Okay, you had your introduction, we're talking about parents, we're talking about education, we're talking about children.
好了，开头出来了，我们在谈论的与家长有关、与教育有关、与孩子有关。
Some people believe that parents are the best, some people believe teachers are the best.
一些人认为家长是最好的，一些人认为老师是最好的。
I think that... I agree that parents are the best teachers, okay, your introduction's done.
我觉得......我同意家长是最好的老师，好了，你们的开头写好了。
Let's get into the first body paragraph, so, first, I'm going to read this to you.
我们来进入正文的第一段吧，首先，我要把这个读给你们听。
This is not a complete paragraph, but you'll get the idea.
这不是一个完整的段落，不过你们会弄懂我的想法的。
"Firstly, parents know their child best, including what he likes and doesn't like, such as books he likes to read, or favorite science topics.
“首先，家长最了解他们的孩子，包括他喜欢什么，不喜欢什么，比如他喜欢看的书，或者最喜欢的科学话题。
Parents can also talk to the child's teachers and find out from them how to help him at home.
家长还能跟孩子的老师交谈，从他们那儿弄清楚在家里应该怎样帮助孩子。
They can also monitor how much TV he watches, and cutting down on this might help his concentration..." and on and on. Okay?
他们还能监督孩子看多少电视，而且减少看电视的量也许有助于他的注意力......”然后继续写写写。
I didn't give you the full paragraph, not necessary, you'll understand what I'm getting at.
我没有给你们完整的段落，没有必要，你们会理解我所指的事情的。
So, common mistake number two: No topic sentence.
那么，常见错误二：没有主题句。
If you look at this example, I don't know what this paragraph is about. Right?
看看这个例子，我不知道这一段是关于什么的，不是吗？
A topic sentence is your introduction sentence to the paragraph.
主题句是这一段的引言句。
It's very important to remember that one paragraph has one central idea. Okay?
要记住一个段落有一个中心思想，这很重要。
This central idea must be presented right at the beginning of the paragraph so the reader knows what to expect.
这个中心思想必须在段落的开头呈现，这样读者就知道该期待什么了。
So, in this sentence, we're talking about parents know their child, they know what he likes and what he doesn't like,
所以，在这个句子里，我们要讲家长了解他们的孩子，他们了解他的好恶，
they know what books he likes, they know what science topics he likes.
他们了解他喜欢什么书，他们知道他喜欢什么科学话题。
What is this paragraph about, is it about books, is it about choosing his books or choosing his science topics,
这一段是关于什么内容的，是关于书，关于选择他的书或者选择他的科学话题，
is it about parents know their child, is it about what he likes, what he doesn't like?
还是关于家长了解他们的孩子，关于他喜欢什么，不喜欢什么的呢？
I'm assuming that it's: Parents know their child best, okay, so it's about the parents' knowledge of the child, that is what this paragraph is about.
我猜是：家长最了解他们的孩子，所以这是关于家长对孩子的了解，这是这一段所讲的内容。
That is why they are the best teachers, because they know their child.
这是他们是最好的老师的原因，因为他们了解他们的孩子。
Put a period here, and then start with your reasons, this is your topic sentence.
在这里加一个句号，然后开始写理由，这就是你们的主题句。
This is what the paragraph is about, stop, start giving me your support, start elaborating on this key point, and giving me the details, reasons, examples, etc.
这就是这一段的内容，在这里停下，开始给我你们支持这个观点的理由，开始详述关键点，然后给我细节、理由、例子等等。