because of course, parents and children are very close from the time that they start.

因为孩子和父母从孩子出生就在一起。

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So our relationships, although very personal, aren't as personal as parents and children

虽然孩子和老师的关系很亲密，
但也不会比父母与孩子的关系亲密，

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And I think many parents believe that if they didn't persist in using these things their children would never learn to speak.

我相信很多父母认为,如果他们不坚持使用这些东西,他们的孩子将永远也学不会说话

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And I sent home a questionnaire, asking their parents because most of the children in the class come from other countries. In fact, just about everybody in America comes from another country if you trace far enough.

我还给家长们发了一张问卷，因为班上,大部分学生来自,其它国家，事实上，如果追根溯源，任何一个美国都来自,其它国家。

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There are stories, horrible stories, some in the twentieth century, about children who are locked away by insane or evil parents and have never learned to speak.

有一些很可怕的故事,其中的一些讲述的是在二十世纪里,被精神失常或邪恶的父母锁起来的儿童,他们不曾学会说话

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