时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:英语时差8,16


英语课

Yaël: Hey Don, what was your favorite subject in grade school? Science, right? Don: I loved science, but my favorite part of school was definitely recess 1. Y: Really? I always thought of you as being a kind of studious kid. D: Oh, I was. I loved learning. But recess was the best. I don't really remember exactly what I learned in third grade, but I vividly 2 remember running around outside during playtimes. And the thing is, recess is important for learning. Many studies have shown that taking breaks helps improve memory and brain function. Whether its kids playing during recess or adults taking a coffee break at work, learning happens best when it's broken up into chunks 3 instead of happening over one long, continuous period. Another way to put it is that during learning, the brain needs periodic rests to replenish 4 chemicals important for forming long-term memories. Y: OK, but if taking breaks is so important, then why have so many elementary schools shortened recess or gotten rid of it completely over the past decade? D: Well, it's not because recess isn't valuable for learning. Many schools are under pressure to reach certain performance standards in math and reading. So administrators 5 often cut recess in order to cram 6 in more instruction and class work. But that goes against the bulk of the scientific data that suggest recess helps improve learning. Plus, not surprisingly, free play and physical activity have been shown to be good for kids' mental, social, and physical health. Y: So schools should probably increase recess time, not cut it. D: That's true, according to science.



1 recess
n.短期休息,壁凹(墙上装架子,柜子等凹处)
  • The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
  • Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
2 vividly
adv.清楚地,鲜明地,生动地
  • The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.演讲者很生动地描述了穷人的生活。
  • The characters in the book are vividly presented.这本书里的人物写得栩栩如生。
3 chunks
厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 ); (某物)相当大的数量或部分
  • a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
  • Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大,还能再切小一点吗?
4 replenish
vt.补充;(把…)装满;(再)填满
  • I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
  • We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。
5 administrators
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 );有管理(或行政)才能的人;(由遗嘱检验法庭指定的)遗产管理人;奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员,但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
6 cram
v.填塞,塞满,临时抱佛脚,为考试而学习
  • There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
  • The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的,再也挤不进去人了。
学英语单词
aard-vark
ADTU
affordability
antas
axis out of line
be branded with
be made for each one another
Bionaz
Blytonesque
canalis condylicus
canonical order
Cassini projection
Catalzeytin
chemistry of Tethys
choke collars
cinaebene
coil and gravity starter
combinatorial product
Commissura grisea anterior
corporate inversion
cylinder expansion
data analyse
Eiler Rasmussen, Kap
enforcement arrangement
Erskine May
expert criteria
fall zone
foreign-area
fracture by cleavage
galianconism
garry
genetic deafness
Gironniera
glossolalist
Gorgona, I.
Grand Teton
h(a)ematochrome
heptacosadienes
Holywood, John
house power
Hungaric
hydrophysocele
immensest
infant death rate
joret
live line insulator tester
low-conductivity
main cold store
marib
mcgowin
measured overshoot
measuring electronics
mercede
micro metrics
mid-cut
minimum pour point
mode shape density
monoarachin
monohull ship
NC machine tools with automatic tool changer
osteotropic
paccar
palpal base
PCE/NCE
perfect octave
perth and kinross
phase orbit
phonatory organ
phyllosticta boehmeriae
pivalate
polymetamorphisms
polyode
PRTA
Pāshāpur
real hyperbolic space
rent-a-mob
resile
ring key
risky assets
rixatrix
RLSD
sarcopyramis napalensis delicata
Sclerotium hydrophilum
seasonal prevalence
secondary yield
skin graft
slim-bodied
solovki
spinal fluid rhinorrhea
stupid as a coot
Sulfanthrolum
supraorbital arch (supraorbital margin)
thiazol
transplanting injury
traversal cofferdam
triadic mean
value-added system
variance between clusters
visited with
water trumpets
wentle
workabler