My wife and I are both lawyers and hard-working. We have a good standard of living, send our two children to expensive, academic-focused schools and have nice holidays. Both are bright, but neither seems at all motivated to do well. I always assumed that our working habits would set them a good example, but the reverse seems to have been the case. My 17-year-old son told me the other day that he did not want to waste his life as we have. I asked what he was planning to live on and he shrugged. What have we done wrong?
我和妻子都是律师，工作勤勤恳恳。家里的生活水平不错，两个孩子都送到了学费高、师资强的学校读书，全家也会去一些不错的地方度假。两个孩子都很聪明，但好像没有什么东西能激励他们表现得出类拔萃。我总是以为，我们两口子的工作习惯会给孩子们树立榜样，可结果似乎事与愿违。前几天，17岁的儿子告诉我，他可不想像我们那样浪费生命。当我问他打算以何种职业谋生时，他只是耸了耸肩。我们什么地方做错了呢？
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