今日導(dǎo)讀:英國A-level入學(xué)考試是進(jìn)入英國院校的必經(jīng)之路,而A-Level從今年9月開始就要改革了。雖然改革已經(jīng)提了很長時間,但是最終確定下來還是在前不久的英國大選之后。不過與此同時,英國許多高校也正在進(jìn)行擴(kuò)招,讓原本A-level考試成績很差的學(xué)生也將有學(xué)可上,這引發(fā)了英國教育界的爭論,人們擔(dān)心這會影響英國的學(xué)術(shù)水平。英國有一名教育大臣也抨擊了自家政府的高校擴(kuò)招政策,言辭甚是犀利,他表示“讓A-level低分學(xué)生上大學(xué)是“瘋狂”和“愚蠢”的”。

① Universities must not be allowed to squash moves towards a system in which sixth formers would apply for a degree course after A-level results, some vice-chancellors are warning. ② They are concerned that many of their colleagues will resist change for fear of disrupting the summer holidays or having to alter their campus calendar.
③ The admissions service, Ucas, reported last week that unconditional university offers rose again this year. This is likely to be met with serious disapproval in Westminster, and accelerate a change in the admissions system.
④ Controversially, a quarter of students received a so-called “conditional unconditional” offer, meaning they were offered a supposedly no-strings place, but only if they accepted that institution as their firm first choice.
單詞(代表字母:A)
A3559 ?? squash ???/skw??/??? v. 擠扁,壓扁,壓碎,壓壞;擠進(jìn),塞進(jìn);鎮(zhèn)壓,壓制;控制,抑制〔情緒〕;n. 壁球;太擠了;南瓜屬植物的果實;果汁飲料
A3560??? apply ?? v. 申請;(對…)適用,有效;應(yīng)用,運(yùn)用;努力,專心致志;按,踩;涂,敷;用力/施壓;使用〔某個單詞或名稱〕
A3561 ?? vice-chancellor ???/'vais't?ɑ:ns?l?/??? n. 〔英國大學(xué)中主持日常工作的〕校長;〔美國某些大學(xué)的〕副校長
A3562 ?? A-level ???/'ei,lev?l/??? n. (英國中學(xué)生17或18歲時參加的)高級程度考試;高級程度考試證書
A3563 ?? concerned ?? a. 〔與某事〕有關(guān)的,有牽連的;焦急的,擔(dān)憂的
A3564????disrupt????v. 擾亂,使混亂
A3565 ?? admissions ?? n. 錄取,錄用;錄取人數(shù),錄用人數(shù)
A3566????unconditional????a. 不加限制的,無條件的
A3567 ?? supposedly ???/s?'p??z?dl?/??? ad. 據(jù)說,據(jù)稱;一般相信,一般看來
A3568 ?? no-strings ?? a. (口語)無附帶條件的,無限制的;不受道義或法律義務(wù)約束的
A3569 ?? institution ???/,?nst?'tu??n/??? n. 機(jī)構(gòu),團(tuán)體;〔由來已久的〕制度;慈善機(jī)構(gòu),社會福利機(jī)構(gòu)〔常含貶義〕;〔尤指與法律或政治有關(guān)的〕開創(chuàng),制定,建立
詞組(代表字母:B)B1381????sixth former????n.(英)六年級中學(xué)生
B1382????apply for????v. 申請,請求
B1383????admissions service????n. 招生服務(wù)機(jī)構(gòu)
B1384????likely to be met????可能會實現(xiàn),可能會達(dá)成
B1385????only if????只要,只需,要是……才行
地名(代表字母:C)無
① Universities must not be allowed to squash moves towards a system in which sixth formers would apply for a degree course after A-level results, some vice-chancellors are warning.
①一些大學(xué)校長警告稱,六年級學(xué)生在獲得A-level成績之后申請學(xué)位課程是教育體系的改革趨勢,絕不可以遭到大學(xué)的壓制。分析這個句子:大學(xué)被禁止允許(must not be allowed to)壓制(squash)趨勢或行動(moves),什么趨勢或行動?指向(也就是形成的意思)一個體系(towards a system),什么體系呢?在這個體系里(in which),六年級的學(xué)生在考試后都要申請學(xué)位課程。
②?They are concerned that many of their colleagues will resist change for fear of disrupting the summer holidays or having to alter their campus calendar.
② 這些校長擔(dān)心,他們的許多同事會因為擔(dān)心攪亂暑假或者不得不更改校歷而抵制改革。concerned不是被動形式,它本身就是個形容詞, They are concerned that 是主系表結(jié)構(gòu),“他們是擔(dān)心的”;for fear 的 for 是因為的意思,因為害怕(fear)所以resist change;
③ The admissions service, Ucas, reported last week that unconditional university offers rose again this year. This is likely to be met with serious disapproval in Westminster, and accelerate a change in the admissions system.
③招生服務(wù)機(jī)構(gòu)優(yōu)卡斯(Ucas)在上周的報道中稱,不符合條件的大學(xué)在今年發(fā)出的錄取通知書數(shù)量再次上升了。這很可能會遭到英國議會的嚴(yán)重反對,并加速招生制度的改革。offer 在考大學(xué)這件事情上就表示“n. 錄取通知書”;rose不是玫瑰,是rise的過去式,“上升,增加”的意思;
④?Controversially, a quarter of students received a so-called “conditional unconditional” offer, meaning they were offered a supposedly no-strings place, but only if they accepted that institution as their firm first choice.
④ 有爭議的是,四分之一的學(xué)生都獲得了所謂的“附帶條件的無條件”錄取通知書,這就意味著這些學(xué)生都可以去一個據(jù)說不會附加任何條件的地方,但前提是他們一定要把這些地方作為第一志愿。
附帶條件的無條件錄取通知書,說沒條件但是還有條件,這個條件就是學(xué)生必須把我們學(xué)校當(dāng)作第一志愿,我們這個無條件的大學(xué)(A-level分?jǐn)?shù)不用那么高)才可以接收這些學(xué)生
A-Level
A-Level(General Certificate of Education Advanced Level ),英國高中課程,是英國全民課程體系,是英國普通中等教育證書考試高級水平課程,也是英國學(xué)生的大學(xué)入學(xué)考試課程。A-Level課程證書被幾乎所有英語授課的大學(xué)作為招收新生的入學(xué)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。在中國開設(shè)A-Level課程旨在為中國學(xué)生提供進(jìn)入國外大學(xué)的有效途徑,具體目標(biāo)為:培養(yǎng)在國內(nèi)初高中成績優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生進(jìn)入世界頂尖大學(xué);培養(yǎng)在國內(nèi)初高中成績中等的學(xué)生進(jìn)入世界一流大學(xué);培養(yǎng)在國內(nèi)初高中成績一般的學(xué)生考取適合自己的大學(xué)。

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