12-10-21 法国总统奥朗德近日宣布一系列教育改革方案，其中包括取消家庭作业、提前放学时间，以及将学生每周在校日从4天延长到4天半等。 The next French revolution could dethrone（废黜，罢免） homework. French President Franois Hollande vowed to end homework on Tuesd...

12-10-19 Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and his team, from East Carolina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to...

12-10-09 A study of children in the New Bedford, Mass., area suggests that low-level prenatal（产前的） mercury exposure may be associated with a greater risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related behaviors and that fish consumption duri...

12-09-25 Children in Syria are subjected to appalling torture, imprisonment and abduction, and these atrocities should be better documented, a report by British charity Save the Children says. 英国慈善团体拯救儿童的一份报告显示，叙利亚儿童正经受可怕的折磨、...

12-09-22 美国费城一位母亲因其2岁的儿子当街小便而被警察开了50美元的罚单，她表示要通过法律途径对此提出异议。 A Philadelphia mom is peeved（恼怒的） that police gave her a $50 ticket after her 2-year-old son peed against a street light post. I'm absolutely goin...

12-09-21 On a trip to Disney World in Florida, my husband and I and our two children devoted ourselves wholeheartedly to the wonders of this attraction. After three exhausting days, we headed for home. As we drove away, our son waved and said, Goodbye, Micke...

12-09-21 This bloke（小子，家伙） is lying on his deathbed, surrounded by his weeping wife and his four children. Three of the children are tall, good looking and athletic（运动的） , but the fourth and youngest is an ugly runt（小家畜，小牛） . Darling, the...

12-09-21 If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the poor, would I get into heaven? I asked the children in my Sunday school class. No! the children all answered. If I cleaned the church everyday, mowed the yard, and kep...

12-09-19 Kindergarchy , a blend of kinder (children) and the suffix archy (rule), refers to rule or domination by children, or the belief that children's needs and preferences take precedence over those of their parents or other adults. Kindergarchy是kinder...

12-09-17 Children get their sense of humour from their parents as a study has found babies as young as six months learn to laugh at the same thing as their mothers and fathers. 孩子的幽默感是从父母那里习得的，一项研究发现，六月大的婴儿就能学会对父母感到好笑...