Half of Beijing students can't have a good breakfast

时间：2007-03-20 06:59:08

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Chinanews, Beijing, Mar1. 19 – When the clock pointed2 to seven o'clock in the morning, Cao Ang, a junior three high school student in Beijing, had already arrived at school. He came 15 minutes earlier. In order not to be late, he had skipped his breakfast. It usually takes him 50 minutes to go to school by bus and normally3, he would skip breakfast in order to arrive on time.

 

A reporter from the Beijing Evening News recently carried out a survey among primary and middle school students in Beijing. From the survey the reporter finds that about 20-30% of the students go to school without breakfast and among those who do, most will only have a quick and simple breakfast.

 

The survey shows that the older the students are, the more serious the problem is. Of primary school pupils, many live close to their schools and their parents will usually make sure that they have breakfast before going to school. So among this group, only one or two students in a class might arrive at school without eating anything. However, the problem is more serious with middle school students. In a class which has 43 students, 10, or a quarter of the total, go to school on an empty stomach.

 

Even for those who do have breakfast, the breakfast is too simple. The survey shows that the breakfast of most kids doesn't meet certain nutrition4 standards. Half of the children who eat breakfast feel hungry well before lunch time. Many children only drink a bag of milk as "breakfast", which, according5 to experts, is far from enough.

 

In a separate6 survey, 60% of the pupils in Beijing and Shanghai say skipping breakfast or having a simple breakfast will affect their performance in class. Some students can't concentrate7 on their study during the third and fourth class periods, some can't remember things well, some will do poorly in exams.

 
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1 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
参考例句：
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
2 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
3 normally ln8zVb     
adv.正常地，通常地
参考例句：
  • I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
  • My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。
4 nutrition gvMyc     
n.营养，营养学
参考例句：
  • Plants get the nutrition from the soil in which they grow.植物从它们赖以生存的土壤中吸收养分。
  • This food provides nutrition for you.这种食物为你提供营养。
5 according YzQztq     
adj.按照，根据
参考例句：
  • According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
  • We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。
6 separate hzewa     
n.分开，抽印本；adj.分开的，各自的，单独的；v.分开，隔开，分居
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  • Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的？
  • Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。
7 concentrate Ia8yy     
vt.集中；聚集；浓缩；vi.集中；全神贯注
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  • You should concentrate on the road when you're driving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
  • Concentrate your mind on study,Don't look around.专心学习，别东张西望的。

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