stay in for recess

Chinese translation: 休息时间留在教室里

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English term or phrase:stay in for recess
Chinese translation:休息时间留在教室里
Entered by: Adsion Liu

04:03 Sep 3, 2009
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-09-06 17:54:06 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical: Health Care / education
English term or phrase: stay in for recess
If it (not completing homework)happens twice in a marking period they stay in for recess to complete their homework.
Ming Gao
United States
Local time: 11:44
休息时间留在课室里
Explanation:
stay in for recess == stay inside class during recess time

Debate: Is recess an important part of learning? - Helium Taking recess away or making a child stay in for recess, I have always thought, to be an extremely better punishment then a time-out. ...
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karcsy
Local time: 23:44
Grading comment
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3 +5休息时间留在课室里
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休息时间留在课室里


Explanation:
stay in for recess == stay inside class during recess time

Debate: Is recess an important part of learning? - Helium Taking recess away or making a child stay in for recess, I have always thought, to be an extremely better punishment then a time-out. ...
www.helium.com/debates/260214-is-recess.../side_by_side - Cached - Similar

karcsy
Local time: 23:44
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Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your input!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: recess = (AmE) in school, a period of time between classes when children do not study (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
1 hr
  -> 感恩!

agree  Dr. Chun Biao Li: 课间留在课室里
7 hrs
  -> 感恩!

agree  Michael Perkins: Yes, I agree. Staying in for recess is a common punishment for bad behaviour such as not completing homework.
7 hrs
  -> 感恩!

agree  Guei Lin
9 hrs
  -> 感恩!

agree  MaryWong (X): 课间休息时间留堂。 Note: Recess is also British English but more accurately Latin as in 'recede'.
1 day 1 hr
  -> 感恩!
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