例题4预测想象 There is a popular saying in the English language: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Well, that is not true.... A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal (言语的) abuse by other children can harm development in the brain... The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers inmiddle school had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain...The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing. So, unkind, hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect... Parents cannot control what other people say to their children, but they can prepare their children.