中国顶尖高校取消四六级和学位挂钩（讲解版）|E0926

▍原文

A top university in northwest China has scrapped English tests as a prerequisite for graduation, rekindling a heated debate about the role of the world’s lingua franca in the country’s education system.

In a notice Wednesday, the Xi’an Jiaotong University said students will no longer need to pass a nationwide standardized English test to be able to graduate with bachelor’s degrees.

“Very good. I hope other universities will follow suit.” said a comment with more than 24,000 likes on microblogging site Weibo.

▍语言点

1. top university 顶尖大学

2. scrap /skræp/ v. 取消，废弃(cancel)

· scrap/cancel English test 取消英语考试

3. prerequisite /ˌpriːˈrekwəzɪt/ n.先决条件，前提

· 构词：pre-先前，requisite要求

4. rekindle /ˌriːˈkɪnd(ə)l/ v. 重新点燃

· 构词：re-重新，kindle点燃

· rekindle a heated debate 重新引发了一场激烈的辩论

5. lingua franca 通用语(来自拉丁语)

6. nationwide /ˌneɪʃ(ə)nˈwaɪd/adj. 全国性的

7. standardize /ˈstændərdaɪz/ v. 使标准化

· standard /ˈstændərd/ n. 标准

· standardized test 标准化考试

8. bachelor’s degree 学士学位

· master’s degree 硕士学位

9. follow suit 仿效，照做

· suit /suːt/ n. 同一个花色的牌(纸牌游戏)

· His elder brother went to medical school, he followedsuit.

他的哥哥读了医学院，他也跟着去考了。

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