“叮铃……”这是全国各地的学生都不喜欢听到的声音,电铃的声音。
The school year has just started and children across the UK have to wake up bright and early to go to school.
新的学年刚刚开始,英国全国各地的学生必须一大早就醒来去上学。
But students at one school in north-east England can lie in for an extra hour before they go to school.
但是英格兰东北部一所学校的学生现在可以在床上多睡一个小时再去上学。
Monkseaton High School has been allowing its pupils to come into school an hour later than other schools.
蒙克西顿高中现在允许学生们比其他学校迟一个小时上学。
The headmaster, Dr Paul Kelley, says that this approach helps students pay more attention in class.
校长Paul Kelley表示,这个方法可以帮助学生在课堂上更加集中精力。
He feels that young people are more productive later on in the day and that a late start may be better for their school career than an early one.
他感到,一天中稍晚的时候孩子们的效率更高,迟一点上学对他们的学习生涯更好。
Dr Kelley told the BBC that "teenagers don't function very well in the morning and their need to sleep is biological."
Paul Kelley告诉BBC,“青少年在早上的状态不是特别好,他们对睡眠的需求是生物钟决定的。”