英语翻译1.Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.Butholidaysareexpensiveand,forthoseonlowwages

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　　1.Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.

　　Butholidaysareexpensiveand,forthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefits,theyareoftenunobtainable.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultformanyfamiliestomeet.

　　Forworkingparents,thelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcare.Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeks,thereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareonholiday.Forsome’thismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.

　　TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommittedtogivingourchildrenacaringandinspiringlearningenvironment.ThenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquitelargeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesurethatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohaveanimportantroleinsofeguaidingchildren'swelfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.Duringthelongsummerholidays,muchofthisismissed.

　　WhileteachersareholidayingintheUK,manyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylive.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetandaninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinuetheirlearning.

　　Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyear,NottinghamCityCouncil(委员会)isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydownlofourandahalfweeks,withamorebalancedfivetermsofroughlyeightweeks,eachfollowedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgivereal“downtime"forschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakinlearning.

　　Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschoolstaff,particularlywhoseownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.However,thismustbeweighedagainstthebenefitsforcitychildrenforwhomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcare.