Saying "Goodbye" to mom and then "Guten tag" to your teacher, or managing to ask for a crayola roja instead of a red crayon, requires skills called "inhibition" and "task switching".

道别时对妈妈说 “Goodbye”，对老师说 “Guten tag”，或者要红色蜡笔时不说 “red crayon”，而说 “crayola roja”，这都需要调动“约束任务”和“切换任务”的技能。

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I had to ask the teacher what to do next.

我不得不问老师下一步做什么。

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The teacher should encourage the child to proceed as far as he can, and when he is stuck, ask for help.

老师应当鼓励孩子尽可能独立思考，自己想不出来了，再寻求帮助。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Nothing is free. So,the reason I make that point is, you cannot ask local elected officials to raise teacher salaries and cut taxes and balance the budget and increase roads.

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