Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.
成年人理解被物品淹没的感觉。为什么我们经常假设在孩子和他们的财物方面，越多越好呢？好消息是，我可以帮助我自己的孩子比我更早地学会如何少即是多。

I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金）(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)
我发现在假期前是一个鼓励年幼的孩子捐赠不常用物品的好时机，而且这奏效了。因为我们的努力，我们的女儿乔治亚决定将一大袋玩具捐赠给一个因为母亲生病无法支付假期费用的小女孩。她选择卖掉一些不常用的较大物品，当我们承诺将钱放入她的学校基金时（我们的幼儿园女儿非常认真地想成为一名医生）。

For weeks, I’ve been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for them? And how do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and use less? Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it, throwing it. It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.
几周以来，我一直在思考更大、更深层次的问题：我们如何让这成为他们的习惯？ 以及我们如何训练自己帮助他们学会生活、需要和使用更少的东西？昨天，我和我的儿子谢泼德坐在一起，决心测试我自己关于这一点的理论。我决定只用一个玩具和他一起玩，只要它能保持他的兴趣。我预计一个玩具最多能吸引他的注意力五到十分钟。我选择了一个红色橡胶球——简单普遍可得的。我们经过了它，他试图把它放进嘴里，他试图弹跳它，滚动它。坐着它，扔它。对他来说这完全是，完全足够了。在我意识到之前，一个小时已经过去了，该是吃午饭的时候了。

We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention and I had his. My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us.
我们都沉浸在一起玩耍的简单乐趣中。他得到了我的全部注意力，而我得到了他的。我那个寻找单一物品中的快乐的小实验对我们两个都奏效了.

1. What do the words “more is more” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
   A. The more, the better. B. Enough is enough.
   C. More money, more worries. D. Earn more and spend more.
   答案：A

2. What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?
   A. Saving up for her holiday B. Raising money for a poor girl
   B. Adding the money to her fund D. Giving the money to a sick mother
   答案：C

3. Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?
   A. To try out an idea
   B. To show a parent’s love
   C. To train his attention
   D. To help him start a hobby
   答案：A

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?
   A. Take It or Leave It B. A Lesson from Kids
   C. Live More with Less D. The Pleasure of Giving
   答案：C