The children were never taught the songs, they just listened to other children singing them and learned them by osmosis.
从来没人教孩子们唱过这些歌曲,他们只是听别的孩子唱,慢慢地就学会了。
Reading is not picked up by a process of osmosis, but needs to be taught.
阅读不是在潜移默化的过程中学会的,而是需要教授的。