Contrary to what many people believe today, fairy tales were originally intended for adults, not for children.
与当今许多人所认为的相反，童话一开始是面向成人，而不是儿童的。
The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that's become popular for adults looking for a career change.
熨斗学校是人们付费学习编程的地方，最初是众多编程训练营中的一个，现在在寻求职业转变的成年人中很受欢迎。
The admission price is $8 for adults.
入场费成人是$8。
The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.
我建议的成人剂量可以减半或减至四分之一。
In his dream, it was clean and beautiful, it was fun for people of all ages, and there were rides for children and nice hotels for adults.
在他的梦里，那里干净又漂亮，老少皆宜，有供孩子们乘坐的游乐设施，还有供成年人使用的漂亮酒店。
有些游戏是专门为成年人制作的。
Making money isn't just for adults.
赚钱不仅仅是成年人的事。
Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but children can develop loss of vision if they have glasses inappropriate for their eyes.
研究表明，这对成年人来说没有危险，但如果儿童戴了不适合他们眼睛的眼镜，可能会导致视力下降。
Others supported his decision, they said they were bored of noisy children in restaurants and now they could finally have a place for adults only.
其他人支持他的决定，他们说他们已经厌倦了在餐馆吵闹的孩子，现在他们终于可以有一个只提供给成年人的地方了。
There's easily enough room for two adults and three children, plus a dog in the boot.
有足够的空间容纳2个大人和3个小孩。另外，行李箱里还能容纳1只狗。
For the study, the researchers compared the body measurements of almost 20 million adults.
在这项研究中，研究人员比较了近2000万成年人的身体检测结果。
Adults tend to talk about learning as if it were medicine: unpleasant, but necessary and good for you.
成年人谈论学习时，往往把它当作一剂良药：令人不快，却不可或缺，且对你有益。
It's very important for improving the lives of individuals, however, it is estimated that 880 million adults around the world are illiterate, that is, they are unable to read or write.
这对改善个人生活非常重要，然而，据估计，全世界有8.8亿成年人是文盲，也就是说，他们不会阅读或写字。
Kids should do chores, he writes, "for the same reason adults do, because the chores need to be done, and not with the expectation of compensation."
他写道：“孩子应该做家务，原因和成年人一样，是家务必须得做，而不是期望做家务能得到报酬。”
Some parents think since adults are paid to do their jobs, we should pay kids for everyday housework.
一些父母认为既然成年人的工作是有偿的，我们就应该向做日常家务的孩子付钱。
The Centers for Disease Control found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to shed pounds said they were combining exercise with their diet.
疾病控制中心发现，在试图减肥的超重成年人中，只有不到四分之一的人表示，他们会将锻炼与饮食结合起来。
A third likely explanation for infantile amnesia involves incompatibilities between the ways in which infants encode information and the ways in which older children and adults retrieve it.
婴儿期失忆症的第三种可能的解释是，婴儿编码信息的方式与大一点的孩子及成年人获取信息的方式并不一致。
A few adults argue that because of the demanding nature of children, they might even misuse the given money for useless purposes.
一些成年人争辩说，由于孩子的要求天性，他们甚至会把给他们的钱用在无用的地方。
My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice.
我的父母、老师和其他大人们都称赞我做出了如此明智的选择。
Fossil bones of the huge herbivorous dinosaurs known as sauropods were first discovered and studied between 1840 and 1880, providing evidence for the gargantuan dimensions of the adults.
1840年至1880年间首次发现并研究了这种被称为蜥脚类动物的巨型食草恐龙的骨骼化石，为成年型恐龙的巨大特征提供了证据。
Their desire for social drama is not—or not only—a way of distracting themselves from their schoolwork or of driving adults crazy.
他们对社交戏剧的渴望不是——或者不仅仅是——一种让他们从学业中分心或者让成年人发疯的方式。
They found that the majority of both kids and adults opted for a half-sized portion when combined with a prize.
他们发现，当提供奖品时，大多数孩子和成年人都选择了一半的分量。
Such courses, Hacker argues, are a remedy for the numerical illiteracy of adults who have completed high-level math like algebra but are unable to calculate the price of a carpet by area.
哈克认为，这样的课程可以弥补成年人在数字方面的盲点，这些人已经完成了像代数这样的高级数学，但却无法按面积计算出一块地毯的价格。
Such courses, Hacker argues, are a remedy for the numerical illiteracy of adults who have completed high-level math like algebra but are unable to calculate the price of, say, a carpet by area.
哈克认为，这样的课程可以弥补成年人在数字方面的盲点，这些人虽然已经学习了像代数这样的高等数学，但却无法按面积计算出一块地毯的价格。
One study found healthy adults designated to a high-fat diet for five days showed impaired attention, memory, and mood compared with a low-fat diet control group.
一项研究发现，与低脂肪饮食的对照组相比，被指定连续5天吃高脂肪食物的健康成年人表现出注意力、记忆和情绪受损。
The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups want in on the action.
专为老年人设计的产品的交易额在明年可能达到300亿美元，一些初创公司也想参与进来。
To sum up, it is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults.
总而言之，这是一部既适合儿童又适合成人的精彩电影。
The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups want it on the action.
专门为老年人设计的产品市场在明年可能达到300亿美元，初创公司希望能够将其落实。
The Polytechnic is all adults and mostly preparation for exams like the Cambridge certificates.
理工学院的学生都是成年人，而且大部分都在准备剑桥证书之类的考试。
Their penchant for social drama is not—or not only—a way of distracting themselves from their schoolwork or of driving adults crazy.
他们对社会戏剧事件的渴望不是——或者不仅仅是——一种分散他们对家庭作业注意力的方式，或者一种把成年人逼疯的方式。
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