通过这项技术,教师把要表达的信息打成字输入翻译器,然后翻译成那些不懂英语儿童各自总计约30种母语。
And with figures showing that one in six primary pupils speaks a different language at home - double the number ten years ago - the technology could soon become a permanent feature in many more schools。
而统计数据显示,在每6个小学生中,就有1人在家中说其他的语言,这个数字比10年前翻了一番,电子翻译器将很快在英国多所学校成为常用的工具。
Latest figures from the Department for Education show that 905,610 children do not speak English as their first language. This figure has risen by 42,750 in a year, and accounts for 16 per cent of pupils in primary schools and 11.6 per cent in secondaries。
英国教育部最新数据显示,有多达90万5610名小学生英语不是第一语言。这个数字在一年间上升了4万2750人,占小学生总数的16%,中学生的11.6%。