广播电视英语短句 第 186 课：国家教育标准-4

For example, in first grade, students should be asking and answering questions about something they read. 例如，在一年级，学生应当对他们所阅读的内容提出问题并作出回答。

In mathematics, students should be working with shapes in kindergarten and angles in fourth grade. 在数学方面，学生应当在幼儿园学习图形，在四年级学习角度。

Forty-eight states have already shown approval for the standards. Two states reject the idea. 全国有48个州已经对新标准表示认可。而2个州表示反对。

Critics say that working toward the same standards in every state will not guarantee excellence for all. 批评人士指出，每个州都使用相同的标准并不能确保全部都很优秀。

Some educators in Massachusetts say adopting the proposal will hurt their students because the state standards are even higher. 马萨诸塞州的一些教育者表示，采取新标准将是其学生受损，因为州的标准要高于新标准。