经常用电脑的孩子面临"智商危机"

　　Parents who buy children a computer to help with schoolwork could be doing more harm than good.

　　家长给孩子买电脑来完成家庭作业可能是弊大于利的。

　　Researchers warned that marks in maths and reading tended to drop when youngsters used a computer at home.

　　研究者警告说小孩子在家用电脑可能会导致数学和阅读的分数下降。

　　They also found that children from disadvantaged backgrounds performed particularly badly.

　　他们还发现来自出身贫寒家庭的孩子学习能力下降会更厉害。

　　This finding questions official drives to ensure that youngsters from poorer homes have access to the same technology as their better-off classmates.

　　这个发现质疑了官方要确保贫困孩子和富裕家庭的孩子拥有同样的技术条件的提倡。