让孩子当家作主的学校 ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是 BBC 英语教学的 6 Minute English。

I'm Phil.

我是 Phil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Some people remember their school days as the best time of their lives. 短語搭配

有些人把学生时代当成他们生命中最美好的时光。

For others, it was the worst.

对其他人来说，那是最糟糕的。

Did you enjoy school, Georgie?

Georgie，你喜欢上学吗？

Um most of the time, yes. 短語搭配

嗯，大部分时间是喜欢的。

But there was one thing I didn't like.

但有一件事我不喜欢。

The school rules.

那就是校规。

Luckily, that's not a problem for pupils at the Bamboo School in Thailand, 用詞

幸运的是，对于泰国 Bamboo School 的学生来说，这不是个问题，

because there the children, 表達脈絡

因为在那里，

not the teachers, make the rules. 短語搭配

制定规则的是孩子们，而不是老师。

Children at the Bamboo School are responsible for every part of running the school, 短語搭配

Bamboo School 的孩子们负责学校运营的每一个环节，

from buying food for the kitchens 語法

从为厨房采购食物

to disciplining fellow students and even hiring new staff.

到管教同学，甚至招聘新员工。

It's a school run by students for students. 語法

这是一所由学生管理、为学生服务的学校。

Yes.

是的。

In this program, we'll be hearing about the Bamboo School, 表達脈絡

在本期节目中，我们将了解 Bamboo School，

a unique school where the children call the shots. 習語

一所由孩子们说了算的独特学校。

They have the power to make the decisions.

他们有权做出决定。

We'll also be learning some useful new vocabulary,

我们还会学习一些有用的新词汇，

and before you ask, Phil, 語氣意圖

在你问之前，Phil，

yes, the Bamboo School really is made of bamboo. 語法

是的，Bamboo School 真的是用竹子建成的。

Sounds good, Georgie.

听起来不错，Georgie。

But first, I have a question for you.

但首先，我有一个问题要问你。

The Bamboo School is a private school for poorer children who can't afford school fees. 短語搭配

Bamboo School 是一所为交不起学费的贫困儿童设立的私立学校。

Bamboo school children get educated for free, 短語搭配

Bamboo School 的孩子们免费接受教育，

but have to do something in return. 短語搭配

但必须做些什么作为回报。

But what?

但那是什么呢？

Is it A, teach lessons,

是 A，教课，

B, plant trees,

B，种树，

or C, learn English?

还是 C，学英语？

Mm,

嗯，

I guess they have to learn English.

我猜他们得学英语。

Okay, Georgie.

好的，Georgie。

I'll reveal the answer at the end of the program. 表達脈絡

我会在节目最后公布答案。

The idea behind the Bamboo School is simple. 短語搭配

Bamboo School 背后的理念很简单。

Teaching children responsibility by letting them run their own school. 語法

通过让孩子们管理自己的学校来教导他们责任感。

The school doesn't employ cooks, gardeners or cleaners.

学校不雇佣厨师、园丁或清洁工。

It's all done by the pupils. 語法

所有工作都由学生完成。

Twice a week,

每周两次，

children go to the vegetable market with a school officer

孩子们会和一名学校教职员一起去蔬菜市场，

and buy food for all 150 students.

为所有 150 名学生买菜。

The prices are then carefully checked by other students like Nooneem

然后由像 Nooneem 这样管理伙食账目的其他学生仔细核对价格。

who manages the food accounts. 短語搭配

她负责管理伙食账目。

Here's Nooneem speaking with William Kremer,

下面是 Nooneem 在和 William Kremer 谈话，

reporter for BBC World Service program People Fixing the World.

他是 BBC 世界服务节目 People Fixing the World 的记者。

I am interested in accounting to begin with, 講解

一开始我对会计很感兴趣，

so I get excited by it. 短語搭配

所以我对此感到很兴奋。

When I actually get to do it, 短語搭配

当我真正开始做的时候，

I enjoyed it a lot.

我非常喜欢它。

Since we are doing the actual job, 語法

因为我们在做实际的工作，

with this hands-on experience, 用詞

有了这种动手实践的经验，

we see the school's real spending and the things we purchased.

我们可以看到学校的真实支出和我们购买的东西。

So, you went to a local school before,

所以，你以前在当地学校上学，

just in this area?

就在这个地区吗？

What are the differences between that school and this school and

那所学校和这所学校的区别是什么，还有……

My old school wasn't like this.

我的旧学校不是这样的。

It was just classes and then home.

它只是上课然后回家。

Here, I get to try so many things,

在这里，我可以尝试很多事情，

gain real-world experience, and work on my leadership skills with my friends. 講解

获得现实世界的经验，并和我的朋友们一起锻炼我的领导能力。

I never had these opportunities before,

我以前从未有过这些机会，

and the school has been amazing.

这所学校太棒了。

Nooneem says shopping at the market is a hands-on experience.

