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Poverty affects the intelligence of children as young as two, a study has found - and its impact increases as the child ages. 英国一项研究发现，贫穷会影响年仅两岁儿童的智力，且影响力会随年龄增长而加强。 Deprived young children were found to have IQ scores six points lower, on average, than children from wealthier families. 贫困家庭儿童的IQ（智力商数）比富裕家庭儿童平均低六分。 And the gap got wider throughout childhood, with the early difference tripling by the time the children reached adolescence. 随着儿童的年龄渐长，该差距会逐渐拉大，到步入青春期时穷人家的孩子与富人家孩子的智商差距会比幼儿期大两倍。 Scientists from Goldsmiths, University of London compared data on almost 15,000 children and their parents as part of the Twins Early Development Study (Teds). 来自伦敦金史密斯大学的科学家比较分析了近一万五千名儿童及其父母的资料，这些资料是孪生儿童早期发展研究（Teds）的部分数据。 The study is an on-going investigation socio-economic and genetic links to intelligence. 孪生儿童早期发展研究致力于智力与社会经济和遗传的关系研究，目前仍在进行。 Children were assessed nine times between the ages of two and 16, using a mixture of parent-administered, web and telephone-based tests. | 
