Should School Start Later?
學校該晚點上課嗎？
— English reading, B2
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Research suggests that teenagers' body clocks shift during puberty, making it hard for them to fall asleep before eleven. Yet many schools start before eight.
研究顯示，青少年在青春期時生理時鐘會往後移，讓他們很難在十一點前睡著。可是許多學校八點前就開始上課。
When several American schools moved their start time to half past eight, the results were impressive. Students slept longer, were late less often and achieved better grades.
當幾所美國學校把上課時間延到八點半，結果令人印象深刻。學生睡得更久，遲到的次數變少，成績也進步了。
Not everyone is convinced, though. Parents who work early worry about who will take their children to school. Others point out that later finishing times leave less time for sports and part-time jobs.
不過，並不是每個人都被說服了。早上要上班的家長擔心誰來送孩子上學。也有人指出，放學時間延後會讓運動和打工的時間變少。
The debate is likely to continue for some time.
這場爭論很可能還會持續一段時間。
生詞
research 研究
teenager 青少年
shift 移動；轉移
puberty 青春期
impressive 令人印象深刻的
achieve 達到；取得
convinced 被說服的
debate 辯論；爭論