VOA慢速英语听力 EDUCATION REPORT（WORD文本英汉互译）：1231A.doc

1、标题：voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:2009教育报道回顾对应音频：1231a.mp3听力内容：A Review of Education Reports This Past YearThis is the VOA Special English Education Report.Early this year, Special English began receiving comments about all the stories on our Web site. The Education Reports have received many comments.We began the ye

2、ar in the middle of our Foreign Student Series. These were reports about how foreign students could attend a college or university in the United States.The report that received the most comments-seventy-three-told how to qualify for free training at an American community college. The next highest nu

3、mber of comments was forty-nine. They were about a report on services at American colleges that help foreign students adjust to studying in the United States. Close behind with forty-eight comments was a report about financial aid. Forty-seven comments followed a story about college student grade ex

4、pectations. And forty-six people wrote in reaction to our guide to writing college papers.Other education stories this past year included the deaths of college test preparation pioneer Stanley Kaplan and music educator Bess Lomax Hawes. We explained the work of school nurses. We presented comments a

5、bout American high schools from foreign exchange students. We discussed the California digital textbook program as well as the use of digital textbooks in general. We talked to education experts about teaching handwriting, choosing a college, and publishing research in medical journals. And we looke

6、d at the job market for American college graduates as well as for foreign students who finish their educations at American colleges.In the coming year, we would also like your help. Please write with suggestions or questions you would like us to answer about American education. Earlier this month, f

7、or example, we answered a question about educational technology.And we are preparing to answer a few other questions. One is about educator John Dewey. Another is about the United States Military Academy at West Point.Post your comments and questions at our Web site, . You can also find transcripts,

8、 MP3s and podcasts of our programs, including our Foreign Student Series. We wish you all the best in the New Year, and look forward to hearing from you.And thats the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. Im Shirley Griffith.这里是VOA特别英语教育报道。今年年初，我们开始在网站上收到大家对我们的新闻的评论。教育报道收

9、到了许多评论。今年开始时，我们正在进行外国留学生系列节目。这些节目介绍外国学生怎样在美国的大学或学院就读。收到最多评论的是73条，该新闻讲述的是怎样获得在美国社区学院进行培训的资格。下一个评论最高的是49，讲述的是美国学院设立的帮助外国学生适应美国学习的服务。 随后的是48条评论，是关于经济资助的报道。47人对大学生分数预期的报道进行评论。46人为撰写大学论文的指南做出回应。今年的其他教育报道还包括，大学考试培训先驱Stanley Kaplan和音乐教育家Bess Lomax Hawes的去世。我们还介绍了校园护理的工作。我们还讲述了国际交换生对美国高中的评论。我们讨论了加利福尼亚数字教科书项

10、目以及电子教材的使用状况。我们还与教育专家进行对话，介绍了书法教育，选择学校，在医学期刊发表研究成果的问题。我们还探讨了美国大学毕业生和在社区学院毕业的外国留学生的就业市场状况。来年，我们还希望得到您的帮助。如果您有好的建议，或者希望我们回答关于美国教育的任何问题，欢迎您来信。例如，本月初，我们回答了关于教育设备的问题。我们还准备回答几个其他问题。其中一个是关于教育家John Dewey，另外一个是关于美国西点军校。请将您的评论和问题发表在我们的网站上。=VOA英语网（）=ment n.注解,批评,评论例句：He inserted a comment in the margin.他在页边加了评

11、注。vi. 批评,注解例句：In ancient times, the masses were not allowed to comment on politics. 在古代，普通人是不允许议论政治的。2.qualify v.使有资格,使合格,限定,限制,准予例句：Troubled companies could qualify for exemptions.处境困难的公司可获准豁免。3.present v.赠送,呈现,提出,提交例句：He clearly presented his thesis.他把自己的论点阐述得很清楚。to present a plan,opportunity,etc

12、呈上一项计划；提供一个机会等1.We began the year in the middle of our Foreign Student Series.in the middle of在…中间,在…中途例句：The saw the fire blazing away in the middle of the night. 午夜他们看见火不停地在燃烧。The lorry usually delivers our stock in the middle of the night. 卡车通常会在半夜把我们的货物送来。2.The next highest number

13、of comments was forty-nine.next highest修饰最高级最高级前可用 the very, the second, much the, (by) far the, not quite the, nearly, almost, by no means 等修饰。He is far more careful than I am. 他比我仔细得多。This is much the most important. 这是最重要的。Hainan is China’s second largest island. 海南是中国第二大岛(from )。This is qu

14、ite far the most expensive bicycle in the shop. 这是这家商店里最最贵的自行车。注：very不能修饰比较级，却可修饰最高级，但它与一般的修饰最高级的副词有所不同，即它要放在最高级前的定冠词之后，而不是之前(另外，second, third, next等也要放在定冠词之后)。3.We discussed the California digital textbook program as well as the use of digital textbooks in general.as well as既…又…,不仅…而且…,以及,除…外例句：Shes endowed with intelligence as well as beauty.她生来聪明貌美。in general一般说来,大体上,整个地例句：We are in general creatures of habit. 总的来说，我们都是习惯性的生物。