哪个国家的学校最好？⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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

大家好，这里是 BBC 英语教学的六分钟英语。

I'm Phil.

我是 Phil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

So, Beth,

那么，Beth，

we're talking about the best education systems in the world today. 短語搭配

我们今天来聊聊世界上最好的教育体系。

You went to school here in Britain.

你在英国这里上的学。

What do you think of the British education system? 語氣意圖

你觉得英国的教育体系怎么样？

Do you think it could be the best? 語法

你觉得它可能是最好的吗？

Um I think that it's quite good. 用詞

嗯，我觉得它挺好的。

Uh there's probably a couple of things that I personally would change about it, 講解

呃，可能有些地方我个人会想改变，

but I would say it's quite good,

但我想说它还是挺不错的，

but maybe not the best in the world. 語氣意圖

不过也许不是世界上最好的。

Well, in this program, 表達脈絡

好吧，在本期节目中，

we're going to be talking about the PISA rankings. 文化背景

我们将讨论 PISA 排名。

The rankings are based on tests carried out by the OECD. 講解

该排名基于经合组织 (OECD) 进行的测试。

That's an international organization every three years.

那是一个国际组织，该测试每三年进行一次。

The tests attempt to show 短語搭配

这些测试试图展示

which countries are the most effective 短語搭配

哪些国家在教授

at teaching maths, science, and reading.

数学、科学和阅读方面最有效。

But is that really possible to measure? 短語搭配

但这真的有可能衡量吗？

Well, here is former BBC education correspondent Sean Coughlan 用詞

好的，前 BBC 教育记者 Sean Coughlan

talking to BBC World Service program The Global Story.

在 BBC 世界服务台的《全球故事》节目中谈到了这一点。

When they were introduced first of all,

当这些测试最初被引入时，

that was a very contentious idea because people said, 用詞

这是一个非常有争议的想法，因为人们说：

"How can you possibly compare big countries? 語氣意圖

"你怎么可能去比较那些大国呢？

How can you compare America to Luxembourg or to, 短語搭配

你怎么能把美国和卢森堡，或者和，

you know, or to parts of China or whatever?" 語氣意圖

你知道，中国的部分地区或其他地方进行比较呢？"

Sean said that the tests were contentious.

Sean 说这些测试是有争议的 (contentious)。

If something is contentious,

如果某件事是 contentious，

then it's something that people might argue about.

那就意味着它是人们可能会争论的事情。

It's controversial.

是有争议的。

So, at first,

所以，一开始，

PISA tests were contentious

PISA 测试是有争议的

because not everyone believed it was fair 語法

因为不是每个人都认为

to compare very different countries.

比较截然不同的国家是公平的。

Phil, I've got a question for you about them. 語氣意圖

Phil，关于这个我有个问题问你。

So, in 2022,

在 2022 年，

Singapore was top of the reading rankings. 短語搭配

新加坡在阅读排名中位列第一。

But which of these countries came second?

但下面哪个国家排在第二呢？

Was it A, the USA?

是 A，美国吗？

B, Ireland?

B，爱尔兰？

Or C, the UK?

还是 C，英国？

I think it might be B, Ireland. 語法

我觉得可能是 B，爱尔兰。

Okay. Well, we will find out if that's correct 短語動詞

好的。我们会在节目最后

at the end of the program.

揭晓这个答案是否正确。

A common pattern in the PISA rankings 表達脈絡

PISA 排名中一个常见的模式是

is that the most successful countries tend to be smaller. 語法

最成功的国家往往较小。

Talking to BBC World Service program The Global Story,

在接受 BBC 世界服务台的《全球故事》节目采访时，

Sean Coughlan tells us that many large countries

Sean Coughlan 告诉我们，很多西欧的

from Western Europe don't score that highly in the rankings. 短語搭配

大国在排名中的得分并没有那么高。

They're being outpaced and outperformed by these fast-upcoming countries, 用詞

他们正被这些快速崛起的新兴国家超越和击败，

you know, Singapore or Estonia or or um Taiwan

你知道，比如新加坡、爱沙尼亚，或者……嗯，台湾

or the those sort of places

或者是那一类的地方

which have which we don't historically think of as being economic rivals. 短語搭配

那些我们在历史上不曾认为是经济竞争对手的地方。

But I suppose the argument for the PISA tests is 表達脈絡

不过我想支持 PISA 测试的理由是，

if you want to have a knowledge economy, 語法

如果你想拥有一个知识型经济，

an economy based on skills,

一个基于技能的经济，

this is how you measure it.

这就是你衡量它的方式。

We heard that many large European countries

我们听到很多欧洲大国

are being outpaced by smaller nations.

正在被小国赶超 (outpaced)。

If someone outpaces you,

如果有人 outpace 你，

they're going faster than you,

说明他们走得比你快，

at a higher pace.

以更快的步伐。

We use the prefix out to say 用詞

我们用前缀 out 来表示

that someone or something is better at doing something.

