哪個國家的學校最好？⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的六分鐘英語。

I'm Phil.

我是 Phil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

So, Beth,

那麼，Beth，

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

我們今天來聊聊世界上最好的教育體系。

You went to school here in Britain.

你在英國這裡上的學。

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

你覺得英國的教育體系怎麼樣？

Do you think it could be the best? 文法

你覺得它可能是最好的嗎？

Um I think that it's quite good. 用詞

嗯，我覺得它挺好的。

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

呃，可能有些地方我個人會想改變，

but I would say it's quite good,

但我想說它還是挺不錯的，

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

不過也許不是世界上最好的。

Well, in this program, 表達脈絡

好吧，在本期節目中，

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

我們將討論 PISA 排名。

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

該排名基於經合組織 (OECD) 進行的測試。

That's an international organization every three years.

那是一個國際組織，該測試每三年進行一次。

The tests attempt to show 片語搭配

這些測試試圖展示

which countries are the most effective 片語搭配

哪些國家在教授

at teaching maths, science, and reading.

數學、科學和閱讀方面最有效。

But is that really possible to measure? 片語搭配

但這真的有可能衡量嗎？

Well, here is former BBC education correspondent Sean Coughlan 用詞

好的，前 BBC 教育記者 Sean Coughlan

talking to BBC World Service program The Global Story.

在 BBC 世界服務台的《全球故事》節目中談到了這一點。

When they were introduced first of all,

當這些測試最初被引入時，

that was a very contentious idea because people said, 用詞

這是一個非常有爭議的想法，因為人們說：

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

"你怎麼可能去比較那些大國呢？

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

你怎麼能把美國和盧森堡，或者和，

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

你知道，中國的部分地區或其他地方進行比較呢？"

Sean said that the tests were contentious.

Sean 說這些測試是有爭議的 (contentious)。

If something is contentious,

如果某件事是 contentious，

then it's something that people might argue about.

那就意味著它是人們可能會爭論的事情。

It's controversial.

是有爭議的。

So, at first,

所以，一開始，

PISA tests were contentious

PISA 測試是有爭議的

because not everyone believed it was fair 文法

因為不是每個人都認為

to compare very different countries.

比較截然不同的國家是公平的。

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

Phil，關於這個我有個問題問你。

So, in 2022,

在 2022 年，

Singapore was top of the reading rankings. 片語搭配

新加坡在閱讀排名中位列第一。

But which of these countries came second?

但下面哪個國家排在第二呢？

Was it A, the USA?

是 A，美國嗎？

B, Ireland?

B，愛爾蘭？

Or C, the UK?

還是 C，英國？

I think it might be B, Ireland. 文法

我覺得可能是 B，愛爾蘭。

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

好的。我們會在節目最後

at the end of the program.

揭曉這個答案是否正確。

A common pattern in the PISA rankings 表達脈絡

PISA 排名中一個常見的模式是

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

最成功的國家往往較小。

Talking to BBC World Service program The Global Story,

在接受 BBC 世界服務台的《全球故事》節目採訪時，

Sean Coughlan tells us that many large countries

Sean Coughlan 告訴我們，很多西歐的

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

大國在排名中的得分並沒有那麼高。

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

他們正被這些快速崛起的新興國家超越和擊敗，

you know, Singapore or Estonia or or um Taiwan

你知道，比如新加坡、愛沙尼亞，或者……嗯，台灣

or the those sort of places

或者是那一類的地方

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

那些我們在歷史上不曾認為是經濟競爭對手的地方。

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

不過我想支持 PISA 測試的理由是，

if you want to have a knowledge economy, 文法

如果你想擁有一個知識型經濟，

an economy based on skills,

一個基於技能的經濟，

this is how you measure it.

這就是你衡量它的方式。

We heard that many large European countries

我們聽到很多歐洲大國

are being outpaced by smaller nations.

正在被小國趕超 (outpaced)。

If someone outpaces you,

如果有人 outpace 你，

they're going faster than you,

說明他們走得比你快，

at a higher pace.

以更快的步伐。

We use the prefix out to say 用詞

我們用前綴 out 來表示

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

我們還聽到小國

are outperforming larger ones.

的表現優於 (outperforming) 大國。

They're performing better.

他們的表現更好。

Singapore, Estonia, and Taiwan

新加坡、愛沙尼亞和台灣

are described as economic rivals to large European nations. 用詞

被描述為歐洲大國的經濟競爭對手 (economic rivals)。

That means that they are competing with them economically.

