Working hard in school, or pleasing a boss, or avoiding pregnancy makes no sense.

在学校努力工作，取悦老板，或者避免怀孕都毫无意义。

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Emily Oken, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School who studies nutrition during pregnancy, recommends that moms-to-be use moderation.

哈佛医学院妊娠营养学副教授Emily Oken认为准妈妈们应适度饮食。

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The teen pregnancy rate was soaring, and the high school graduation rate was plummeting to record lows.

少女怀孕率上升。同时，高中学生的毕业率下降。

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Ms. Streeter wants to help these girls to be successful in school and avoid early pregnancy.

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But anything that can cajole or entice more young women into staying in school and delaying pregnancy improves their chances of never going on welfare (and, of course, of earning much more than the current generation of working single mums).

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"They begin to realise they have to stay in school to achieve what they want in life - and teenage pregnancy is one of the biggest factors against staying in school, " she added.

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Last year, a student concealed her pregnancy and then secretly gave birth at the school.

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