【英语时差8,16】“从头抓起”项目

ANNCR: Project Head Start – On today's Congressional Moment The Head Start program was one of ten federal programs established by Congress in The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Project Head Start was originally launched as an eight–week summer experiment. Part of the Johnson administration's "War on Poverty," it was designed to offer preschool children of low–income families — and their parents — a variety of programs to meet their emotional, social, nutritional¹, psychological and health needs, so that the children could start school better equipped to succeed. It was well received by parents, educators, child development specialists and community leaders. As a result, Project Head Start continued beyond its first eight weeks. Congress expanded its budget, and it grew in size and scope. In 1969, it became a permanent government program and was moved to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Head Start program currently serves over 900,000 children annually², in all 50 States. There is some controversy³ about the long–term benefits of Head Start to students, and discussion about what sort of follow through is needed to keep children at this higher level once they've left the program. Yet it remains⁴ a model for early educational assistance and development. It has enrolled⁵ more than 22 million low-income children since its modest beginning in 1965… including both an NFL superstar and a current member of the U.S. Congress.

1 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。

2 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》