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慢速英语:SAT Revisions Could Hamper International Students

Source: VOA    2014-04-10   English BBS   Favorite  

短语讲解:

1. The organization that administers a widely-used college entrance test called the SAT will change examination in 2016. The Not-for-Profit College Board announced that it no longer will test students on rarely used words.

no longer 不再,已不
例句:You no longer need them.
你不再需要诸多借口。

2. Ms Umoru says she thinks the new test will be easier, because of the removal of rarely used words.

because of 因为,由于
例句:I'm here because of you.
我来这儿是因为你们。

3. "Personally, I feel like the changes are moving the test in a more positive direction insofar as they link up with skills and abilities that students will need to succeed, not just in getting into a college, university, but in succeeding once there," said West.

link up with (使)与…衔接
例句:Bonus distribution link up with the results of nursing quality examination: practice and experience.
护理质量考评结果与奖金分配挂钩的实践和体会。

4. "We are already faced with knowing that we are taking an American-based exam, and so there are a lot of things that we are not prepared for in terms of what to expect on that exam — [for example], cultural references that we will not be able to identify with," said Campell.

be able to 能,会; 能够
例句:You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。

5. Students from other countries, particularly those who did not grow up learning English, are at a double disadvantage.

grow up 向上生长; 长大;  成熟
例句:But what happens when they grow up?
可是他们长大了会是什么样呢?


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