英语专业四级听力听写训练 第63期:左撇子 Left-Handers

Left-Handers左撇子

International Left-Handers Day is August 13th.8月13日是国际左撇子日。

The Left-Handers Club started the holiday in 1992.左撇子俱乐部成立于1992年8月13日。

It wanted left-handers around the world to celebrate.其目的是让全世界的左撇子都来庆祝这个节日，

And it wanted to bring attention to the everyday problems of people who use their left hands.并促使大家关注左撇子在日常生活中所遇到的种种问题。

One of these problems is difficulty using equipment and tools, like scissors.问题之一是使用设备和工具的麻烦，例如剪刀。

In general, most tools and equipment are made for people who are right-handed.总的来说，大部分的工具和设备都是为右撇子制造的。

The Left-Handers Club tries to educate designers and manufacturers to consider the safety of left-handed people when producing their products.左撇子俱乐部致力于倡导设计师和制作商在制造产品时，应考虑左撇子的安全问题。Another problem is that many societies have considered it bad to be left-handed.另外一个问题是，在很多国家，人们认为左撇子是不好的。

Some teachers and parents have tried to force children who used their left hand to use their right one instead.因此，许多老师和家长想法设法设计让惯用左手的孩子改用右手。

Scientists do not really know why some people are left-handed.科学家们并不真正了解有些人惯用左手的原因，

They have believed the reason is genetic.可他们认为左撇子是基因决定的。

Researchers in Britain recently identified a gene that helps confirm this.英国研究人员最近发现的一个基因有助于证实这一想法。

They say the gene increases the chance of being left-handed.他们说该基因会增加人们成为左撇子的几率。