But with laptops before breakfast, mobiles left switched on by bedsides and iPods stuck in ears as they fall asleep, I do worry my sons will soon lose the power of speech entirely.

可是，早餐前的手提电脑，随时随地的手机联络，睡觉时耳朵塞着的ipod，我很担心我儿子会完全失去讲话的动力。

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Others may fall around us like leaves, or be mowed down by the scythe of Time like grass: these are but metaphors to the unreflecting, buoyant ears and overweening presumption of youth.

有些人会是我们身边的落叶或是像被时间的镰刀铲除的杂草。这些不仅仅是比喻，而是对那些肤浅，大脑空洞，自负的年轻人的预告。

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Accusations that tribal leaders engage in nepotism fall on deaf ears, as the Indians lived for centuries by sharing the spoils of war or hunting with family members.

ECONOMIST: Indian housing

If the prime minister is intent on reviving his career by reviving the mortgage market, however, the hint may fall on deaf ears.

ECONOMIST: Housing market

So little did any of this shake my opponent that I came away from our debate with the grim realization that President Bush's continued insistence on the dangers posed by an Iranian bomb would more and more fall on deaf ears.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Norman Podhoretz receives the Center's Mightier Pen Award