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A recent study found that 10 percent of British children suffer from math anxiety.
最近的一项研究发现，10%的英国孩子患有数学焦虑症。
This means they have overwhelming negative emotions towards the subject, ranging from rage to despair.
这意味着他们对这个话题有超级多的负面情绪，包括愤怒和绝望。
Other emotions triggered by math include feelings of tension and frustration.
由数学引发的其他情绪还包括紧张感和挫败感。
Physical symptoms include a racing heart or struggling to catch breath.
身体症状包括心跳加速或呼吸困难。
The phenomenon of math anxiety is characterized as a general sense of feeling that the subject is hard compared with other subjects leading to a subsequent lack or loss of confidence.
一般来说，数学焦虑特征是认为这门课比其他科目难，导致随后缺乏或失去信心。
Researchers said they investigated individuals' attitudes towards mathematics because of what could be referred to as a mathematics crisis in the UK.
研究人员表示，因为所谓的英国的数学危机，他们调查了个人对数学的态度。
There's a widespread misunderstanding that only low performing children suffer from math anxiety.
人们有一种普遍的误解，认为只有成绩差的孩子才会患上数学焦虑症。
People automatically assume children are anxious about math because they are poor achievers.
人们想当然地认为孩子们对数学感到焦虑是因为他们数学成绩不好。
In fact, more than three quarters of children with high levels of math anxiety are normal to high achievers.
事实上，超过四分之三的患有高度数学焦虑的孩子成绩都正常甚至优异。
Probably their math anxiety will go unnoticed because their performance is good.
也许他们的数学焦虑会被忽视，因为他们的表现很好。
But in the long term their performance is negatively affected.
但从长远来看，他们的表现会受到负面影响。
So the real danger here is that children who will completely able to do math at a normal level may keep away from it because they feel anxious.
因此，真正的危险是，那些能够以正常水平完成数学的孩子可能会因为焦虑而远离数学。
Math anxiety can severely disrupt students'performance in the subject in both primary and secondary school.
在小学和中学，数学焦虑会严重影响学生的数学成绩。
But importantly—and surprisingly—this new study suggests that the majority of students experiencing math anxiety have normal to high math ability.
但重要的是——也令人惊讶的是——这项新研究表明，大多数患有数学焦虑的学生都具有正常到较高的数学能力。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题16到问题18。
Question 16: What did a recent study find about some British children?
问题16：最近一项关于英国孩子的研究发现了什么?
Question 17: What is the widespread misunderstanding about math anxiety?
问题17：关于数学焦虑的普遍误解是什么?
Question 18: What does the passage say about British students with math anxiety?
问题18：关于英国学生的数学焦虑，文章说了什么?