某人或某事在做某事上更好。

We also had that smaller nations

我们还听到小国

are outperforming larger ones.

的表现优于 (outperforming) 大国。

They're performing better.

他们的表现更好。

Singapore, Estonia, and Taiwan

新加坡、爱沙尼亚和台湾

are described as economic rivals to large European nations. 用詞

被描述为欧洲大国的经济竞争对手 (economic rivals)。

That means that they are competing with them economically.

这意味着它们在经济上与这些大国竞争。

We also heard about a knowledge economy. 文化背景

我们还听到了知识型经济 (knowledge economy)。

This is an economy based on service industries

这是一种基于服务业的经济

that require workers to be highly educated,

需要受过高等教育的工人，

such as IT, finance, or advanced engineering.

比如 IT、金融或高级工程。

So, what makes countries perform better in these tests? 語法

那么，是什么让一些国家在这些测试中表现更好呢？

Let's hear again from BBC World Service program

让我们再次听听 BBC 世界服务台节目

The Global Story.

《全球故事》中的说法。

Sean Coughlan tells us that those countries

Sean Coughlan 告诉我们，那些

that prioritize getting everyone to a certain level 短語搭配

优先确保每个人都达到一定水平的国家

do well.

表现得很好。

We also hear from Rando Kuustik,

我们还听到了 Rando Kuustik 的看法，

an Estonian school principal.

他是一位爱沙尼亚的学校校长。

Countries which make sure that all their pupils 短語搭配

那些确保所有学生

get through a certain level of education to a certain standard 講解

都能完成一定程度的教育并达到一定标准的国家

regardless of their background do well. 短語搭配

无论其背景如何，都表现出色。

If you are uh teaching them

如果你，呃，用

by different level of abilities,

不同能力水平来教他们，

then you are segregating them.

那你就是在将他们隔离。

And and we we don't want to segregate

而且，我们不想隔离

any people in the world.

世界上的任何人。

Why we are doing that uh in the schools? 語法

为什么我们在学校里要，呃，那样做呢？

This one of the main things

这就是为什么爱沙尼亚

why the Estonia is successful.

如此成功的主要原因之一。

Sean said the most successful systems

Sean 说，最成功的教育体系

educate everyone to a particular standard 短語搭配

把每个人都教育到特定的标准

regardless of their background.

无论其背景如何。

If one thing happens regardless of something else,

如果某事发生了而无论 (regardless of) 另一件事如何，

it means that the something else is not important

这意味着另一件事并不重要

or not a problem.

或者不是个问题。

Rando Kuustik said that Estonian schools

Rando Kuustik 说，爱沙尼亚的学校

do not want to segregate students. 用詞

不想隔离 (segregate) 学生。

Segregate means to separate and keep apart.

Segregate 的意思是分离并保持隔绝。

So, we've just heard about Estonia,

所以，我们刚刚听说了爱沙尼亚，

but what about your question, Beth?

但你的问题呢，Beth？

What about those countries?

那些国家怎么样了？

Ah, I asked you which out of the USA, Ireland, and the UK 短語搭配

啊，我问你，美国、爱尔兰和英国中哪一个

came second for reading in the 2022 PISA rankings. 短語搭配

在 2022 年 PISA 阅读排名中名列第二。

You said Ireland,

你说是爱尔兰，

and that was the correct answer.

那是正确的答案。

Well done. 語氣意圖

做得好。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt in this program 表達脈絡

好了，让我们复习一下在这个节目中学到的

about education rankings,

关于教育排名的词汇，

starting with contentious,

从 contentious 开始，

argued about or controversial.

引起争论的或有争议的。

If you're outpaced by someone,

如果你被某人 outpaced，

they're going faster than you are.

说明他们走得比你快。

Rivals are competitors.

Rivals 是竞争对手。

A knowledge economy is one based on industries

知识型经济是一种基于

that need highly educated workers,

需要受过高等教育工人的行业的经济，

such as IT, finance, or advanced engineering.

比如 IT、金融或高级工程。

If something happens regardless of a second thing,

如果一件事发生，不管 (regardless of) 第二件事怎样，

the second thing has no impact 短語搭配

第二件事对此

on it happening.

没有任何影响。

And finally, if people are segregated,

最后，如果人们被 segregated，

different groups of people are separated 短語搭配

那就是不同群体的人被分开了

and kept apart.

并保持隔绝。

Once again, our six minutes are up. 習語

我们的六分钟又到了。

Remember to visit our website bbclearningenglish.com,

记得访问我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com，

where you'll find a worksheet and quiz

在那里你可以找到

related to this program. 短語搭配

与本期节目相关的练习表和小测验。

And we'll see you again soon

我们很快再见，

for more trending topics 用詞

聊聊更多热门话题

and useful vocabulary

和实用的词汇，

here at Six Minute English.

就在六分钟英语。

Goodbye for now. 語氣意圖

暂时再见了。

Bye.

再见。

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