Good morning. I’m back, but don’t get too excited. I’ll just be making guest appearances(客串露面) here and there(零星地，偶尔).
早上好。我回来了，但别太激动。我只是偶尔客串一下。
Now, on to children, who – if the steady stream of warnings is anything to go by – are in serious trouble.(现在，来谈谈孩子们。如果接连不断的警告可信的话，他们正深陷严重的麻烦之中。) There’s the pull of addictive(令人上瘾的) screens, a sharp drop in children reading for pleasure(为乐趣而阅读), a global decline in academic performance, and a notable(显著的，值得注意的) rise in youth mental health struggles. Together, these trends point to a wider crisis in learning.
现在，来谈谈孩子们。如果接连不断的警告可信的话，他们正深陷严重的麻烦之中。有令人上瘾的屏幕的诱惑，儿童为乐趣而阅读的比例急剧下降，全球学业表现下滑，以及青少年心理健康问题显著增加。这些趋势共同指向一场更广泛的学习危机。
Much of the focus has been on(大部分关注点都集中在) phones and social media. A global study published last week found an association between increased screen exposure and lower academic achievement and poorer language development in children.(上周发表的一项全球研究发现，儿童接触屏幕时间增加与学业成绩下降和语言发育较差之间存在关联。) In the UK, phones are already banned during the school day, and from spring of next year, under-16s(16岁以下的人) will not be able to access major social media platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.
大部分关注点都集中在手机和社交媒体上。上周发表的一项全球研究发现，儿童接触屏幕时间增加与学业成绩下降和语言发育较差之间存在关联。在英国，上课期间已经禁止使用手机，而从明年春季开始，16岁以下青少年将无法访问TikTok、Snapchat和Instagram等主要社交媒体平台。
Weekend roundup
周末要闻回顾
In depth: ‘We’re shuffling kids through a system that feels like prison’
深度报道：“我们正把孩子们塞进一个感觉像监狱的系统里”
The week to come
未来一周
What else we’ve been enjoying
我们还喜欢什么
Sport
体育
The front pages
报纸头版
Today in Focus
今日焦点
Cartoon of the day | Pete Songi
今日漫画 | 皮特·松吉
The Upside
光明面
Bored at work?
上班无聊？