时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:英语新闻


英语课

   George Osborne refused to answer a simple times table as a panel of children quizzed him on his maths skills.


  英国财政部长乔治·奥斯本在一组儿童测验他的数学能力时,拒绝回答一道简单的乘法题目。
  Asked to give the answer to 7x8 by Samuel Raddings, aged 1 7 from Manchester, one of the panel’s youngest interviewers, the Chancellor 2 said he made it a "rule in life not to answer a load of maths questions".
  这组小记者中的一员,来自曼彻斯特的7岁的萨默尔·拉丁斯提问7乘8等于几。财政部长说他的人生信条就是不回答数学问题。
  Samuel helped out the Chancellor pointing out with no hesitation 3 that 7x8 equals 56.
  萨默尔帮财政部长回答了这个问题,他毫不犹豫的报出了答案:56。
  The young interviewer from a panel of readers of First News - the UK's first national newspaper for young people - had previously 4 asked Mr Osborne whether he was “good at maths”.
  First News是英国第一家面向年轻人的全国性报纸。这名小记者是该报的一名读者。他在此前曾问奥斯本财长的数学是否很好。
  The Chancellor said he had done a “maths A-Level” and had been “tested at school”.
  财长说他通过了A-Level数学,也在学校里参加了测验。
  “Of course there is a lot of maths in my job but it is also about making judgments 5 about where the Government should spend its money”, he added.
  他补充道:“显然,在我的工作中有大量的数学,但主要是决定政府该往哪儿投钱。”

adj.年老的,陈年的
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
n.犹豫,踌躇
  • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
adv.以前,先前(地)
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
判断( judgment的名词复数 ); 鉴定; 评价; 审判
  • A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life. 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。
  • He is swift with his judgments. 他判断迅速。
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