| Instead of motivating students to achieve better grades, the green scarves visibly brandish them as underachievers. Such a humiliating tactic could damage a child's self-esteem, especially since primary school-age children are especially prone to feeling embarrassed and not wanting to the "odd one out". |
绿领巾不仅没有激励学生取得更好的成绩，相反，它们成了很显眼的“差生”标签。这样带有羞辱性的做法伤害了孩子的自尊心，因为孩子读小学的时候往往都有羞耻心，都不想“落单”。 |
| TV presenter Bai Yansong voiced his contention towards the green scarves, whilst wearing a green tie himself on the programme, to show his 'solidarity' towards the 'branded' children. The topic has also evoked intensely debated discussions on Chinese micro-blogging sites. |
为了“声援”这些“烙上标签”的孩子，电视台主持人白岩松做节目的时候系上了一条绿领带，向绿领巾发出了他的抗议声。该话题还在国内微博网站上激起了一阵激烈的辩论。 |
| In the wake of the controversy, widespread publicity and condemnation that First Experimental Primary School triggered, the school has halted the use of green scarves. |
第一实验小学的“绿领巾”事件广为人知后，引来了不少争议和谴责，学校的这种做法已经被叫停。 |
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There is a sense of relief Chinese students will no longer have to go through the fear and misery of being branded as 'green scarf underachievers'. Forcing a child to wear a symbol that reflects his or her academic underachievement is a tragic humiliation someone so young should not be forced to endure.
(China.org.cn October 29, 2011)
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孩子们终于松了口气，不用担心自己被标识为“绿领巾差生”，也不会因此再感到苦恼了。强制要求孩子佩戴这样一个标志来告诉人们他/她的学习成绩不咋样，对于这么小的孩子来说，这样的羞辱是一种不应承受的悲哀。 |
![A TV grab shows anchorman Bai Yansong wearing a green tie on Oct 19, 2011. [CFP] 电视截图显示，2011年10月19日，主持人白岩松系着一条绿领带主持节目。](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20111226/000cf1bdc9db10620d9306.jpg "A TV grab shows anchorman Bai Yansong wearing a green tie on Oct 19, 2011. [CFP] 电视截图显示，2011年10月19日，主持人白岩松系着一条绿领带主持节目。")
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