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Campaigners have warned that the British government is not doing enough to prevent left-handed pupils from falling behind their peers.
活动家们警告说，英国政府在防止左撇子学生落后于同龄人方面做得不够。
They claim that thousands of children are still being penalized for being left-handed.
他们声称有数以千计的儿童仍然因左撇子的问题而处于劣势。
This is due to a lack of action from ministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years.
这是部长们缺乏行动所致，多年来，他们没有采取任何有意义的行动。
It is feared that a failure to address early-year challenges, such as poor handwriting, leads to much more serious problems down the line with these pupils facing reduced career prospects.
人们担心。如果不能解决小时候面临的挑战，比如书写差，将会使得这些学生面临严峻的就业前景，导致更严重的问题。
Studies in recent years show that left-handed children are more likely to suffer with learning difficulties, and their scores are lower on IQ tests.
近年来的研究表明，左撇子儿童更容易出现学习困难的问题，他们在智商测试中的得分也更低。
Campaigners feel it's strange that children in British schools are penalized because they happen to be left-handed.
令活动家们感到奇怪的是，在英国的学校里，孩子们仅因为他们碰巧是左撇子而处于劣势。
They don't understand why successive governments have failed to act on this.
他们不明白为什么历届政府都未能对此采取行动。
They want the Department of Education to record which children are left-handed and what their educational attainments are, since they make up some 10% of the population.
他们希望教育部记录下哪些孩子是左撇子，以及他们的受教育程度，因为左撇子大约占总人口的10%。
In early-year education, left-handed children are struggling and making a mess of their handwriting.
在幼龄教育中，左撇子儿童学习起来很艰难，他们的书写乱七八糟。
Educators don't know how to deal with this.
教育工作者不知道如何处理这种情况。
In many cases, there's no active help and a lack of teacher training.
在很多情况下，学校没有提供积极的帮助，同时缺乏教师培训。
Campaigners point out that a high percentage of the prison population is left-handed.
活动家们指出，监狱中，囚犯是左撇子的占比很大。
They say that these prison numbers are unusually high and ask why it is the case.
他们称左撇子在押人数异常多，并质疑为什么会出现这种情况。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22到问题25。
Question 22: Why are some people criticizing the British government?
问题22：为什么有些人批评英国政府？
Question 23: What do studies in recent years show about left-handed children?
问题23：近年来的研究表明左撇子儿童的情况如何？
Question 24: What do campaigners demand the Department of Education do?
问题24：活动人士要求教育部做些什么？
Question 25: What do campaigners want to know about left-handed prisoners?
问题25：关于左撇子囚犯，活动人士想知道些什么？