Nooneem 说在市场购物是一种 'hands-on experience'（实践经验）。

She's actively involved in doing something practical,

她积极参与做一些实际的事情，

rather than getting someone else to do it. 語法

而不是让别人去做。

She enjoys managing the food accounts

她喜欢管理伙食账目，

because it's real-world experience.

因为这是 'real-world'（现实世界）的经验。

The phrase real-world describes how the world works in reality,

'real-world' 这个短语描述了世界在现实中是如何运作的，

rather than someone's idea of it,

而不是某个人对它的想象，

which might be unrealistic.

那可能会不切实际。

Children at the Bamboo School get opportunities 短語搭配

Bamboo School 的孩子们有机会

to try something new and different outside the classroom,

在课堂外尝试新颖不同的事物，

increasing the chances they'll find something they're really good at. 語法

增加了他们发现自己真正擅长之事的几率。

Of course, there are some adults.

当然，这里也有一些成年人。

Every school needs teachers,

每所学校都需要老师，

but what's special is how children are trusted and respond positively to that trust. 講解

但特别的是，孩子们是如何被信任，并对这种信任做出积极回应的。

Here's reporter William Kremer again,

下面再次请出记者 William Kremer，

speaking with Myra Anubi for BBC World Service program People Fixing the World.

他在与 BBC 世界服务节目 People Fixing the World 的 Myra Anubi 谈话。

So, just to be clear, 語氣意圖

所以，为了弄清楚，

it seems like the grown-ups are still in charge in the classrooms, 講解

似乎大人们在教室里仍然处于主导地位，

but outside it's the kids who run stuff. 用詞

但在外面是由孩子们管理事情。

Yeah, I think that's broadly right. 語氣意圖

是的，我认为这大体上是对的。

And I think one of the things that's interesting about this school 語法

而且我认为关于这所学校有趣的事情之一

is it manages to be quite conventional in some ways 講解

是它设法在某些方面变得相当传统，

and really innovative, or even radical, in others.

但在其他方面却非常创新，甚至是激进的。

At the Bamboo School,

在 Bamboo School，

the grown-ups, another word for adults,

'grown-ups'（大人们），adults（成年人）的另一种说法，

are still in charge in the classroom,

在课堂上仍然占据主导地位，

but it's the kids, or children, who run everything.

但一切是由 'kids'（孩子们），也就是儿童，来管理的。

It's a radical idea and means that besides lessons, 講解

这是一个激进的想法，意味着除了上课，

there's lots of work to be done. 語法

还有很多工作要做。

Children do 2 hours of community service. 文化背景

孩子们每周做 2 小时的 'community service'（社区服务）。

That's work that is done without pay

也就是无报酬完成的工作，

to help people in a community every week.

为了每周帮助社区里的人。

Anyway, I think it's time to reveal the answer to your question.

不管怎样，我想是时候公布你问题的答案了。

Yes, we just heard that kids go to the Bamboo School for free,

是的，我们刚刚听到孩子们免费去 Bamboo School 上学，

but do something in return.

但必须做点什么作为回报。

But what?

但那是什么呢？

Georgie guessed it was learning English,

Georgie 猜是学英语，

which was the wrong answer, I'm afraid. 語氣意圖

恐怕那个答案不对。

In fact, pupils at the school have to plant trees, 表達脈絡

事实上，学校的学生必须种树，

400 of them every year.

每年种 400 棵。

Right, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this program 表達脈絡

好的，让我们回顾一下我们从这期节目中学到的词汇，

about a school where the kids, or children,

关于一所由 'kids'，或者说儿童，

call the shots.

'call the shots'（说了算）的学校。

A phrase meaning have the power to make the important decisions.

这个短语意为有权做出重要的决定。

Hands-on experience means being actively involved in doing something practical,

'Hands-on experience' 意味着积极参与做实际的事情，

rather than just talking about it or getting someone else to do it.

而不是只谈论它或让别人去做。

The phrase real-world is used to describe how the world really is,

短语 'real-world' 用来描述世界真正的样子，

rather than someone's idea of it,

而不是某人对它的想象，

which may be unrealistic or untypical.

可能是不切实际或非典型的。

A grown-up is an informal word for an adult,

'grown-up' 是 adult（成年人）的非正式说法，

and a kid is an informal word for a child.

而 'kid' 是 child（儿童）的非正式说法。

And finally,

最后，

community service is work that is done without pay to help people in a community.

'community service'（社区服务）是为帮助社区人民而从事的无偿工作。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 短語搭配

再一次，我们的 6 分钟时间到了。

But remember to join us again next time

但请记住下次再加入我们，

for more trending topics and useful vocabulary

了解更多热门话题和实用词汇

here at 6 Minute English.

就在 6 Minute English。

Goodbye for now.

现在先说再见。

Bye.

再见。

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