| And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family's investment. 同时可能又有另一种解释：来自家长希望他们对家庭投资有良好回报的压力。 These days, college can cost more than a house. 目前，上大学会比一套房子的花费还大。 A former teaching assistant recently wrote to the New York Times about his experience with grade expectations. 前任教学助理最近将他对等级期望的感受写信给纽约时报。 He would try to explain it this way when students asked for a top grade just for studying hard in chemistry class: 他将会以这种方式试着解释当学生仅因为在化学课上努力学习就要求顶尖等级时的现象。 What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well. 要是一位棒球手参加春季训练又比其他所有人都训练刻苦，但是仍然打不好球，这又怎么样呢。 Would the team accept him anyway, just because he tried so hard? 球队会无条件接受他，就因为他努力尝试吗？ The students would say no. But most of them would still ask for an A. 这些学生可能会说“不”。但是他们中的绝大多数仍然要求等级A。 |
