Campaigners have warned that the British government is not doing enough to prevent left-handed pupils from falling behind their peers.

活动家们警告说，英国政府在防止左撇子学生落后于同龄人方面做得不够^#P*4!9VY2w。

They claim that thousands of children are still being penalized for being left-handed.

他们声称有数以千计的儿童仍然因左撇子的问题而处于劣势ozZI6s|NEkjz。

This is due to a lack of action from ministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years.

这是部长们缺乏行动所致，多年来，他们没有采取任何有意义的行动UMLB.Tm#p0&7i。

It is feared that a failure to address early-year challenges, such as poor handwriting, leads to much more serious problems down the line with these pupils facing reduced career prospects.

人们担心%j-3Iu!7za44Pom。如果不能解决小时候面临的挑战，比如书写差，将会使得这些学生面临严峻的就业前景，导致更严重的问题N;QeyQ(Vzd。

Studies in recent years show that left-handed children are more likely to suffer with learning difficulties, and their scores are lower on IQ tests.

近年来的研究表明，左撇子儿童更容易出现学习困难的问题，他们在智商测试中的得分也更低mk4%6mZ9%0)]I1-LPi。

Campaigners feel it's strange that children in British schools are penalized because they happen to be left-handed.

令活动家们感到奇怪的是，在英国的学校里，孩子们仅因为他们碰巧是左撇子而处于劣势U&^r1j;)-x4ZUo#Ft6k。

They don't understand why successive governments have failed to act on this.

他们不明白为什么历届政府都未能对此采取行动[tr!]sVD;-sR~d,。

They want the Department of Education to record which children are left-handed and what their educational attainments are, since they make up some 10% of the population.

他们希望教育部记录下哪些孩子是左撇子，以及他们的受教育程度，因为左撇子大约占总人口的10%x|QsuT95;]Jr|##*da。

In early-year education, left-handed children are struggling and making a mess of their handwriting.

在幼龄教育中，左撇子儿童学习起来很艰难，他们的书写乱七八糟6CqIAk]9258@C4y%。

Educators don't know how to deal with this.

教育工作者不知道如何处理这种情况9_C6%3w~^fO,qi。

In many cases, there's no active help and a lack of teacher training.

在很多情况下，学校没有提供积极的帮助，同时缺乏教师培训#JMk#Ds%Iz。

Campaigners point out that a high percentage of the prison population is left-handed.

活动家们指出，监狱中，囚犯是左撇子的占比很大1D2^]0XtfHvMoh@_。

They say that these prison numbers are unusually high and ask why it is the case.

他们称左撇子在押人数异常多，并质疑为什么会出现这种情况0bk_U*cErFp[。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22到问题25_]y-Wq5ATk,6&nnOfEXr。

Question 22: Why are some people criticizing the British government?

问题22：为什么有些人批评英国政府？

Question 23: What do studies in recent years show about left-handed children?

问题23：近年来的研究表明左撇子儿童的情况如何？

Question 24: What do campaigners demand the Department of Education do?

问题24：活动人士要求教育部做些什么？

Question 25: What do campaigners want to know about left-handed prisoners?

问题25：关于左撇子囚犯，活动人士想知道些什么？