The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.

研究认为，男孩通常在男女混合学校的表现不好，因为当其女性同龄人比他们更快地在口语和阅读技能上做得更好时，他们会灰心。

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She does well in listening, speaking, and reading, but she is weak in writing.

她在听、说、读方面都很好，但写作很差。

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Listening, speaking, reading, then writing constitute the fundamental order in language learning.

听、说、读、写是学习语言的根本顺序。

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She was speaking during a second reading debate on the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill on 29 February 2012.

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