英语听力文摘 English Digest 145、公立学校和私立学校

　　Helen: What’s the difference between state schools and private schools in the UK? First, Mr. Lenon explains, the main difference between private and state schools is money.
Yes, there are two differences between a private school and a state school. The most important one is that parents have to pay fees to go to a private school. Whereas¹ a state school is free of charge.
A boarding school like Harrow is very expensive; the fees are ￡28,000 a year. It’s a lot of money.
But the other difference is that independent schools in this country are not obliged to follow the national state governed curriculum², or even to take the state examinations. So they have a much greater degree of freedom.
Helen: It’s true. I know some schools use the American high school system and there are also schools that offer European qualifications.
I can tell you that the pupils at these schools are treated just like pupils in every other school including the state schools in England. They are not pampered³, very far from it, they are expected to behave well, to work hard; they are punished if they don’t.

1 whereas   

conj.而，却，反之

参考例句：

• They want a house,whereas we would rather live in a flat.他们想要一座房子，而我们宁愿住在一套房间里。
• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。

2 curriculum   

n.课程，（学校等的）全部课程

参考例句：

• Is German on your school's curriculum?你们学校有德语课吗？
• The English curriculum should stress both composition and reading.英语课程对作文和阅读应同样重视。

3 pampered   

adj.饮食过量的，饮食奢侈的v.纵容，宠，娇养( pamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The lazy scum deserve worse. What if they ain't fed up and pampered? 他们吃不饱，他们的要求满足不了，这又有什么关系？ 来自飘（部分）
• She petted and pampered him and would let no one discipline him but she, herself. 她爱他，娇养他，而且除了她自己以外，她不允许任何人管教他。 来自辞典例句