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荷蘭是世界上教育最普及、教育程度最高的國(guó)家之一。
荷蘭的小孩都上學(xué)很早，一般5歲左右就要入學(xué)。雖然入學(xué)很早，但孩子們卻不存在課業(yè)負(fù)擔(dān)，所有教學(xué)也是以孩子的興趣為主。這種“放養(yǎng)”式的教育方式非但沒(méi)有導(dǎo)致所謂的玩物喪志，反而培養(yǎng)出來(lái)創(chuàng)造力和獨(dú)立思考能力都一流的荷蘭兒童。小學(xué)畢業(yè)后，學(xué)校會(huì)根據(jù)每個(gè)學(xué)生的統(tǒng)考成績(jī)、平時(shí)成績(jī)、平時(shí)表現(xiàn)、興趣愛(ài)好以及學(xué)習(xí)積極性來(lái)出具一份報(bào)告，為家長(zhǎng)提供一些關(guān)于學(xué)生適合何種類(lèi)型的中等教育的建議。荷蘭的中高等教育也分兩個(gè)大的方向，學(xué)生可以根據(jù)自己的興趣來(lái)選擇進(jìn)行一般教育還是職業(yè)教育，二者不分高下。荷蘭的高等教育水平在世界上處于領(lǐng)先地位——這個(gè)面積僅4萬(wàn)多平方公里，人口僅1700萬(wàn)的小國(guó)，在近期公布的世界前五十名大學(xué)中竟占有六名，甚至超過(guò)了德國(guó)。
天才是1%的靈感加99%的汗水？荷蘭“因材施教”的例子，或許給我們上了另外一課。
Dutch? ? ? ? nickname荷蘭人，ur Dutch
語(yǔ)言，Dutch language, Dutch people
Holland? ? part of Netherland 兩個(gè)大省，nickname
the Netherlands? 官方
Dutch: adj. 荷蘭 (人/語(yǔ)) 的 n. 荷蘭語(yǔ)
· the Netherlands: n. 荷蘭 (官方說(shuō)法)
· Holland: n. 荷蘭 (昵稱(chēng)；實(shí)指北荷蘭省和南荷蘭省兩省)
大嘴型
Why Dutch teenagers are among the happiest in the world
① In report after report, the Netherlands tops the list of countries for介詞 high life satisfaction among its young people.
day after day: continuously, many days
· I hate working in the office day after day.
我討厭日復(fù)一日地在辦公室里工作。
· The same food can get boring if you eat it day after day.
如果你每天都吃一樣的食物，長(zhǎng)時(shí)間下去會(huì)變得很無(wú)聊。
week after week
· Week after week, the bad weather continued.
一周又一周，壞天氣還在繼續(xù)。
· Revising for exams week after week can be very boring.
一周又一周地復(fù)習(xí)考試可能會(huì)很無(wú)聊。
2. top the list: to be number one on the list
· In summer, ice cream tops the list for popular snacks among young people.
夏季，冰淇淋是年輕人最?lèi)?ài)吃的零食。
② It contrasts starkly with the picture in countries like Britain and America, where depression and anxiety are on the rise among teenagers.
contrast starkly with …: 與……形成鮮明對(duì)比
· contrast: vi. 形成對(duì)照；顯出明顯的差異
· starkly: adv. 顯而易見(jiàn)地；十分明顯地
3. contrasts starkly with …: to be very different from …
· This statement contrasts starkly with his previous statements.
這一聲明與他之前的聲明明顯不同。
· The sweet flavour of the dessert contrasts starkly with the spicy main course.
甜品的甜味和主菜的辛辣形成了鮮明的對(duì)比。
4. sth. is on the rise: sth. is increasing
· Crime is on the rise.
犯罪率在上升。
· House prices are on the rise.
房?jī)r(jià)在上漲。
③ So why is this flat, damp country of 17 million people so good at giving young people an optimistic outlook? The school system is the key to their happiness.
5. damp = wet
· The rain has stopped but it's still quite damp outside.
雨雖然停了，但外面還是濕噠噠的。
· Damp weather is expected this weekend, so don't plan your picnic.
這周可能要下雨，所以野餐還是別考慮了。
6. an optimistic outlook
optimistic: you think that good things will happen in the future
outlook: a person's way of understanding and thinking about something
· Violet has a very optimistic outlook on life. She always looks at things in a very positive way.
Violet 有著很積極的人生觀，總是以非常樂(lè)觀的態(tài)度看待事情。
④ The Dutch school system€ focuses more on developing autonomy than giving priority to obedience. Children are more free to do what they want, and in doing what they want, they get an idea of what they really like and develop their social skills. In the Dutch school system there are no "extra classes" or private tutors. If you are bad at maths you are bad at maths. Don't worry. Focus on the things you like and are good at. If you don't like history, you don't read about history.
7. autonomy & obedience
autonomy: being independent, having the ability to make your own decisions, without being controlled by anyone else
develop autonomy
give priority to obedience
obedience: doing what others tell you to do (for example teachers) and following school rules and regulations
⑤ It's no surprise then that in the Netherlands, children like going to school. In recent studies, Dutch children were found to feel less pressured by schoolwork and scored very highly in terms of finding their classmates friendly and helpful.
8. It's no surprise …: we should not be surprised to learn or hear something.
· It's no surprise that many shops are closing as online shopping is now so popular.
如今網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物這么受歡迎，許多線下店關(guān)門(mén)也不足為奇。
⑥重點(diǎn) The Dutch aren't concerned about their kids being the smartest. They just want them to be the happiest, to let them find their own passion and follow it.
⑦ On the downside, it does rain a lot in the Netherlands, but nowhere is perfect.
on the downside: 缺點(diǎn)是；不利的地方是
im terms of就某方面
healthy diet因?yàn)槭卟撕鼙阋?，不健康的食物貴很多
bicycle, more bikes than people
17 m people, 18 m bikes
偷自行車(chē)的很多
The netherlands has the highest? English proficiency for an non-English speaking country.
top the world /list of countries/popular snacks for……
