SSS 2008-07-25
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(七)月
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute.
Remember when Barbie whined 1 that “math is hard.” Maybe you got annoyed at hearing a popular female doll say that to little girls. Or maybe you also had a nagging 2 suspicion that, in fact, boys are better at math. Well, the latest research is in, and the answer is a resounding 3 no: boys are not more math savvy 4. The finding appears in the July 25 issue of the journal Science. Janet Hyde at the University of Wisconsin-Madison led the study. The group dug through piles of information from seven million students tested through the No Child Left Behind program across ten states. Researchers had detailed 5 personal info on the test takers. Researchers checked out math tests in different grades. They took the average. No difference. Some critics have said that the difference only shows up among the highest levels of math skills. So the team checked out the most gifted children. Again, no difference. From any angle, girls measured up to boys. Still, there’s a lack of women in the highest levels of professional math, engineering and physics. Some have said that’s because of an innate 6 difference in math ability. But the new research shows that that explanation just doesn’t add up.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American 60-Second Science. I’m Cynthia Graber.
- The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。 来自辞典例句
- Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
- I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The astronaut was welcomed with joyous,resounding acclaim. 人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员。
- He hit the water with a resounding slap. 他啪的一声拍了一下水。
- She was a pretty savvy woman.她是个见过世面的漂亮女人。
- Where's your savvy?你的常识到哪里去了？