福克斯新闻 美国亚利桑那州规定高中生通过公民考试才能毕业

 

Can you name the Vice¹ President of the United States?

你能说出美国的副总统是谁吗?

Or, who was President during World War II?

或者二战期间的总统是谁?

Students in Arizona better know those answers.

亚利桑那州的学生们最好知道这些答案。

Arizona is the first state in the nation to enact² a law requiring high school students to pass a U.S. citizenship³ civics test.

美国亚利桑那州通过立法，未来高中生必须通过公民考试才能毕业，创下全美各州首例。

Students must correctly answer 60 out of 100 questions to earn a high school diploma or GED.

毕业前必须在共有100题的公民考试中，至少答对60题，才能领到毕业证书或同等学历(GED)证书。

Supporters say the civics test is necessary, because students don't know enough about basic government-while critics argue the test focuses on memorization instead of engaging in civics education.

支持者认为公民测试是必要的,因为学生不充分了解基本的政府,而批评者认为这项测试侧重于记忆,而非公民教育。

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 enact   

vt.制定(法律)；上演，扮演

参考例句：

• The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
• For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。

3 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。