学校与慈善有关系？——老夏考研每日一题（51）

 英语语言中，动词的逻辑主语是一个强化概念，即十分注重动词的逻辑主语。当不定式或动名词这两个非限定动词被“强化”逻辑主语，就产生了“复合结构”，即“sb./sth. doing”以及“for (of) sb./sth to do”。

老夏考研“每日一题”选自《卫报》，原文文章标题为“Impoverished schools: charity is not the answer”（贫困学校:慈善不是解决问题的办法）。

今天给的词义推测题。我们勇敢尝试一次。 ......

【题目】The phrase “iron out” is closest in meaning to ______   

[A] remove.

[B]intimidate.

[C] formulate.

[D] aggravate.

【试题】

①Schools seeking charitable funding crosses a line, and Children in Needis clear that its role is not to fund statutory services. ②For headteachers to be forced to turn to charity feels wrong. ③This is particularly the case given that Conservative ministers made a theme of their desire to iron out inequalities in school funding.④The government’s new national formula was flawed: budget increases for the worst-funded schools should not have been at the expense of others. ⑤In practice this has meant reduced income and higher operating costs for many schools, undermining calls by the government for schools to improve long-term planning. ⑥The sharp rise in school fundraising makes a laughing stock of any attempt to make the system fairer. ⑦Increased reliance on private donations can only increase unfairness.

 【参考译文】

①Schools seeking charitable funding crosses a line, and Children in Need is clear that its role is not to fund statutory services. 寻求慈善资助的学校就越界了，“困境儿童”基金很明确，它的角色不是资助法定服务。

②For headteachers to be forced to turn to charity feels wrong. 校长们被迫向慈善机构求助，感觉那是不对的。

③This is particularly the case given that Conservative ministers made a theme of their desire to iron out inequalities in school funding. 考虑到保守党部长们将消除学校提供资金不平等的愿望作为主题，那种情况尤其严重。

④The government’s new national formula was flawed: budget increases for the worst-funded schools should not have been at the expense of others. 政府的国家新方案是有缺陷的：对资金提供得最差学校的预算增加不应该以牺牲其他学校为代价。

⑤In practice this has meant reduced income and higher operating costs for many schools, undermining calls by the government for schools to improve long-term planning. 实际上，这意味着许多学校收入减少以及运营成本上升，削弱了政府要求学校改善长期规划的呼吁。

⑥The sharp rise in school fundraising makes a laughing stock of any attempt to make the system fairer. 学校筹款的急剧增加使任何试图使教育体系更加公平的努力成为笑柄。

⑦Increased reliance on private donations can only increase unfairness. 增加对私人捐款的依赖只会增加不公平。

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