In the United States,people go through kindergarten for two to three years,grade one to five in elementaryschool,six to eight in middle school,and nine to twelve in high school.Many people also go to college for four years.
在美國,人們上兩年到三年的幼稚園,小學(xué)是從一到五年級,六到八年級是初中,九到十二年級是高中。很多也也會(huì)再用四年的時(shí)間去上大學(xué)(學(xué)院)。
For high school students who want to get into a good college,they must work hard on their grades and also do well on national aptitude test like the SAT or ACT,because that would improve the students' chances of getting accepted by the colleges.
對于想上好大學(xué)的高中生來說,為了拿到好的成績,他們必須非常用功;而且要才好如SAT或ACT這種全國性的才能(能力傾向)測驗(yàn),因?yàn)檫@些(好的SAT或ACT成績)可以增加學(xué)生樣被大學(xué)錄取的機(jī)會(huì)。
Grades are usually determined by tests and examinations.Tests are given a few times during a semester to give students an idea of what had been taught and what they should know.Final exams are given at the end ofa semester;they cover everything the students should have learned during the entire semester.
(課業(yè))成績通常是通過測驗(yàn)和考試來決定的。一個(gè)學(xué)期中會(huì)有幾次測驗(yàn),目的是為了讓學(xué)生對于(老師)所教的是些什么和自己應(yīng)該學(xué)到什么有個(gè)概念。學(xué)期的最后會(huì)有個(gè)期末考試,這考試包含了學(xué)生在整個(gè)學(xué)期中應(yīng)該學(xué)到的所有內(nèi)容。
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