Disillusionment with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable. ^{插入语突出了主句的重要性}

disillusionment with... ^{对…的幻灭/觉醒}

• Disillusionment with the parents is to some degree inevitable. ^句子主干
• The young men were disillusioned with their quest for cultural identity. ^{这些年轻人对寻找文化认同感到幻灭。}
• But it is also the result of Russian disillusionment with America. ^{但这也是俄罗斯对美国幻想破灭的结果。}
• Many young people express their disillusionment with the current political system.^{许多年轻人表达了他们对当前政治制度的幻灭。}

inevitable ^{adj.必然发生的，不可避免的；总会发生的，惯常的}

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. — John F. Kennedy 

• With the clouds gathering, a heavy rainstorm seemed inevitable. ^{随着乌云聚集，一场暴雨似乎不可避免。}
• It was inevitable that there would be job losses. ^{裁员已是不可避免的事。}
• It was an inevitable consequence of the decision. ^{那是这个决定的必然后果。}

Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation.

Most children have such a high ideal of their parents that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation. ^{结果状语从句}

have a high ideal of sb. ^{对某人有很高的理想化评价；视某人为完美的榜样}

• Try to have a high ideal of ourselves. Don’t have such a high ideal of others. 
• Young students often have a high ideal of their teachers. ^{年幼的学生通常对他们的老师抱有很高的理想化评价。}
• He speaks English with such a perfect accent that I thought he was a native speaker.^{他讲英语的口音如此完美，以至于我以为他是母语人士。}

stand up to sth. = withstand sth.  ^{经受住/顶住（考验、评估等）}

• China has stood up to the Asian financial crisis. 
• I’m afraid that children today can hardly stand up to hardship. 
• The old car somehow managed to stand up to the rigorous test.^{那辆旧车不知何故经受住了严苛的测试。}
• Their idealized view can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation.^{他们理想化的观点几乎不可能经受住现实的评估。}
• The new hiking boots are designed to stand up to the roughest terrain. ^{这款新远足靴旨在经受住最崎岖的地形。}

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Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.

mean ^{v.对...重要}

• It means a lot to me.  = It matters to me. 
• You know how much you mean to me. ^{你知道你对我有多重要。}
• The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.  ^{他知道她目击了这可耻的一幕，但这对他来说并不重要。}

表达“对...很重要”

• It weighs heavily with me. 
• It makes a lot of difference to me. 

have belief in … ^{相信…的存在；信仰…}

• Despite the challenges, she still has a strong belief in the basic goodness of people. ^{尽管挑战重重，她依然坚信人性本善。}
• I don't have belief in ads.  ^{我不相信广告。}
• We have a very simple belief that everyone involved in a divorce is a griever. ^{我们有一个非常简单的信念，即离婚的每个人都很痛苦。}

If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.

be prepared for... ^{为…做好准备}

• Always be prepared for unexpected expenses.^{始终为意想不到的开支做好准备。}
• The emergency services were prepared for the heavy storm. ^{应急服务部门已为强风暴做好了准备。}

1. Woman: Political science class ran overtime.
2. Man: That’s been happening quite a bit lately, hasn’t it? 
3. Woman: I guess so. Actually, what happens is that a bunch of us hang around for a while after class to talk with our professor and ask him questions. 
4. Man: Who is this twentieth century‘s Socrates?
5. Woman: Professor Howl. Have you heard of him?
6. Man: Hum, he does have a good reputation in the political science department.
7. Woman: And a well deserved one. The same students who fall asleep in discussion groups and seminars fight for front-row seats in his lectures.
8. Man: Oh, no. I hope this isn’t catching.
9. Woman: You can joke. But it‘s great to have a professor who’s not only interesting but prepared to give up time to students.
10. Man:  I know. They are a rare breed. Maybe I should sit in on his class some time. Do you think he’d care?
11. Woman:  Not at all. Lots of students bring their friends, and he says he feels flattered.

power(s) ^{n. ability 能力；智力；功能}

• As he grew older, he began to lose his powers of memory. ^{随着年龄增长，他的记忆力开始衰退。}
• After the accident, he lost the power of speech. 

drive sb. to do … ^{驱使/迫使某人做某事}

• It was his violent behavior that drove her to leave home. 
• His ambition drove him to work eighteen hours a day. ^{他的野心驱使他每天工作十八个小时。}