Being happy is more important to
children than being famous or rich,
a survey reveals.
Being happy is more important to children than being famous or rich, a survey reveals.
The poll of British primary school children also found that terrorism was considered the worst thing in the world - and that Simon Cowell was thought to be more famous than Jesus.
If children ran the world they would most want to ban knives and guns and have more school holidays.
The nation-wide drive to tackle the obesity epidemic appears to have registered with children, as fear of being fat has shot up the list of worries among the under-10s to number three, up from ninth place last year.
The survey of 1,800 children across the UK was carried out to mark National Kids' Day on December 18.
Spokesman Patricia Murchie said: "The idea is to give preteens a national voice for their views in a very simple format.
"This age group has some very clear ideas on how the world could be changed for the better but is very rarely given the opportunity to express them."
Marriage appears to have risen in popularity among children with 82 per cent saying they will wed when they grow up compared with 76 per cent in 2006 and 72 per cent in 2005.
This is how the youngsters expressed their views:
What is the very best thing in the world: 1 Being happy. 2 Being famous. 3 Being healthy. 4 Being rich. 5 Families. 6 Good looks. 7 Nice food. 8 Friends. 9 Computer games. 10 Holidays.
What are the very worst: 1 Terrorists. 2 Drunks. 3 Being fat. 4 Bullies. 5 Illness. 6 Dying. 7 Divorce. 8 School. 9 Telling lies. 10 Wars.
Who is the most famous person in the world: 1 The Queen. 2 Harry Potter. 3 God. 4 Father Christmas. 5 Simon Cowell. 6 Jesus. 7 Jonny Wilkinson. 8 Spider-Man. 9 Prince William. 10 David Cameron.
The nation-wide drive to tackle the obesity epidemic appears to have registered with children, as fear of being fat has shot up the list of worries among the under-10s to number three, up from ninth place last year.
英国全国范围内兴起的“减肥运动”似乎也影响到了孩子。在10岁以下孩子最担心的问题排行榜中，“担心长胖”从去年的第九位升至第三位。
这句话结构有点复杂，能分析一下吗？还有就是这句话词汇难点在这里The nation-wide drive to tackle the obesity epidemic appears to have registered with children，其中tackle the obesity epidemic 减肥运动，registered with 影响到，是难点！作者: DZ 时间: 2007-12-21 15:44 标题: 回复 2# 的帖子
the obesity epidemic:这里应该是epidemic 修饰前面的obesity,就像something important一个用法,解决这一流行的肥胖不就是流行的减肥运动嘛,register with 是向...登记,向孩子登记就是影响到了孩子,这里都是意译的,我是这样理解的作者: hehuhu 时间: 2007-12-21 23:16
