Florida lawmaker wants teachers to grade parents / 佛羅里達議員要讓老師們幫家長打分數 @ 看CNN學英文

Florida lawmaker wants teachers to grade parents / 佛羅里達議員要讓老師們幫家長打分數

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新聞來源: http://us.cnn.com/2011/US/01/26/florida.grading.parents/index.html

今日單字: grade [v.] = 打分數、給...評分

(一) 今日單字的其他意思、變化及片語

grade [v.]

1. 將...分等級、將...分類 ( The apples are graded and priced. )

2. 屬…等級

3. 把 ( 路面或其他的平面 ) 築平、減少坡度 ( The workers graded the road with a bulldozer. )

4. 改良品種 ( Farmers grade livestock by crossbreeding with purebred stock. )

grade [n.]

1. 等級、級別、階段

2. 美國學校的年級 ( My daughter is in fifth grade. )

3. 成績、評分 ( Her grades improved this year, so she got a scholarship. )

4. 坡度、傾斜度

degrade [v.]

1. 使降級、降低...的地位 ( He was degraded due to the failed project. )

2. 降低...的品格 (或質量、價值等)

upgrade [v.]

1. 使升級、提高、提升 ( He was upgraded to first class. )

2. 提高...的價格

(二) 好用俚語、成語及名言

Grade someone down ( on s.t. )

給予低分

e.g. We had to grade you down on your test because of your spelling.

Make the grade

達到標準、合格

e.g. This essay doesn't just make the grade; it's extremely well-written.

(三) 延伸討論

Do you think this would also be a good idea for our country ??

I think it would be a great thing.

As a teacher, I often witness how the lack of parental involvement affects a child's behavior and grades.

Parental guidance is vital to the development of a child's personality and social skills.

What do you think....should parents be graded too??

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