3写作口语语法功能群卫报阅读四

四：Oxbridgeneedstoguaranteecesforthebeststateschoolinligent,thoughtfulandperceptive：观察敏锐disproportionay/,disprə’pɔ:ʃənitli/：不均衡的,attendedbythebestperformingslice部分ofthemosteconomicallyprivilegedteenagerselicitadepressingsenseofdejavutheirprivateschoolcomprehensivestudents：综合教育/Manyofthecountry’smostinligent,thoughtfulandperceptivepeopledonotattendeitherOxfordorCambridge.Bothinstitutionsareinstead,disproportionay,attendedbythebestperformingsliceofthemosteconomicallyprivilegedteenagersinthecountry.Sothefiguresreleasedtoday,whichelicitadepressingsenseofdejavu,thateighttopschoolssendasmanypupilstoOxbridgeasthree-quartersofallschools,mightbeshocking,buttheyareunsurprising.Soarethefindingsthattopperformingstateschoolstudentsaremuchlesslikelytoapplythantheirprivateschoolequivalents,orthatprivateschoolpupilswereseventimesmorelikelytowinacethancomprehensivestudents.polishupsixth-forminaBritishschoolconsistsofstudentsaged16to18,usuallystudyingforAlevels.giveitago：试⼀试，试⼀把aslightlysinister/ˋsɪnɪstɚ/atmosphere：的,不详anemeritus,ɪˋmɛrətəs/：(退休后保留的)荣誉professorkickedofftheproceedingswith“Lenin列宁wasaGermanUndoubtedly,oneofthekeyreasonsforthedisparityistheresourcesavailabletoprivateschoolsto“polish”uptheirstudentsfortheapplicationprocess.Iattendedwhatwasthenthebiggestsixth-forminthecountry,Stockport’sRidgeDanyers:theattitudeamongteacherstowardsapplyingtoOxbridgewasverymuch:“Well,youmightaswellgiveitago!”Onedidtrytopreparemewithamockinterview,whichinvolvedquestionslike“WhyareyouapplyingtoOxford?Whatareyouextracurricularinterests?”Blessthem,butitwasentirelycounterproductive:imaginemyshockwhenIsatdownatmyactualinterview,inwhatseemedlikeaslightlysinisterHarryPotterthemepark,andanemeritus,/ɪˋmɛrətəs/professorkickedofftheproceedingswith“Lenin/'lenin/wasaGermanspy,wasn’the?”Itwasalwaysinstantlypossibletolwhowasprivayeducated:theyhadacertainconfidenceandposturebuiltintothembytheirschooling.recoil/rɪ'kɔɪldystopiadɪsˋtopɪə：敌托邦〔想象中⽣活极其艰难的地⽅〕didn’tbeckon向…recalling：回想songlyricsabouthowwefeltabouttheAndmanybrightcomprehensiveschoolrecoil/rɪ'kɔɪl/inhorrorattheverythoughtofapplying.Again,mysixth-formunderstoodthis,andbroughtbackaformersixth-formpupilattendingOxfordforthesolepurposeoftryingtopersuadeusthataBridesheadRevisiteddystopia/dɪsˋtopɪə/didn’tbeckon.Fewofusactuallyknewmuchaboutthatce–Iconfess,Ithought“Oxbridge”wasitsownuniversity–andarrivingfortheinterviewswasafarbiggercultureshockthanvisitingFranceforthefirsttime.Attheendoftheexperience,wesatintheMitrepubrecallingsonglyricsabouthowwefeltaboutthece.sometimesdebilitating/dɪ’bɪlɪteit/：使衰弱senseofimposter：冒名顶替者syndrome：adreadfulˋdrɛdfəlmakingbarbed/bɑrbdIwasoneofahandfulfrommysixth-formtogetin,and–likemostofthecomprehensivepupils–Iamnoworking-classhero:mydadhadawhitecollarjobatSheffieldcitycouncil,mymumwasanITlectureratSalfordUniversity.YetevenI,fromanorthern,publicsector,middle-classbackground,initiallyhadaprofound,sometimesdebilitatingsenseofimpostersyndrome,thattherewouldbeatapontheshoulderatanymomenttoexinthat“I’msorrythere’sbeenadreadful/ˋdrɛdfəl/mistakeweletyouinbyaccident”whichwasnothelpedbyfellowprivateschoolalumnimakingbarbedcommentslike“comprehensiveschoolstudentsonlygetinbecauseofquotas”.That’snottosaythiswasthreeyearsoftrauma–Ihadsomeofmyhappiestdaysthere.theoddsarestackedsb：(=therearealotofdifficultiesthatmaypreventsomeone’ssuccess)某⼈处于⾮TherearegenuineattemptsbyOxbridge towidenaccess.IthinkofAlanRusbridger,formerGuardianeditorturnedpripalofLadyMargaretHall,wholaunchedafantasticschemetoattractyoungpeoplefromlessprivilegedbackgrounds.Buttherearesuchprofoundstructuralproblemsthatareverydifficultto e.Ifyougrowupinanovercrowdedhouse,sufferthestressespovertycanceonfamilylife,sometimeshavegonehungryorhadapoordiet,anddon’thaveparentswithhuge“culturalcapital”–owningowninglotsofbooks–thentheoddsareyoufromdaygenuine/‘dʒɛnjʊɪn/attemptsintheinterim/'ɪntərɪm/：在此期间adeprivedstrikeme：想法突然出现academicelite：(社会)精英Theeducationalsegregationofchildrenaccordingtothebankbalancesoftheirparents–privateeducation–needstobeabolished.Butintheinterim/'ɪntərɪm/,ithasalwaysstruckmethattheonlysolutionistoautomaticallyenrolthebestperformingstudentsfromstateschool,takingclassintoaccount.Ifyougrowupinadeprivedex-miningcommunityandgettwoAsandtwoBsatA-level,youhaveoutperformedsomeoneatHarroworEtonfromafamilyofmillionaireswhogetsfourAs.AnduntilOxbridgedoesthis,itneedstostoppretendingitrepresentsBritain’sacademicelite:becauseitdoesn’t.economicallyprivilegedteenagers有钱⼈家的孩⼦，反义词：disadvantaged例句：Manyofthecountry’smostinligent,thoughtfulandperceptivepeopledonotattendeitherOxfordorCambridge.Bothinstitutionsareinstead,disproportionay,attendedbythebestperformingsliceofthemosteconomicallyprivilegedteenagersintheequivalentspeerscounterparts例句：Soarethefindingsthattopperformingstateschoolstudentsaremuchlesslikelytoapplythantheirprivateschoolequivalents,orthatprivateschoolpupilswereseventimesmorelikelytowinacethancomprehensives