在英国，大部分公立学校管得比较松，而且对学生的期望也不高。但是却有这么一所学校，管得很严，号称“英国最严格的中学”，其学生普遍取得了很好的成绩。
Britain's strictest school gains acceptance
by Helena Horton
Britain's strictest school has received its first ever GCSE results after opening five years ago – and they are four times better than the national average. At Michaela school in Brent, North London, 18 per cent of exams were graded a 9, compared to 4.5 per cent nationwide. 54 per cent of all exams were graded a 7-9, which is an A or A* under the old system.★
GCSE 是英国中学生的统考（类似于我国的高中会考），该考试每门课的满分是9分
grade /ɡreɪd/ v. 评分、给予分数
nationwide /ˌneɪʃ(ə)nˈwaɪd/ adv. 全国范围地
★ 这句话里的A*是比A还好的分数
Headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh has come under criticism in the past for her "strict" methods at the free school, which aim to instill（慢慢灌输） private school-esque order in state school children.
headteacher /ˌhedˈtiːtʃə(r)/ n. （中小学）校长
criticism /ˈkrɪtɪsɪz(ə)m/ n. 批评
private school 私立学校
-esque /esk/ 后缀，意思是“…式的”
order /ˈɔːdə(r)/ n. 秩序
state school 政府办的学校、公立学校
The school has a number of unusual rules, including silence in the corridor and it has a strict "no excuses" policy where pupils are given detention（放学后留校） for coming to school one minute late. They are also penalised（惩罚） for not completing homework or if the work is scruffy, for not having the correct stationery（文具）, or for tutting, rolling eyes, or "persistently turning around in class".
corridor /ˈkɒrɪdɔː(r)/ n. 走廊
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːs/ n. 借口
policy /ˈpɒləsi/ n. 政策
scruffy /ˈskrʌfi/ adj. 不整洁的
tut /tʌt/ v. 发出（表示不赞成的）啧啧声
roll eyes 翻白眼
persistently /pəˈsɪst(ə)ntli/ adv. 屡教不改地
turn around 指转身和同学说话
Its policy is based on "tough love", and the school rules state: "We expect every pupil to move swiftly and in single file lines between lessons, so that children are hardly ever late to lessons. We expect every pupil to greet teachers and guests with eye contact and a polite, cheerful, 'morning, sir!' or 'afternoon, miss!'"
based on 基于
tough love 严厉的爱
state /steɪt/ v. 陈述、写道
swiftly /ˈswɪftli/ adv. 迅速地、动作快地
single file 指一个人排在另一个人后面（也就是不允许并排行走）
line /laɪn/ n. （排队的）队伍
eye contact 眼神接触、眼神交流
"If a school is too permissive（放任的）, allowing too many exceptions, it risks creating helplessness, selfishness or dependence in its pupils rather than responsibility, consideration and agency. If a school reduces its standards for poorer pupils because of their poverty or difficult home life, it does them a disservice; frankly, it doesn't believe in them enough."
exception /ɪkˈsepʃ(ə)n/ n. 例外（由except加后缀-ion变成名词）
risk /rɪsk/ v. 冒…的风险
helplessness /ˈhelpləsnəs/ n. 无助（由help加上表示否定的后缀-less并变成形容词helpless，再加后缀-ness变成名词）
selfishness /ˈselfɪʃnəs/ n. 自私（由selfish加后缀-ness变成名词）
dependence /dɪˈpendəns/ n. 依赖（由depend加后缀-ence变成名词）
responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪləti/ n. 责任
consideration /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 体谅
agency /ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nsi/ n. 达成某种结果的人
standard /ˈstændəd/ n. 标准、规范
poverty /ˈpɒvəti/ n. 贫困
disservice /dɪsˈsɜːvɪs/ n. 帮倒忙、伤害
frankly /ˈfræŋkli/ adv. 坦率地说
Tom Bennett, the founder of researchED, said: "I've been to this school several times and I'm not surprised by this. It's a beacon（灯塔） of routine, consistency and professionalism – but what many people don't see is its commitment to kindness, manners and altruism（利他）. There's a lot to be gained by reflecting on their example."
founder /ˈfaʊndə(r)/ n. 创办人（由found加上表示人的后缀-er）
researchED 是一个跟教育有关的社会组织
routine /ruːˈtiːn/ n. 常规、惯例
consistency /kənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/ n. 一致、一致性
professionalism /prəˈfeʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ n. 专业素养
commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ n. 投身、致力
kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ n. 友善（由kind加后缀-ness变成名词）
manners /ˈmænəz/ n. 礼貌、教养
reflect /rɪˈflekt/ v. 反思、沉思
Daniel Hannan MEP, who has supported the free school since its inception（开业）, said: "Take a moment to think of what Katharine Birbalsingh has achieved. She fought the bureaucracy to establish a free school. Many of her intake came from disadvantaged backgrounds. She put her trust in old-fashioned teaching methods. Now, five years on, this is the result."
MEP 欧洲议会议员
bureaucracy /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/ n. 官僚机构
establish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ v. 建立
intake /ˈɪnteɪk/ n. 纳入人员（这里指接收的学生）
disadvantaged /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ adj. 处于不利地位的、弱势群体的
background /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ n. 背景（指家庭情况、教育经历等）
old-fashioned 老式的、旧式的
Ms Birbalsingh said: "In schools and in society, we need high expectations, of everyone, even if you're black, or live on a council estate – Why can't they sit exams at the end of the year?"
expectation /ˌekspekˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 期望（由expect加后缀-ation变成名词）
council /ˈkaʊns(ə)l/ n. 市政委员会
estate /ɪˈsteɪt/ n. 房地产（council estate指地方政府为贫困人口提供的廉租房）
sit /sɪt/ v. 参加考试
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