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Left-Handers
左撇子
International Left-Handers Day is August 13th.
8月13日是國際左撇子日。
The Left-Handers Club started the holiday in 1992.
左撇子俱樂部成立于1992年8月13日。
It wanted left-handers around the world to celebrate.
其目的是讓全世界的左撇子都來慶祝這個節(jié)日，
And it wanted to bring attention to the everyday problems of people who use their left hands.
并促使大家關(guān)注左撇子在日常生活中所遇到的種種問題。
One of these problems is difficulty using equipment and tools, like scissors.
問題之一是使用設(shè)備和工具的麻煩，例如剪刀。
In general, most tools and equipment are made for people who are right-handed.
總的來說，大部分的工具和設(shè)備都是為右撇子制造的。
The Left-Handers Club tries to educate designers and manufacturers to consider the safety of left-handed people when producing their products.
左撇子俱樂部致力于倡導(dǎo)設(shè)計師和制作商在制造產(chǎn)品時，應(yīng)考慮左撇子的安全問題。
Another problem is that many societies have considered it bad to be left-handed.
另外一個問題是，在很多國家，人們認(rèn)為左撇子是不好的。
Some teachers and parents have tried to force children who used their left hand to use their right one instead.
因此，許多老師和家長想法設(shè)法設(shè)計讓慣用左手的孩子改用右手。
Scientists do not really know why some people are left-handed.
科學(xué)家們并不真正了解有些人慣用左手的原因，
They have believed the reason is genetic.
可他們認(rèn)為左撇子是基因決定的。
Researchers in Britain recently identified a gene that helps confirm this.
英國研究人員最近發(fā)現(xiàn)的一個基因有助于證實這一想法。
They say the gene increases the chance of being left-handed.
他們說該基因會增加人們成為左撇子的幾率。
