Thu, Aug 20· 8月20日

3 stories · 9 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
education·
20 Aug, 19:21

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中文導讀

英國政府近日提出新計劃,要求未能喺 GCSE 數學同英文科考獲 Grade 4 嘅 Year 11 學生必須重考。呢項政策引起唔少教育界領袖批評,認為會打擊學生士氣。對於移英家長嚟講,呢個政策直接影響子女升學路徑,值得留意未來會點樣落實呢個所謂嘅「stepping stone」資格認證,以及對學生學習壓力帶嚟嘅長遠影響。

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
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Vocabulary 生字

Demotivating

Adjective形容詞

令人失去動力嘅、打擊士氣嘅

EN

Receiving constant criticism without any constructive feedback can be very demotivating for employees.

喺完全冇建設性意見嘅情況下不斷受到批評,對員工嚟講係好打擊士氣。

Qualification

Noun名詞

資格、學歷證明

EN

You need to have the right professional qualifications if you want to work in this industry.

如果你想喺呢個行業工作,你需要具備合適嘅專業資格。

Achieve

Verb動詞

達到、取得(目標或成績)

EN

It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to achieve your personal goals.

要達到個人目標,需要付出好多努力同埋堅持。

The Guardian
education·
20 Aug, 17:17

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中文導讀

近期英國社會討論國際學生嘅價值,唔單止係經濟貢獻,仲有深遠嘅人際同專業網絡。Catriona McCarthy 認為呢啲連結唔應該被忽視。同時,Graham Thompson 指出大學管理層喺處理國際學生困境時,亦需要承擔相應責任。對於移英港人嚟講,呢個議題反映咗英國高等教育體系嘅轉變,以及國際人才喺當地社會扮演嘅角色,值得大家關注。

International students bring much more than money to the UK
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Vocabulary 生字

Enduring

Adjective形容詞

持久的、持續的

EN

They have an enduring friendship that has lasted for over twenty years.

佢哋有一段維持咗超過二十年嘅持久友誼。

Overlook

Verb動詞

忽略、沒注意到

EN

It is easy to overlook the small details when you are in a hurry.

當你趕時間嘅時候,好容易會忽略咗啲細節。

Plight

Noun名詞

困境、苦難

EN

The charity aims to improve the plight of homeless people during the winter.

呢間慈善機構致力於改善無家可歸者喺冬天面臨嘅困境。

The Guardian
education·
20 Aug, 09:30

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中文導讀

英國 GCSE 成績近日出爐,整體表現較去年微升。值得留意係數學科成績,接近四分之一男生考獲 7 至 9 分嘅頂尖等級。對於移英港人家庭嚟講,呢個數據反映咗當地中學數學科嘅評分趨勢,亦係家長了解子女學業競爭力同未來升學規劃嘅重要參考指標。

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
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Vocabulary 生字

Overall

Adjective形容詞

整體的、全面的

EN

The overall cost of the renovation was higher than we expected.

裝修的整體費用比我們預期的要高。

Grade

Noun名詞

成績、等級、分數

EN

She worked hard all semester to get a good grade in her final exam.

她整個學期都很努力,為了在期末考試中取得好成績。

Percentage

Noun名詞

百分比、百分率

EN

A large percentage of the population prefers to shop online.

很大一部分人口傾向於網上購物。