BBC英语亚洲国家占全球最大规模学校排名前五-百宝汇

媒体英语会带大师一块儿进修 BBC 撰稿人在报导世界大事时经常使用到的单词和短语。

A teacher

and children in a classroom

Why are some schools in Asia top of the class for learning？

全世界最大范围的黉舍排名方才颁布，亚洲国度盘踞排名前五名，非洲国度排在末尾。新加坡居榜首，香港紧随厥后，加纳排在最后一名。如下是 Sean Coughlan 的报导。

It‘s claimed if you want to see the economy of tomorrow look at the school system of today。 And that’s going to be good news for some Asian countries with the world‘s highest performing education systems。

Here in Singapore， teenagers are at the top of the biggest ever global comparison of ability in maths and science。 The country has worked hard to create a workforce ready for the global economy。 Using English as the teaching language and investing in keeping its teachers skills up to date。

The league

tables also show a strong performance by schools in Hong Kong in second place， South Korea third and Japan in fourth place。 And there are some surprises – Vietnam another Asian success story – comes twelfth – racing past the United States in 29th position。

But some countries are less impressive。 Sweden， which used to be among the most successful， has declined sharply。

But what‘s the point of these league tables？ Are they just about creating a global report card with some countries passing and some failing？ While these league tables show how schools are performing now， their purpose is to create an economic road map for the future。

Glossary 辞汇表

comparison比力，比照

ability能

力