在抚养孩子时，尤其是当你知道自己的孩子正在挣扎时，与他们保持亲近的重要性。

Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.
搬家并不适合每个人。几乎每个祖父母都想要和孙子孙女们在一起，并愿意做出牺牲，但有时更明智的选择是说不，而是经常去探望。让孙子孙女远离你是艰难的，尤其是当你知道你的成年子女正在挣扎时，但放弃你所知道的生活可能更加困难。

1. Why was Garza’s move a success?
   A．It strengthened her family ties.
   B．It improved her living conditions.
   C．It enabled her make more friends.
   D．It helped her know more new places.
   答案：A

2. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?
   A．17% expressed their support for it.
   B．Few people responded sympathetically.
   C．83% believed it had a bad influence.
   D．The majority thought it was a trend.
   答案：D

3. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?
   A．They were unsure of raise more children.
   B．They were eager to raise more children.
   C．They wanted to live away from their parents.
   D．They bad little respect for their grandparent.
   答案：C

4. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the lasr paragraph?
   A. Make decisions in the best interests’ of their own
   B. Ask their children to pay more visits to them
   C. Sacrifice for their struggling children
   D. Get to know themselves better
   答案：A