[by:英语听力网|http://yingyu.chazidian.com||查字典英语网] [00:00.00]喜欢chazidian.com，就把chazidian.com复制到QQ个人资料中！Lesson 99 Homework [00:02.31]第99课 家庭作业 [00:04.62]"Finished!"Sandy cried "Me too!"Sue cried. [00:07.97]"做完了!"桑迪大声嚷着."我也做完了"苏大声嚷着. [00:11.31]Gretel has often noticed that Sandy and Sue don't have very much homework. [00:14.32]格莱托经常注意到桑迪和苏的作业不多. [00:17.32]She raised the subject at dinner the other evening. [00:19.51]一天晚上吃饭时,她提出了这个问题. [00:21.71]and Mr Clark tried to explain."In some countries,"he said, [00:25.26]克拉克先生解释说:"在有些国家, [00:28.81]"children are made to do a lot of homework from the moment they begin school. [00:31.66]孩子们一上学就得做大量作业. [00:34.51]They're often obliged to learn their lessons by heart [00:36.86]他们经常得背书, [00:39.21]and they are tested each day by their teachers. [00:41.36]每天教师都要考他们. [00:43.52]The children learn from exactly the same books [00:45.68]孩子们用的是同一教材, [00:47.83]and follow a strict state programme. [00:49.97]按照一个严格的全国性计划学习. [00:52.11]It's quite the opposite in England. [00:54.16]在英国恰巧相反. [00:56.22]Teachers rarely make very young children do any homework. [00:58.76]教师很少要小孩子做作业 [01:01.31]They rarely get their pupils to learn lessons by heart. [01:03.70]很少要学生背课文, [01:06.09]The teachers themselves are usually free to choose the books they will use. [01:09.24]教师一般自由选择教科书 [01:12.39]Some teachers don't use books at all! [01:14.38]有的教师压根儿不用教科书. [01:16.38]After the age of 11 or 12,of course, [01:18.52]当然孩子们到了十一二岁 [01:20.67]children are generally made to do some homework,but never very much. [01:23.67]通常要做些作业,但作业量不大. [01:26.67]From the age of 14 onwards they usually have quite a lot, [01:29.43]从14岁开始,他们一般要做很多作业, [01:32.19]as they will be taking important examinations. [01:34.33]因为他们要参加重要的考试. [01:36.47]But even then, [01:37.87]不过即使这时, [01:39.27]the question of homework is largely their own responsibility. [01:42.06]做不做作业很大程度上还是他们自己的事. [01:44.86]Gretel thought English children were very lucky, [01:47.10]格莱托觉得英国的孩子非常幸运, [01:49.35]but Sandy and Sue didn't agree--which is hardly surprising! [01:52.50]但桑迪和苏不同意--这不会令人感到惊讶!