夏说英语新闻晨读 第587期:学校拒绝家长入内 称其着装不合要求

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When a school in Houston, Texas, announced that parents must also follow dress code guidelines, it ignited a larger debate about appropriate attire¹ and standards for parents across the nation. Principal Carlotta Brown of James Madison High School announced the new dress code guidelines for parents and guests a day after the mother of a prospective² student was denied entry to the school because of her attire. Wearing a T-shirt dress and headscarf, Joselyn Lewis says she was turned away by school administrators³ when she attempted to enrol⁴ her daughter into the school.

dress code: 着装要求
follow guidelines: 遵守指导意见
guideline: n. 指导意见
ignite: vt. 激起；点燃
近义表达：lead to provoke
debate: n. 争论；辩论
可替换的表达：controversy/discussion
appropriate: adj. 合适的
attire: n. 服装
principal: n. 校长
英式英语：headmaster
prospective student: 预备学生
deny: vt. 不允许，拒绝；否定
entry: n. 进入；加入（enter v.）
headscarf: n. （妇女戴的）头巾
scarf: n. 围巾
attempt: vt. 努力；尝试（try）
enrol: vt. 注册；使加入（enroll; register）

1 attire   

v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装

参考例句：

• He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
• Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。

2 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

3 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

4 enrol   

v.（使）注册入学，（使）入学，（使）入会

参考例句：

• I like your institute but I do not want to enrol.我喜欢你们学院但我不想报名去你院。
• They decided to enrol him as a member of the society.他们决定吸收他成为会社的成员。