睡前讲故事

英国最新公布的调查结果显示，许多父母都在孩子上学后停止了给孩子睡前讲故事的行为。

Too many parents stop reading bedtime stories to their children once they start school , according to a report to be published today .

（睡前讲故事等）例行活动能让孩子意识到自己该睡觉了，可以让他安静下来。

A routine ( like reading stories ) can let a child know that he 's headed toward bedtime and can help him slow down .

一名大学生在另外一项研究中提到，父亲曾在睡前给他讲故事，给他念了整个《指环王》（LordoftheRings）三部曲，他说这是促使他成年后建立和保持亲密家庭关系的一个因素。

A college student who participated in a different study cited bedtime-reading sessions with his father , who read him the entire ' Lord of the Rings ' trilogy , as a motivator to build and maintain strong family ties in his adult life .

我的爸爸会在睡前给我讲故事。

My father used to tell me stories as I fell asleep .

研究显示，那些在上学后继续在睡前听父母讲故事的孩子更容易在全国统考的阅读理解项目取得好成绩。

Research shows that children brought up in a home that continues to regard reading as a source of entertainment are far more likely to achieve higher reading standards in national curriculum tests .

研究表明：宝宝睡前想听妈妈讲更多故事。

Kids want to hear more bedtime stories .

虽然我愿誓死捍卫睡前要给孩子讲故事的价值观，我对想象力的理解已经有了更广泛的含义。

Though I will defend the value of bedtime stories to my last gasp , I have learned to value imagination in a much broader sense .

有了这本50个睡前故事合集，你不用再为睡前给孩子讲什么故事而为难了。

Bedtime will never be a struggle with this collection of50 bedtime stories .