Are mothers and teens inevitably at loggerheads?
母亲与青少年不可避免地会发生争执吗？
Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses since her mid teens.
自从十四五岁起萨拉就一直小病不断。
The signs are that indulged children tend to become unmanageable when they reach their teens.
种种迹象表明被宠溺的儿童在青少年时期会变得难以控制。
A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.
在任何国家，很大比例的罪行都是十几岁和二十几岁的青年男子所为。
"Especially girls and teens," says Record.
“女孩和青少年尤其如此。”瑞克德说道。
In Cos Angel, a waiter served a group of teens.
在CosAngel，一名服务员为一群青少年提供服务。
I created Teens Helping Seniors with my friends.
我和我的朋友一起创建了“青少年助老”这个机构。
Watching movies is something that most teens do alone.
看电影是大多数青少年单独做的事情。
That does not mean teens need to use electronic devices as often as they do now.
这不是说青少年需要像他们现在这样频繁地使用电子设备。
When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport.
在我十几岁和二十几岁的时候，搭便车是长途交通的主要形式。
This means that, without a smartphone, teens are likely to feel isolated from their peers.
这就意味着，如果没有智能手机，青少年可能会感觉与同龄人隔绝。
Should parents and teachers take away teens' smartphones and replace them with paper books?
父母和老师是否应该拿走青少年的智能手机并用纸质书籍来代替呢？
More and more, watching a movie is something teens choose to do on their electronic devices.
越来越多的青少年会选择在他们的电子设备上看电影。
Kids and teens who do read frequently, compared to infrequent readers, have more books in the home.
与不经常读书的孩子相比，经常读书的孩子和青少年的家里有更多的书。
The trends related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time.
与青少年如何花时间的变化相比，与电影相关的趋势没有那么令人不安。
Over a decade or so, American teens' social media use shifted from an occasional activity to a routine one.
在过去十年左右的时间里，美国青少年对社交媒体的使用从偶尔的活动变成了日常活动。
By the time she reached her late teens, she had written enough poetry to put together a slender book of verse.
在她十八九岁的时候，她已经写了足够多的诗，可以集成一本薄薄的诗集。
When we ask teens to choose a hero, they usually select an older family member rather than a remote public figure.
当我们让青少年选择一位英雄时，他们通常会选择家里的一位长辈，而不是一个关系疏远的公众人物。
They also claim that when teens say they feel closer to their parents, they are less likely to use drugs and alcohol.
他们还声称，当青少年说他们感觉与父母更亲近时，他们就更不太可能使用毒品和酒精。
Survey analysis shows American teens now spend their leisure time on digital devices rather than reading printed books.
调查分析显示，美国青少年现在把他们的休闲时间花在电子设备上，而不是阅读纸质书。
A more disturbing trend in America today is that teens are spending far less time reading than around four decades ago.
当今美国一个更令人不安的趋势是，青少年花在阅读上的时间比40年前要少得多。
If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices, does that mean they have to give up some other activities?
如果青少年花这么多时间使用电子设备，这是否意味着他们不得不放弃一些其他的活动？
Stress is also starting earlier in life, with some data suggesting that today's teens are even more stressed than adults.
压力也出现在年轻人身上，一些数据表明，现在的青少年甚至比成年人压力还大。
Reading and comprehending longer books and chapters takes practice, and American teens are no longer getting that practice.
阅读和理解篇幅更长的书籍和篇章需要练习，而美国青少年不再进行这些练习了。
In one recent US survey, about half the teens polled said that their cell phone had improved their communication with friends.
在美国最近的一项调查中，接受调查的青少年中约有一半表示，他们的手机改善了他们与朋友的交流。
What would happen if educators instead took advantage of the fact that teens are powerfully compelled to think in social terms?
青少年会受到强烈的驱动，从社交角度进行思考，若教育者利用这一事实的话，会发生什么？
In another analysis, researchers found that today's teens go out with their friends much less often than previous generations did.
在另一项分析中，研究人员发现，如今的青少年与朋友外出的次数比前几代人少得多。
Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time.
自1976年以来在美国收集了关于一百多万个青少年的调研，对其进行分析后发现，青少年在休闲时间消遣的方式发生了巨大改变。
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