2019-05-04
Should British 11-year-olds be sitting exams?
Labour wants to scrap standardised tests. But it may struggle to find an adequate replacement
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-27
Article
https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-05-04/
Notes
scrap these tests
废弃取消
prep for the tests
准备
calling pupils in
call sb↔'in
to ask for the services of sb 召来，叫来（服务）
to call in a doctor/the police
请医生╱叫警察来
an official made headlines when he revealed that
成为了新闻头条
SATs hold little sway over a pupil’s future.
影响力很小
At most, they will help determine which academic stream the child enters in their first year at secondary school.
最多；分班考试
they are under too much pressure to squeeze high marks out of their pupils.
压榨分数，也就是『死Qiu』第三声
some teachers are on performance-related pay
根据绩效的工资
has led to a narrowing of the curriculum
课程种类变少
Transmitting pressure to pupils “can be a symptom of bad teaching”
传递压力
Plenty of schools sail through the exams.
sail 'through (sth) to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty 顺利通过（考试等）
ease the pressure on schools
缓解压力
Plans under consultation
在商讨中的计划
a “broad and balanced” curriculum
全面且平衡的课程
Yet this would be no better than children marking their own homework.
很不错的比喻，自己监管自己，肯定是不行的
