Boys do worse in English when there are girls in their class, researchers will say today, contradicting the widely held belief that girls are always a good influence on boys in school.

研究人员今天宣称，当班上女生人数较多时，男生的英语就会变得较差。而人们以往普遍认为，在学校中，女生对男生总是有积极影响。

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Apparently, this piece of clever styling helped sell the property, I suppose because it presented a heart-warming affirmation that boys will be boys.

很显然，这幅匠心独具的作品对房产开发商的生意大有帮助，我想原因就在于它能让人们更加心中有数：男孩终究是男孩。

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Boys will be boys.

男孩子毕竟是男孩子。

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We also will present evidence of a suspected link between tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in boys with asthma.

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The boys usually win." In Washington,D.C., thousands of people will attend a concert with performances by musicians including Reba McIntire, Darius Rucker and Gladys Knight.

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The San Francisco Boys Chorus will also perform at the inauguration.

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She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme many girls had an expectation that "boys will be boys" and violence would happen anyway.

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But boys will be boys, and few soon-to-be-wed men can resist Vegas.

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In Boys Will Be Boys: Gender, Overconfidence, and Common Stock Investment, women clearly came out ahead: because they displayed less overconfidence, they traded fewer times, took on less risk, and were more focused on long-term returns.

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