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
acclimatize to
aircraft controller
anoxaemia
antoine-louis
aprm downscale alarm
Athyrium
balmily
befingers
better-off
big-screen TV
binful
blocking contact
blueishest
Cadiovascular
call transfer
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
celestial planisphere
center line rudder
chenabs
chicken-fried steak
chupp
coelome
convex crystal
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
cyophoria
data explorer
DE (dose equivalent)
Defer's method
difference of fundamental frequences
double end beam supporting system
double plain weave
dried round cod
eccentric reducing socket
Elcosine
electrode system of potential
entitle to
escalation provision
eskilson
ethiopes
extensionalists
extersory
field form
firmo viscosity
frizeur
gas projector
gimcrackery
glacial(glacier)stream
here-again
Hoek van Holland
International Energy Fund
jet-propelled take-off
Komsomol's'k
latex paint
learning by understanding analoging
lineprinter map
lithological feature
low definition
manufacturer's new orders
Maritime Research Advisory Committee
messerschmidts
narrateme
nonremunerated
nonwarp glue
normal parameter
on-topic
one-man-bus
open-book
overload module testing
partial ionized gas
periodical change
piperock
postcrania
potentization
rami cutaneus medialis
ready-mixed
Rechberg
Rococo style
rooked
rubberize
safety operation
shunting on level tracks
speak-easies
specialtuning
st. gotthard
static synergy
steady precision of trim
textonyms
the nature of the beast
ties the knot
tin(iv) oxyphosphate
too-white
transport by road
unsaturated fatty acid
variable coefficient
verbanas
Vila Nova de Famalicão
warehouse manager
waste vent
wheel hub bolt
Whitefish R.
yamulkes
zixue powder