學校:
nursery托兒所
kindergarten幼兒園
primary school/elementary school小學,
secondary school中學教育
higher education高等教育
further education進修
教育: parenting, schooling,
enroll 入學admit 招收，錄取
Parents are obliged to do…父母有責任、義務去做...
compulsory education 強制教育、義務教育
minors 未成年人
immature 不成熟的
學習的好處
learn skills學習技能
acquire knowledge學習知識，
enrich knowledge豐富知識,
widen horizon開闊視野,
inspire interest激發(fā)興趣,
stimulate interest激發(fā)興趣,
cultivate v. 培養(yǎng) hobbies
develop potentials
conduce to mental development
lay a solid foundation for the future為將來打下堅實的基礎
學習上的問題:
lack discipline缺少約束力/persistence毅力,
test-oriented education應試型教育,
quality education 素質(zhì)教育
cram for examinations突擊考試,
stuff 塞 materials
memorise背, memorisation,
rote learning死記硬背
Test-taking techniques應試技巧
壞處：
discourage critical thinking 打擊評判性思維
students stop questioning what they are being taught
學生們不去質(zhì)問他們學習的東西
conduce to academic performance有助學習表現(xiàn)
Adversely influence 負面地影響(動作)
Exert adverse/unfavorable influence on對...產(chǎn)生負面影響
Emphasis on memorisation adversely influences one’s academic performance.
Creativity 創(chuàng)造性
Come at the expense/cost of creativity以犧牲創(chuàng)造力為代價
Lower/raise the standard of…降低了...的水平
