宝宝一出生就该给他们iPad?

 　　Babies should be given iPads as soon as they are born to help them learn, according to scientists.

　　科学家称，孩子一出生，就应该给他们iPad，以帮助他们学习。

　　New research by the University of London found that using tablets provides more stimulation¹ for newborns' brains than books.

　　伦敦大学一项新研究发现，相比书本，使用平板电脑可以对新生儿大脑产生更多的刺激。

　　The findings go against previous studies which suggested looking at a screen can damage children's social skills.

　　这一发现与之前有关屏幕会损害儿童社交能力的研究相悖。

　　Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith, who led the research, told the Sunday Times that babies should be given tablet computers 'from birth'.

　　安妮特·卡米洛夫·史密斯教授是这次研究的带头人，她在接受《星期日泰晤士报》采访时表示，婴儿应该“一出生”就玩平板电脑。

　　宝宝一出生就该给他们iPad?

　　'It is shocking how fast they learn, even faster than adults to do things like scroll² up and down text,' she said.

　　她说：“他们的学习速度非常惊人，甚至能比成年人更快掌握如何上下滚动文本。”

　　'Books are static. When you observe babies with books, all they are interested in is the sound of the pages turning. Their visual system at that age is attracted by movement.'

　　“书本是静态的，观察那些摆弄书本的婴儿，他们其实只是喜欢翻页的声音。他们这一时期的视觉系统主要会被运动的物体所吸引。”

　　Initially³ academics found a small group of babies - some aged⁴ six months and some 10 months old - could recognise the number three better if it was shown to them on an iPad.

　　最初，学者们是在一小组婴儿身上（一些6个月大，一些10个月大）发现，如果把数字3通过iPad呈现给他们，他们能学得更好。

　　Now the academics are using a larger sample of hundreds of babies and toddlers, with one group given the iPads from birth and the others not allowed to use tablets.

　　学者们现正面向数百名婴幼儿做这项研究，一组婴幼儿自出生起就玩iPad，而另一组则没有接触过i平板。

　　Prof Karmiloff-Smith believes the children given computers will show better signs of development, even if it not in a conventional sense.

　　卡米洛夫·史密斯教授认为，玩电脑的儿童的的确确展现出更好的大脑发育迹象，即便不是常规意义上的那种。

　　She said: 'They might put a corner in their mouth, they will then explore it physically⁵ [but] then they will used it to do things. Everything we know about child development tells us that tablet computers should not be banned for babies and toddlers.'

　　她说：“他们或许会把iPad一角放进嘴里，把它作为一个物体先探索一下，然后就会用它玩儿了。所有儿童成长相关的知识都告诉我们，不应该禁止婴幼儿使用平板电脑。

　　Neurologist Baroness⁶ Susan Greenfield - a former director at the Royal Institution - previously⁷ warned that children's exposure to computer screens and games could cause a form of 'temporary dementia'.

　　而英国皇家研究所前主席、神经学家苏珊格林菲尔德曾警告称，儿童长时间盯着电脑屏幕和玩电脑游戏，会导致“暂时性痴呆”。

　　She said an unhealthy addiction⁸ to technology could disable connections in the brain, literally⁹ 'blowing the mind'.

　　她说，对科技产品上瘾会造成大脑神经之间的连接中断，真的可以叫做“头脑爆炸”了。

1 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

2 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

5 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

6 baroness   

n.男爵夫人，女男爵

参考例句：

• I'm sure the Baroness will be able to make things fine for you.我相信男爵夫人能够把家里的事替你安排妥当的。
• The baroness,who had signed,returned the pen to the notary.男爵夫人这时已签过字，把笔交回给律师。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

8 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

9 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。