Parents' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child's need for independence.

父母保护孩子的本能愿望应当与孩子独立的需要相平衡。

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They feel a strong need for independence at any age.

但在任何年龄段，对于独立自主的需求都是强烈的。

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Strong, violently emotional, somewhat melodramatic, Jane Eyre brilliantly articulates the theme found in all Charlotte's work-the need of women for both love and independence.

强烈而挚热的情感，甚至有些过分戏剧性的情节，《简爱》精辟的代表了夏略特作品中典型主题——女人需要爱，同时，也需要自立。

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The main demand for the agency had come from the various environmental non governmental organisations (NGOs) who had earlier 'persuaded' the government to carry out a review of the need for more independence in environment governance.

BBC: Giants Causeway

But the fact that the winning bid was led by the Prison Service's own deputy director-general underlines the need for both greater openness and independence in the decision process.

ECONOMIST: Prisons

We need to consider every option for energy independence.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Energy Independence Now