230926 中国顶尖高校取消四六级和学位挂钩
▍原文
A top university in northwest China has scrapped English tests as a prerequisite for graduation, rekindling a heated debate about the role of the world’s lingua franca in the country’s education system.
In a notice Wednesday, the Xi’an Jiaotong University said students will no longer need to pass a nationwide standardized English test to be able to graduate with bachelor’s degrees.
“Very good. I hope other universities will follow suit.” said a comment with more than 24,000 likes on microblogging site Weibo.
▍语言点
- top university 顶尖大学
- scrap /skræp/ v. 取消，废弃(cancel) · scrap/cancel English test 取消英语考试
- prerequisite /ˌpriːˈrekwəzɪt/ n.先决条件，前提 · 构词：pre-先前，requisite要求
- rekindle /ˌriːˈkɪnd(ə)l/ v. 重新点燃 · 构词：re-重新，kindle点燃 · rekindle a heated debate 重新引发了一场激烈的辩论
- lingua franca 通用语(来自拉丁语)
- nationwide /ˌneɪʃ(ə)nˈwaɪd/adj. 全国性的
- standardize /ˈstændərdaɪz/ v. 使标准化 · standard /ˈstændərd/ n. 标准 · standardized test 标准化考试
- bachelor’s degree 学士学位 · master’s degree 硕士学位
- follow suit 仿效，照做 · suit /suːt/ n. 同一个花色的牌(纸牌游戏) · His elder brother went to medical school, he followedsuit. 他的哥哥读了医学院，他也跟着去考了。