福克斯新闻 学校恶霸会更少?

The Education Department says reports of bullying¹ at school are down, though kids are still getting picked on.

教育部表示虽然孩子们成为找茬的对象，但校园欺凌的报告已经减少。

A new survey finds 22% of students between 12 and 18 years old were bullied² in 2013…down 6% from two years earlier…and the lowest level since the National Center for Education Statistics started surveying students on bullying in 2005.

一项新的调查发现2013年12到18岁的学生受欺负的人数占22%…比2年前下降6%…这是国家教育统计中心于2005年开始调查学生欺凌以来的最低水平。

Experts say girls are more likely to be bullied than boys.

专家表示相比男孩，女孩更容易受到欺负。

1 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》