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About 700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year as recession stricken families pushed kids to work, and a weak economic recovery will allow only a slight improvement in the drop out rate in 2010, a top education official said.
高級教育官說，墨西哥去年大約有700,000個孩子因為受經濟不景氣的影響而被家人逼去工作，微弱的經濟復蘇將對2010年的輟學率只帶來輕微的好轉。
Mexico's economy suffered more than any other in Latin America last year, shrinking an estimated 7 percent due to a plunge in U.S. demand for Mexican exports such as cars.
去年墨西哥的經濟比任何其他拉丁美洲國家都糟，由于美國對墨西哥輸出品如汽車的需求下降，估計經濟萎縮達7％。
The decline led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who left primary or middle school in 2009, said Juan de Dios Castro, who heads the nation's adult education program and keeps a close watch on drop-out rates.
迪奧斯·卡斯特羅說：“這種下降導致中小學生的輟學率增加了4%?！彼菄页扇私逃椖康念I導人，并密切關注輟學率的問題。
"Poverty rose and that is a factor that makes our job more difficult, " Castro told Reuters in an interview earlier this month.
卡斯特羅在這個月初接受路透社的采訪時說：“貧困率的上升使這里的工作更難找?！?/div>
Hindered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year.
墨西哥的經濟今年只是部分復蘇，仍受高額稅收和低出口需求量的阻擋。
As a result, drop-out rates will not improve much, Castro said. "There will be some improvement, but not significant, "Castro said.
卡斯特羅說：“結果輟學率沒有得到改善，即使有一點變化，但也不顯著?！?/div>
Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table, and children often sell candy and crafts in the streets or work in restaurants.
墨西哥歷來有很高輟學率，貧困家庭迫使孩子外出工作貼補家用。這些孩子經常在街上賣糖果、手工藝品，或是在餐館打工。
The nation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-term competitiveness of the Mexican economy.
國家的輟學率問題是最近由于墨西哥經濟的長期競爭力而產生的壞消息。
Mexico's politicians have resisted mending the country's tax, energy and labor laws for decades, leaving its economy behind countries such as Brazil and Chile.
墨西哥的政治家幾十年來堅持修補國家稅收、能源和勞動力法規，使得經濟發展落后于巴西、智力這樣的國家。
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| competitiveness | [kəm'petitivnis] |
想一想再看 n. 競爭能力 |
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| candy | ['kændi] |
想一想再看 n. 糖果 |
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| decline | [di'klain] |
想一想再看 n. 衰微，跌落; 晚年 |
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| recovery | [ri'kʌvəri] |
想一想再看 n. 恢復，復原，痊愈 |
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| interview | ['intəvju:] |
想一想再看 n. 接見，會見，面試，面談 |
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| partially | ['pɑ:ʃəli] |
想一想再看 adv. 部份地，一部份地，不公平地 |
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| primary | ['praiməri] |
想一想再看 adj. 主要的，初期的，根本的，初等教育的 |
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| improvement | [im'pru:vmənt] |
想一想再看 n. 改進，改善 |
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| factor | ['fæktə] |
想一想再看 n. 因素，因子 |
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| plunge | [plʌndʒ] |
想一想再看 v. 使投入，跳入，栽進 |
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