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Kids are only taught one thing in England

英國只教小孩一件事

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Kids are only taught one thing in England
從教育制度思考人生觀
Taiwanese parents send their kids to cram schools at a very young age for fear of them losing out from the get-go.
台灣的家長害怕讓小孩輸在起跑點,從小就讓小孩四處補習。
for fear of~以免;唯恐from the get-go=from the very beginning在一開始的時候=from the starting line
These kids attend all kinds of extracurricular classes, such as piano, violin, taekwondo, mathematics, science, English, and the trendy second and third foreign language classes.
這些小孩會上鋼琴、小提琴、跆拳道,還有數學、理化、英文等課外課程,甚至近年來流行的第二、第三外語課程。
extracurricular(adj.)課外的trendy(adj.)時髦的;受新潮思想影響的
However, is it really beneficial to children to receive force-feeding education like this?
然而,這樣填塞式的教育對孩子們真的好嗎?
be beneficial to~對…有益=be good for~force-feed(v.)強迫進食、強迫灌輸(觀念等)force-feeding education填鴨式教育=cramming education
A parent who immigrated to England shared a post online, saying he has found out the most important assignment for elementary school kids in England is “play”.
有家長移民到英國後在網路上分享,他發現英國小學生最重要的功課只有一件事,就是「玩」。
immigrate(v.)移民assignment(n.)作業
American education philosopher Israel Scheffler said, “we can only truly live when we are having fun to the fullest. This helps us exist fully and be able to handle any challenge.”
美國教育哲學家謝弗勒說:「只有在我們痛快玩耍的時候,我們才能真正地活著,呈現更完整的自己,且能應付各種挑戰 。」
to the fullest(adv.)充實地;徹底地
On the contrary, the Taiwanese education system seems to kill curiosity within students.
相反地,台灣的教育制度似乎讓學生變得失去好奇心。
on the contrary相反地in contrast 相對比之下curiosity(n.)好奇心
There are “correct answers” to everything. More often than not, we realize there are no fixed standards towards right and wrong in the world only after we have left school.
每件事都要有標準答案。常常,我們在離開學校後,才發現世界上的是非善惡沒有固定的評斷標準。
only after…只有在…之後才…
Absolute answers don’t exist in life.
人生是不存在絕對答案的。
absolute(adj.)絕對的、毋庸置疑的

📚 重點單字片語

for fear of~
以免;唯恐
from the get-go=from the very beginning
在一開始的時候=from the starting line
extracurricular(adj.)
課外的
trendy(adj.)
時髦的;受新潮思想影響的
be beneficial to~
對…有益=be good for~
force-feed(v.)
強迫進食、強迫灌輸(觀念等)
force-feeding education
填鴨式教育=cramming education
immigrate(v.)
移民
assignment(n.)
作業
to the fullest(adv.)
充實地;徹底地
on the contrary
相反地
in contrast
相對比之下
curiosity(n.)
好奇心
only after…
只有在…之後才…
absolute(adj.)
絕對的、毋庸置疑的
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