广播电视英语短句 第 319 课：升学和就业-1

The Obama administration is launching a national competition called Race to the Top. 奥巴马当局发布了一项全国竞赛——冲顶赛跑。

States will compete for more than four billion dollars in grants to support the best plans for improving schools. 政府拨款40亿美金资助改善学校的最佳方案，各州将为此互相竞争。

President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the details last week. 上周奥巴马总统和教育部长邓肯宣布细节。

The president wants the United States to regain the world's highest college graduation rates, especially in math and science. 总统希望美国重新达到世界最高大学毕业率，尤其是在数学和科学上。

His target is two thousand twenty. 他的目标是2020年。