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上期划线句答案

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该公司在世界上最关键的供应链中占据了垄断地位：没有它的设备，几乎不可能制造出用于智能手机和培训人工智能的数据中心的尖端芯片。

本期内容

双语阅读

01

More than half of British girls do not feel confident learning maths while two-fifths feel insecure about science, according to a report which highlights an “alarming” gender confidence gap in schools. Research by the education charity Teach First found that 54% of girls lacked confidence in maths, compared with 41% of boys, but the gap was even wider in science, where 43% of girls lacked confidence compared with 26% of boys.

根据一份报告显示，超半数英国女孩对学习数学缺乏信心，五分之二的女孩对学习科学没有信心，这份报告凸显了学校中“令人担忧的”性别自信差距。教育慈善机构“以教为先”的研究发现，54%的女孩对数学缺乏信心，而男孩的这一比例为41%，二者在科学方面的差距更大，43%的女孩对科学缺乏信心，而男孩的这一比例为26%。

02

Despite feeling less confident, girls often outperform boys in Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects at GCSE, with a higher percentage achieving top grades – though fewer girls then take these subjects at A-level and go on into Stem careers. The results havepromptedwarnings that poor gender diversity willexacerbatethe skills shortage currently facing the Stem sector, and Teach First is calling for more high-quality, specialist teachers to help inspire the next generation into thesefields.

尽管缺乏自信，但在普通中等教育证书中的理科科目（科学、技术、工程和数学）上，女孩的表现往往优于男孩，获得高分的比例更高——尽管很少有女孩在英国普通中等教育证书考试高级水平课程（General Certificate of Education Advanced Level）中选择这些科目，并继续从事理工类职业。这一结果引发了警告，在理工行业内性别多元化不足的问题将加剧这个行业目前面临的技能短缺问题。“以教为先”呼吁增加高水平专业教师，帮助激励下一代进入这些领域。

1. prompt

/prɒmpt/

v. 促使，导致; 鼓励，提示(说话者); (计算机上)提示; (给演员)提词，提白

n. (给演员的)提词; (计算机屏幕上显示准备接受指令的)提示; 鼓励，催促; (付款通知单上的)付款期限

adj. 迅速的，立刻的; (人)利索的，敏捷的; 及时的，准时的; (商品)即期要送的，即期要付的

2. exacerbate

/ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/

v. 使恶化，使加剧

3. field

/fiːld/

n. 田地，田野; 专业，领域; 现场，实地; 体育场; 全体参赛者; 油田; 战场; (物理)场; 信息栏，字段

v. 组建，派出; 担任守方; 接(球)，守(球); 处理，应付(问题或电话)

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In 2020, women made up less than 30% of the UK Stem workforce, while the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has warned of ashortfallof more than 173,000 workers – the equivalent of 10 unfilled roles per business, on average.

2020年，女性在英国理工行业的劳动力中所占的比例不到30%，而工程技术学会警告称，英国将出现逾17.3万名员工的缺口，相当于每家企业平均有10个岗位空缺。

1. shortfall

/ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːl/

n. 差额；缺少

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Teach First, which trains high-quality graduates to teach in schools in challenging areas, is calling for an increase in pay for trainee teachers to incentivise Stem professionals into teaching in order toalleviatesome of the shortages. Many schools are struggling to recruit teachers, particularly for maths, computing and physics.

翻译划线句，在文末留言打卡，答案下期公布~许多学校都很难招聘教师，尤其是数学、计算机和物理教师。

1. alleviate

/əˈliːvɪˌeɪt/

v. 减轻，缓和

05

Teach First’s chief impact officer, Amy Mitchell, said: “It’s deeply troubling that too few children feel confident studying science and maths, with too many girls in particular left behind. “Girls are just as capable as boys when it comes to maths and science, but this confidence gap poses a huge threat to the UK’s future, with Stem skills desperately needed to boost economic growth and to help tackle the major problems we face such as climate change.”

“以教为先”的首席影响官艾米·米切尔说：“很少有孩子在学习科学和数学方面有信心，尤其是很多女孩的信心严重落后，这令人深感不安。”“在数学和科学方面，女孩和男孩一样有能力，但这种信心的差距对英国的未来构成了巨大威胁，因为英国现在迫切需要理工技能来促进经济增长，帮助解决我们面临的诸如气候变化等主要问题。”

本文节选自：The Guardian（卫报）

发布时间：2024.02.08

作者：Sally Weale Education correspondent

原文标题：More than half of British girls lack confidence learning maths, poll finds

写作句总结

It’s deeply troubling that too few children feel confident studying science and maths, with too many girls in particular left behind.

结构：It’s deeply troubling that too few children feel confident …, with too many girls in particular left behind.

很少有孩子在…有信心，尤其是很多女孩的信心严重落后，这令人深感不安。

例句：It’s deeply troubling that too few children feel confident in public speaking, with too many girls in particular left behind.

阅读理解题

What is the main issue highlighted in the report by Teach First?

A) The lack of specialist teachers in schools

B) The gender confidence gap in maths and science education

C) The low number of girls taking Stem subjects at A-level

D) The shortage of workers in the Stem sector

B

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