School-truancy rates have fallen since 2007, along with levels of youthful criminality.

率自2007年以来也有所下降，青少年犯罪率也是如此。

But, instead of going to school, he was in the habit of playing truant.

但是，他并没有按时去校，反而玩起了游戏。

And if a few children can get headlines all over the world just by not going to school, then imagine what we could all do together if we really want to do.

如果仅仅是几个孩子，就能登上世界各地新闻头条，那请想象一下，如果我们真想一起做些什时，我们能做得如何。

Play hooky is an informal way of saying 'stay away from school without permission'.

" " 是" 未经允许就离校" 非正式说法。

The child was severely punished for playing truant.

孩子因受到严厉惩罚。

I was a naughty boy and I played hooky. So the school gave me a punishment to clear the classroom for a week.

我那时是个淘气男生，还。校就罚我打扫教室一个星期。

Skipping school will cause problems for the student later on.

生以后会因此遇上麻烦。

And " B, " Don't ever take me out of school to play hockey.

其次 别再带我去打曲棍球了。

Um, she hated school so she skived off a lot.

嗯，她讨厌校，所以她经常。

How do you not know how to use glue? Did you ditch pre-school?

你连胶都不知用? 幼儿园你也吗?

You don't suppose the children ditched school to go shopping?

这俩孩子该不会是购物去了吧？

Look, boy his age, he's probably just playing hookie, okay? - No, not my Will.

他这年纪孩子，大概是了，好吗？- 不，我家威尔不会。

I hope that any young people in America who take school for granted – any young people who are slacking off or thinking of dropping out – I hope they will learn the story of these girls and recommit themselves to their education.

我希望全国得到法律保障可以上年轻人——任何有甚至想要退年轻人——我希望他们能从这些女孩儿身上到一些东西，重新立志完成他们教育历程。

He was tired of books, and found people so interesting now that Mr. Brooke was obliged to make very unsatisfactory reports, for Laurie was always playing truant and running over to the Marches'.

他厌倦了书籍，觉得和人作伴是何等有趣，因此布鲁克先生不得不对他情况作了很不满意汇报；因为劳里老是，跑到马奇家去。

When we are asked to stay away from school, and spend in idleness or mischief the time which ought to be spent in study, we should at once say No.

如果有人叫我们，懒散度日或者把应该用于习时间用来调皮捣蛋，我们应该马上说“不”。

I am sure that you young fellows could never have imagined the pleasure you were going to give me when you decided to run away from school at this happy season.

我敢肯定，你们年轻人决不会想到，当你们决定在这个快乐季节时，你们会给我带来什快乐。

That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school.

这些不是你去跟老师顶嘴、或缀借口。

Tell my mother that her other sons shall comfort her old age, For I was aye a truant bird, that thought his home a cage.

请告诉我妈妈，她其他儿子们将会陪她度过余生。我是一只小鸟，尽管家不过是只狭窄鸟笼。

I'm always like looking over my shoulder, like when you're playing hooky, you know, like are they going to catch me, you know?

我总是喜欢回头看，就像你时候，就像他们会抓住我，你知吗？

They found that children who experience violence at home are more likely to miss school or even leave school and never return.

他们发现，遭遇家庭暴力儿童更易，甚至完全辍。