這意味著它們在經濟上與這些大國競爭。

We also heard about a knowledge economy. 文化背景

我們還聽到了知識型經濟 (knowledge economy)。

This is an economy based on service industries

這是一種基於服務業的經濟

that require workers to be highly educated,

需要受過高等教育的工人，

such as IT, finance, or advanced engineering.

比如 IT、金融或高級工程。

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

那麼，是什麼讓一些國家在這些測試中表現更好呢？

Let's hear again from BBC World Service program

讓我們再次聽聽 BBC 世界服務台節目

The Global Story.

《全球故事》中的說法。

Sean Coughlan tells us that those countries

Sean Coughlan 告訴我們，那些

that prioritize getting everyone to a certain level 片語搭配

優先確保每個人都達到一定水準的國家

do well.

表現得很好。

We also hear from Rando Kuustik,

我們還聽到了 Rando Kuustik 的看法，

an Estonian school principal.

他是一位愛沙尼亞的學校校長。

Countries which make sure that all their pupils 片語搭配

那些確保所有學生

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

都能完成一定程度的教育並達到一定標準的國家

regardless of their background do well. 片語搭配

無論其背景如何，都表現出色。

If you are uh teaching them

如果你，呃，用

by different level of abilities,

不同能力水準來教他們，

then you are segregating them.

那你就是在將他們隔離。

And and we we don't want to segregate

而且，我們不想隔離

any people in the world.

世界上的任何人。

Why we are doing that uh in the schools? 文法

為什麼我們在學校裡要，呃，那樣做呢？

This one of the main things

這就是為什麼愛沙尼亞

why the Estonia is successful.

如此成功的主要原因之一。

Sean said the most successful systems

Sean 說，最成功的教育體系

educate everyone to a particular standard 片語搭配

把每個人都教育到特定的標準

regardless of their background.

無論其背景如何。

If one thing happens regardless of something else,

如果某事發生了而無論 (regardless of) 另一件事如何，

it means that the something else is not important

這意味著另一件事並不重要

or not a problem.

或者不是個問題。

Rando Kuustik said that Estonian schools

Rando Kuustik 說，愛沙尼亞的學校

do not want to segregate students. 用詞

不想隔離 (segregate) 學生。

Segregate means to separate and keep apart.

Segregate 的意思是分離並保持隔絕。

So, we've just heard about Estonia,

所以，我們剛剛聽說了愛沙尼亞，

but what about your question, Beth?

但你的問題呢，Beth？

What about those countries?

那些國家怎麼樣了？

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

啊，我問你，美國、愛爾蘭和英國中哪一個

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

在 2022 年 PISA 閱讀排名中名列第二。

You said Ireland,

你說是愛爾蘭，

and that was the correct answer.

那是正確的答案。

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，讓我們複習一下在這個節目中學到的

about education rankings,

關於教育排名的詞彙，

starting with contentious,

從 contentious 開始，

argued about or controversial.

引起爭論的或有爭議的。

If you're outpaced by someone,

如果你被某人 outpaced，

they're going faster than you are.

說明他們走得比你快。

Rivals are competitors.

Rivals 是競爭對手。

A knowledge economy is one based on industries

知識型經濟是一種基於

that need highly educated workers,

需要受過高等教育工人的行業的經濟，

such as IT, finance, or advanced engineering.

比如 IT、金融或高級工程。

If something happens regardless of a second thing,

如果一件事發生，不管 (regardless of) 第二件事怎樣，

the second thing has no impact 片語搭配

第二件事對此

on it happening.

沒有任何影響。

And finally, if people are segregated,

最後，如果人們被 segregated，

different groups of people are separated 片語搭配

那就是不同群體的人被分開了

and kept apart.

並保持隔絕。

Once again, our six minutes are up. 慣用語

我們的六分鐘又到了。

Remember to visit our website bbclearningenglish.com,

記得訪問我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com，

where you'll find a worksheet and quiz

在那裡你可以找到

related to this program. 片語搭配

與本期節目相關的練習表和小測驗。

And we'll see you again soon

我們很快再見，

for more trending topics 用詞

聊聊更多熱門話題

and useful vocabulary

和實用的詞彙，

here at Six Minute English.

就在六分鐘英語。

Goodbye for now. 語氣意圖

暫時再見了。

Bye.

再見。

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