今天的句子:
Public-school funding in the U.S. depends heavily on property taxes. As a result, districts serving wealthier white students tend to be better resourced than those serving low-income students and students of color. That’s partially why high-poverty districts, with less money for teacher raises and other resources, are more likely to have teacher shortages right now.
思考题:
High-poverty districts are more likely to have teacher shortages because______.
A.less people go to college there
B.residents tend to work earlier
C.value of houses there is lower
D.more immigrants live there
句子解析:
第一句:
Public-school funding in the U.S. depends heavily on property taxes.
(property taxes 房产税)
参考译文:美国公立学校的资金在很大程度上依赖于房产税。
第二句:
As a result, districts serving wealthier white students tend to be better resourced than those serving low-income students and students of color.
参考译文:因此,服务于较富裕的白人学生的地区往往比服务于低收入和有色人种学生的地区拥有更好的资源。
第三句:
That’s partially why //high-poverty districts, with less money for teacher raises and other resources, are more likely to have teacher shortages right now.
参考译文:这就是为什么高贫困地区可用于教师加薪和其他资源方面的资金较少,现在也更有可能出现教师短缺的部分原因。
思考题解析:
High-poverty districts are more likely to have teacher shortages because______.
高贫困地区
A. less people go to college there
(那里更少人上大学)
A选项错误。
B. residents tend to work earlier
(居民倾向于早工作)
B选项错误。
C. value of houses there is lower
(那里房的价值更低)
对应第一句和第二句!
第二句中的better sourced就是priority (房产)更有价值。
第三句说了这就是原因!
C选项正确。
D. more immigrants live there
(更多移民住在那里)
不是原因!
D选项错误。
文章来源背景和来源:
The cost of America’s teacher shortage
美国教师短缺的代价
Source: https://time.com/6220538/teacher-shortage-unequal-schools/
背景:9月份开启了新的学年,然而美国不少公立学校的校长却为人员的不足而烦恼,尤其是教职类岗位的缺人。疫情之前,公立学校的人员缺口是20%,而现在缺口已达两倍。正如美国所有的教育相关问题一样,人员紧张并不“公平”地影响所有的学校。低收入区域的学校人员紧张更为明显,且不断有公立学校的老师为了更好的待遇跳糟到私立学校去。例如,帕特森市的一所高中,几乎600位学生上的科学课没有全职教师,只能由代课老师轮流授课,或者集体上网课。甚至有些班级连老师也没有,只能在其他科老师的监督下集体自习。疫情这几年,我们看到了近50年来最大的学业成绩滑坡,黑人和白人学生之间的差距显著加大。虽说病毒面前人人平等,但最无法抵抗颓势的总是最脆弱的阶级和人群。