“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.”
— Abigail Van Buren, Advice Columnist
「如果你希望孩子稳重,在他们肩膀上放一些责任。」– 范布伦 (专栏咨询作家)
have/keep one’s feet on the ground 持非常实际、成熟稳重的态度。例:It is hard to keep your feet on the ground when you suddenly become famous. (突然成名却不失轻浮是很困难的事。)
范布伦 (1918- ) 在 1956 年成立了 Dear Abby 专栏,专门提供建议给读者,一度在全球 1400 家报社刊登,有 1 亿 1000 万读者,出版商形容她的文章提供「非凡的常识及年轻观点」。