調查：1/3 英國年輕人不知雞蛋是母雞所生

Yanamami

Is it a joke or what?  You can't be serious.

redkoni

資料來源：B.B.C.2010-03-13

One in 10 children thinks the Queen invented the telephone, a survey of children's science knowledge suggests.

Others gave credit for the invention to Charles Darwin and Noel Edmonds.

A fifth of the 1,000 primary and secondary pupils polled thought Star Wars character Luke Skywalker or Richard Branson was first on the moon.


The man in this picture was first to the Moon, some pupils believe

Some 60% of nine and 10-year-olds thought Sir Isaac Newton discovered fire, the survey for science campaign Birmingham Science City found.

Despite these misconceptions, more children want to win a Nobel prize for science than the X Factor.

The survey of primary and secondary school children in the UK suggests there is some confusion about key scientific achievements.

Just under a half of boys (49%) correctly pinned down gravity as Newton's ground-breaking discovery, compared with 76% of girls.

Just over a third of boys said Newton discovered fire, while the remaining 16% either said he invented the internet, or discovered the solar system or America.

Eight out of 10 boys correctly identified Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone, compared with 69% of girls.

Dr Pam Waddell from Birmingham Science City said: "While some of these findings will raise a smile, it suggests that school children aren't tuned into our scientific heroes in the same way that they might be to sporting or music legends."

She suggested it was clear that primary school children had a real interest in science.

"In fact, nearly 70% of nine and 10-year-olds would like to be famous for winning a Nobel Prize in science, yet this drops to only 33% among 11 to 15-year-olds.

"It appears children are losing an interest in science at secondary school, so more needs to be done to excite teenagers about the subject and rekindle some of their early childhood aspirations," she added.

The poll was carried out online with a panel of 1,000 UK children in early March by OnePoll.

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tracybut

美國好多人都唔知加拿大首都啦！

1234ats

这其实反映了英文的问题。
讲中文的人决不会不知道牛奶产自乳牛，鸡蛋是鸡所生。
以前看过一个视频说美国有些人不知道三角形有多少条边，也是同样原因。
英文有太多生字，比如BEEF与COW从字面上看不出有任何关连，类似的情况实在太多太多。
中文的常用字只有两三千，绝大部分词语都是由这些字组合而成，对学习新词语很方便。
火车，汽车，缆车，货车等等一看便知与车有关。又例如火箭是火加箭，学过以后很难忘记， 相反ROCKET却是一个完全独立的生字。
我以前最初学TSUNAMI一字，几年不用，便无法想起这字的读音和串法。而海啸则形象得多。
识中文的人不用学基本都知道"长方体"是什么，但长方体英文是什么很多大学生也不知道。
现今世界发展迅速，每天都有新事物新知识，用中文学习新知识的优势会慢慢显露出来。

annie40

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英國最近一項調查顯示，有三分之一的英國年輕人不知道雞蛋是母雞所生，百分之40 的年輕人不知道牛奶產自乳牛。
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awah,

这些調查是让我们东方人开心吓, 作不得凖的.  如果当真, 甘我个女上堂发足十年梦,怕者Oxbridge 也搶着要, 还要送叉燒饭+ful scholarship.

反而我很疑惑的是在港有不少月入约普通的家庭的孩子, 吃雪糕只吃Hagen Daz, (其它雪糕有异味?), 或只看书店採购的新书, 因为公共图书馆的书污垢..........相比之下不知道雞蛋是母雞所生是小事情, 因为港孩连自己是物水都唔知道. 乌乎哀哉也!

annie

annie40

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这全赖家长教导有方, 是不吃人间烟火的讽刺版吧! 当然这些例子是少数, 忘掉它吧, 就当是香港的bottom 2%.  

不过在IS 里, 拒绝看图书馆图书的孩子大有人在, 还读书好叻, 成绩随时是top 10%呢, book supply unlimited, 大家应该把这些奇怪的孩子应分类为bottom 2%, 或是top 10%呢, 真是见人见智吧! 当然这里不缺洒命的傻家长, 不缺认图书馆图书非常不洁的家长, 还有些把孩子调理得十分经贵的家长.

在此顺道申报, 前几天在超市给女儿买了一个Korea牌子的新shower gel, 上面写明: white nourishing. 洗澡时,小姑娘大声喊叫, 问妈妈: 我唔要变白, 点算呢?  原来小妮子一边洗澡, 一边看 shower gel上的specification, 强调如何极速变白, 越看越令小女惊慌, 已经十四岁, 原来还不知何谓广告的谎言, 真是要命,  这也是妈妈的错吧!

rchchan0505

有乜出奇？佢地就快吾知啊媽係女人啦！

annie40

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如果佢唔係同您開玩笑，真係要小心，第日好容易比男仔詭。佢係咪好少睇電視？
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Tommy, 多谢提点, 这两天反复思量, 发现D温室小花, 可以有很高的分析力, 可以有广阔视野, 有知识, 当医生当barrister 都得 (不是小女), 但很大机会是有知识, 无常识!  但回想自己十五二十时, 咪一旧饭甘! 咪一样上当!

我家很少睇電視, 因为睇睇吓会好唔开心, 太多美容, 化妆品, 财务公司广告, 吓!易借易还? 借完再借又得?夫妇两对这些广告是骂不留情, 阿女应该不会当真吧! 话说回来, 这些广告是终究有人看的, 成年人看得多電視, 一样受骗上当. 女人买成万银毫无用处的护肤用品, 效益是零, 下次又再接再厉. (其实吃完香蕉用香蕉皮拆面也可以去斑的,效果更佳).

annie40

ha8mo,

啊！说得好!  要回家看清楚spec , 然后叫阿女主动投诉, 写信给海關局长, 和百佳超市.

Thank you.

annie

annie40

龍舌蘭 :

2012 的交流, 以下可能对大众妈咪最有建设性:
(其实吃完香蕉用香蕉皮拆面也可以去斑的,效果更佳).--- 呢樣我可以証實. 阿公一直都係用蕉皮擦面, 到9X過身, 皮膚都係白白滑.  

annie

木土土

原帖由 awah112 於 12-06-18 發表
香港很多小孩不知道香蕉是黄色的,洗衣機要落洗衣粉的,杯麵要加熱水的,因工人已經搞掂. ...

我囝十歲時第一次睇住我煮即食麵，見我開水喉放水落煲準備煲水，問我「mug原來即食麵d湯由呢d水變成？」，真的把我嚇呆了！