1. A survey in Holland showed that a typical father spent just 11 seconds a day in conversation with his children.
    在荷兰进行的调查表明，父亲们一般每天用于与孩子交谈的时间只有11秒钟。

2. A survey of the children's parents and teachers found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out for the second piece of candy generally grew up to be better adjusted, more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable teen
    对这些孩子的家长和教师所作的调查发现，那些四岁就能克制自己，坚持等到第二块糖的孩子，长大后通常有较强的适应力，更合群，富有进取心、自信心，也更可靠。

3. More than half the kids in a national survey are.
    一项全国性调查发现，有一半以上的孩子考试作弊。

4. Reading a survey report on first-year college students, I recalled the regret, "If only I knew then what I know now."
    在阅读一份对大学一年级新生作的调查报告时，我又想起了这种惋惜之情: "要是当初我就懂得了我到现在才领悟到的东西, 该有多好！"

5. In a recent survey, two-thirds of parents said competitive examinations were their worst problem in raising children.
    在最近的一次调查中，有三分之二的家长说，竞争性的考试是培养孩子过程中遇到的最糟糕的问题。

6. In the United States, a survey released earlier this month found that nearly half of employed married women contribute half or more of their family’s income.
    在美国，本月初公布的一项调查表明，将近一半的已婚职业女性的收入占家庭总收入的一半或更多。

7. It stands as the most extensive survey to date on how humans vary at the level of their genes. The book's firm conclusion:
    它对人类在基因层面上的差异作了迄今为止最为广泛的调查，得出了明确的结论：