The read-a-thons are held not only to raise money, but also to encourage teenagers to read.

“阅读马拉松”的举办不仅是为了筹款，也是为了鼓励青少年阅读。

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But teenagers also have a serious, responsible side, since millions of them enter college each year.

但他们也有认真、负责的一面，每年有数百万计少年进入大学。

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School-leavers may question the point of going to university, with such a dearth of jobs, but the survey also shows a contraction in vacancies for teenagers.

工作如此难找，毕业生们可能会因此质疑读大学的意义，但是调查同时也显示了对于未读大学的青少年的职位需求也在下降。

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As Archie, Roth must deal not only with two wilful teenagers but also his neighbours - an ageing, affluent couple with a mentally unstable son, and a working-class widower whose three daughters are allowed to run riot.

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Sport and stars notwithstanding, ratings are likely to go on falling, not just because of new television services, but also because television viewing is falling as children and teenagers increasingly spend time on computer games and the Internet.

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