The subject of children 's rights does not provoke much sentimentalism in this country , where , as somebody says , the present problem of the children is the painless extinction of their elders .

在美国，“孩子们的权利”这个话题，几乎激不起什么情感的波澜了，在那里，正像有人所说：孩子们目前存在的问题，是无关他们父辈们的痛痒的。