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　　helicopter parent

　　直升机父母

　　A parent who hovers over his or her children.

　　像直升机在上空盘旋般呵护自己孩子的父母。

　　Parents of millennials have been obsessive about ensuring the safety of their children, Howe said. When the first wave was born in the early 1980s, “Baby on Board” signs began popping up on minivans. They were buckledsintoschild-safety seats, fitted with bike helmets, carpooled to numerous after-school activities and hovered over by what Howe describes as “helicopter parents.”

　　—— “Millennials: The Next Generation,”

　　The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Aug.11, 2003

　　豪说，千禧年儿童的父母关心确保自己孩子的安全做得过分了。20世纪80年代初第一波千禧年儿童诞生时，小型箱式车上便开始出现“车上载有婴儿”的牌子。他们被用扣带系在保证儿童安全的座位上，头上带着摩托车头盔，用合伙车送去参加许许多多课外活动，并由豪称之为“直升机父母”的家长予以百般呵护。

　　——《千禧年儿童：下一代》（《亚特兰大日报－宪法报》2003年8月11日）

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