一項為慈善機構(gòu)“兒童行動”所作的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn),英國的許多父母發(fā)現(xiàn)讓自己的孩子去做作業(yè)比讓他們關(guān)掉手機、筆記本電腦或電視更容易。以下是 BBC 羅伯特?皮戈特的報道。
Action for Children questioned 2,000 parents and found that almost a quarter struggled to restrict their children's screen time. In comparison, only about a fifth said they found it difficult to persuade children to eat healthily or go to bed on time. Homework was a problem for only one in ten parents.
Recent research from Cambridge University found that long periods in front of a screen undermined children's performance in exams. An extra hour every day of screen time at the age of 14, correlated with a lower score at GCSE at the age of 16, equivalent to two grades.
Action for Children said unplugging youngsters from electronic devices was also important to build strong relationships with parents which made children better able to communicate with adults and less susceptible to bullying or abuse outside the home.
詞匯表
struggled 千方百計
persuade 勸說
undermined 削弱
correlated 相關(guān)聯(lián)的
GCSE （英國）普通中等教育證書
unplugging 拔掉（電源插頭）
susceptible 容易受到…影響的
測驗
請聽報道并回答下列問題。
1. What percentage of parents had difficulty limiting their children's screen time?
2. What percentage of parents had difficulty telling their children to go to bed?
3. At what age does it become apparent that too much screen time has affected children's academic performance?
4. Why might children who have too much screen time end up being bullied?
答案
1. What percentage of parents had difficulty limiting their children's screen time?
A quarter, which is equivalent to 25%.
2. What percentage of parents had difficulty telling their children to go to bed?
A fifth of the parents who took part in the research, which is equivalent to 20%.
3. At what age does it become apparent that too much screen time has affected children's academic performance?
When they were 16 they had a lower score at GCSE.
4. Why might children who have too much screen time end up being bullied?
Because of their lack of good communication with their parents and adults in general.
