Love them or hate them, smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives.
爱他们也好,恨他们也好,智能手机已经成为我们日常生活不可或缺的一部分。
But should they be left outside the classroom?
但是应该把它们留在教室外面吗?
Nick Gibb, the minister for school standards in England, believes schools should ban their pupils from bringing in smartphones,
英国学校标准部长尼克·吉布认为,学校应该禁止学生携带智能手机,
Astrid Natley, a secondary school math teacher incorporates phones into her classroom.
Astrid Natley是一名中学数学老师,她在教室里安装了手机。
"My school doesn't have money for tablets," she says.
“我的学校没有钱买平板电脑,”她说。
"When students use their phones for research, they learn they have a powerful tool in their hands.
“当学生们使用手机进行研究时,他们了解到自己手中有一个强大的工具。
If we stop children using phones, we're rejecting something they care about.
如果我们停止孩子使用手机,我们就会拒绝他们关心的东西。
"Meanwhile, Helen Lockhart, a registered nurse working for community education supports a complete ban.
与此同时,从事社区教育工作的注册护士海伦·洛克哈特支持全面禁止。
"I'm banned from mobile use at work, and my phone must be handed in.
“我被禁止在工作中使用手机,我的手机必须上交。
If I'm caught with it in my pocket, I will be subject to disciplinary procedure which will impact on my career.
如果我被抓到口袋里有它,我将受到纪律处分,这将影响我的职业生涯。
We need to teach children how to behave like the professionals they're striving to become. "
我们需要教孩子们如何表现得像他们努力成为的专业人士。"
Richard Stone, an English teacher, thinks there should be a clear separation between school and home.
英语老师Richard Stone认为,学校和家庭之间应该有明确的分隔。
Students should do things differently in the two environments.
学生在这两种环境下应该采取不同的做法。
"Children are getting more than enough screentime in their lives without the need to bring their phone into the classroom.
“孩子们在生活中有足够的放映时间,而不需要把手机带进教室。
The internet is too easy and too unreliable a research tool, so let's leave phones and laptops at home,
互联网作为一种研究工具太容易,也太不可靠了,所以让我们把手机和笔记本电脑留在家里,
and show them a different world in their lessons-one of books and pens" he says.
并在课堂上向他们展示一个不同的世界——一本书和一支笔。”他说。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题16到18是根据你刚才听到的短文提出的。
16. What do we learn about Astrid Natley, a secondary school math teacher?
16.我们对中学数学老师Astrid Natley了解多少?
17. Why does Helen Lockhart, a registered nurse support a complete ban on smartphone use in the classroom?
17.为什么注册护士海伦·洛克哈特支持全面禁止在课堂上使用智能手机?
18. What should students do in the classroom, according to Richard Stone, an English teacher?
18.根据英语老师Richard Stone的说法,学生在课堂上应该做什么?
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