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因為好像不是很難,所以我就沒翻成中文了 來源是我的英聽教材課文。 Doctors say as many as 20% of all children in the United States suffer from some form of the learning disorder called dislexia. Experts on dislexia say that the problem is not a disease. They say that persons with dislexia use information in a different way. One of the world's great thinkers and scientists Albert Einstein was dislexic. Mr. Einstein said that he never thought in words the way that most of us do. He said that he thought in pictures instead. Other famous persons who had dislexia include Leonardo da Vinci, the American inventor Thomas Edison and former American Vice-president Nelson Rockefeller. Dislexia first was recognized in Europe and the United States more than 80 years ago. Many years passed before doctors discovered that persons with the disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. The doctors found that the brains of persons with dislexia are different. In most people, the left side of the brain ----- the part that controls language, is larger than the right side. In persons with dislexia, the right side of the brain is bigger. Doctors are not sure what causes this difference. However, research has shown that dislexia is more common in males than in females, and it is found more often in persons who are left-handed. No one knows the cause of dislexia, but some scientists believe, it may result from chemical changes in a baby's body long before it is born. Doctor Samuel Orton fifty years ago was one of the first persons to develop ways to teach persons with dislexia. In 1949, a year after his death, doctors, teachers and other experts formed the Orton Dislexia Society to continue his work. Doctor Silvia Richardson is a member of the Orton Society. She says that after dislexic persons solve their prob lems with language, they often show themselves to be especial ly intelligent or creative. Doctor Richardson warns against trying to teach dislexic children to learn the same way other children do. She said they think differently and need special kinds of teaching help. But Doctor Richardson said it is important to help these people develop skills in every area possible. -- 我的北海道部落格 http://spaces.msn.com/members/tiamo037 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.187.21.122