天山山下牧牛羊

  　　在夏威夷一個多月，我去教堂上免費的英文課，我初認識的同學，很熱情的給我老師以前的講義，我回來一篇一篇的讀，我不能辜負同學辛苦印給我的資料。

這位友善的先生每天守護著教堂，有一次我忘了帶筆記，向他要一張紙， 他給我一整本。我很高興兩年時間沒看到他，這次回來，他依然健康平安。

　這一篇是講英國政府想提升許多父親的家庭責任感及做父親的能力。

The British government has started a new project to help men manage the responsibilities of fatherhood.

Fathers will be able to attend workshops and take lessons on how to be a better father.

The new scheme hopes to slow down the rate of family breakdown in the U.K.

Over a million British children are growing up without a father.

 A survey said that a 16-year-old in Britain is more likely to own a smartphone than have a father.

One of the project's leaders, Iain Duncan Smith, told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper that:

"It is not only the bond between a mother and her child which make a real difference to a child's life. It is the bond between a father and his chilld too"

The new classes will be for men only.

They will prepare fathers for how having a new baby will change thier relationship.

Lessons will help new fathers to develop relationship and communication skills.

Other classes will help them to understand what can go wrong and where to go for farther support.

Mr. Smith wants the rate of divorce in the U.K. to go down.

He said: Divorce does harm to children, affecting everything from school work to eating habits, as well as their relationship with mum and dad.

He spoke of the importance of helping families, saying :If we are serious about promoting a strong society, then we also have to be serious about seeking to support and strengthen families.

bond~關係, 牢固的聯繫.

scheme~方案, 計劃.

教堂前的草皮和花，和那兒的人一樣的友善親切。