An expert believes that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isn't important unless you can get something.

一位专家认为，通过奖励孩子，父母在传递这样一个信息：除非你能得到一些东西，否则工作并不重要。

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Susie Walton, an expert, believe that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isn't worth doing unless you get something in return.

专家苏茜·沃尔顿认为，父母奖励孩子是在传递这样一个信息：如果你得不到回报，工作就不值得去做。

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Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair and need that I joined this project without hesitation.

他们的面孔如此强烈地传递了他们的信息——绝望和需要帮助，以至于我毫不犹豫地加入了该项目。

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And,as for sending a message aimed at us, Davies says they probably don't even know we're here.

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"they would like to receive a message that uses some kind of code, and instead of sending a message that reminds them of their pill, they would like a motivational message, like for example, 'it's time for your life.'" Services like that have been shown to work in low-income countries, and now they're starting to appear in richer countries.

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Lincoln showed Fox a message he was sending to Governor Pickens in South Carolina.

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Anyone sending a message will find out instantly if they have won a prize.

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Sending a message, of course, opens the door to follow-up messages from the event's sponsor.

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This seemed to be sending a message to a foreign as well as local audience.

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