与其 发号施令 ，不如 以身作则 。下面这篇作文告诉我们家庭教育的重要性。

以身作则

“Actions speak louder than words” is an old cliche, but I totally agree with it. As is vividly shown in the left picture, in front of the TV desk sits a father, watching a football game and ordering his son to study. Yet, the son is reluctant to listen to him. While in the cartoon on the right sits a father who is studying and his son copies what he does. The implication of the two pictures is not only informative, but instructive as well.

Without a doubt, the drawings aim to show us that due attention should be paid to the impact of parents’ behavior on their children, namely parenting. Our human history has been filled with a wide variety of illustrations, with the following one being the foremost. Alexandre Dumas is a famous and worldwide known novelist who is always remembered for his literature talent and success. His son followed his step and became an excellent novelist as well. Were there no such good parenting, never can we read so many great books written by Alexandre Dumas, fils.

Just as an old proverb says, “Parents are the best teacher of their kids.” Therefore, parents should raise awareness of good models’ power and lead children to do right things in a reasonable way. Furthermore, the mass media should make every effort to propagate and advocate cases of good parenting. Only in this way can we expect a more outstanding generation.

翻译

“行动胜于雄辩”是一句老生常谈，但我完全同意。如左图所示，电视桌前坐着一位父亲，他在看足球比赛，命令儿子学习。然而，儿子不愿听他的话。而在右边的漫画中，坐着一位正在学习的父亲，他的儿子在模仿他所做的事情。这两张图片的寓意不仅信息丰富，而且具有教育意义。

毫无疑问，这写漫画旨在向我们表明，应该适当注意父母的行为对孩子的影响，即家庭教育。我们的人类历史充满了各种各样的事例，下面这个是最典型的。大仲马是世界著名的小说家，他以其文学才华和成功而闻名。他的儿子也跟着他的脚步，成为了一名优秀的小说家。如果没有这样好的家庭教育，我们永远也读不到亚历山大·小仲马写的那么多伟大的书。

正如一句古老的谚语所说，“父母是孩子最好的老师。”因此，父母应该提高对好榜样力量的认识，引导孩子以合理的方式做正确的事情。此外，大众媒体应尽一切努力宣传和倡导良好育儿的案例。只有这样，我们才能期待更杰出的一代。