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Background
1. The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American "fact tank", which is based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center does not take explicit policy positions, and is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
2. Ewha Womans University (Hangul: ; Hanja: 梨花女子大學校) is a private women's university in Seoul, South Korea founded in 1886 by the AmericanMethodist Episcopal Church. It is the world's largest female educational institute and has been one of the most prestigious universities in the country since its founding in 1886.
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For the first reading
P1: by quoting a Korean girl’s online opinion, the author reveals the topic of the passage: education.
P2: The author may retrospect the once-glorious education system in South Korea serving as a foil to reflect the embarrassing status quo.
P3: Apparently, we can deduce that many of the rich are not only investing heavily on education, but also pulling the strings of education system in the dark.
P4: The author explicitly points out the source of the deteriorating education inequality originates form the fierce competition in the job market.
P5-P6: Students as well as government have realized the ponderance of the issue. They are all taking actions now.
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For the second reading
Degrees of disenchantment
Inequality in South Korea
Seoul
Young people are losing faith in an elitist education system
1. elitist /e??li?t?st, ?-/ adj? an elitist system, government etc is one in which a small group of people have more power and advantages than other people
P1: Word&Phrase:
1. prestigious /pres?t?d?.?s/ adjective? greatly respected and admired, usually because of being important
2.Turn out 證明是，結果是；關掉修档；驅逐咒锻；生產
3.Go to great lengths to do 竭盡全力做...
4.secure (OBTAIN) /s??kj???/ US /-?kj?r/ verb [T] FORMAL
???to get something, sometimes with difficulty
5.Tailor-made 特制的；裁縫縫制的
6.alter (CHANGE) /??l.t??/ US /?ɑ?l.??/ verb [I or T] to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
7.subterfuge /?s?b.t?.fju?d?/ US /-t?-/ noun [C or U]? a trick or a dishonest way of achieving something
Sentence:
1. Last month a court ruled that the nine people involved in this subterfuge had fundamentally shaken the “values of fairness that prop up our society”.
P2: Word&Phrase:
1.coaching /?k?ut??? US ?kou-/ n [U]
???1) a process in which you teach a person or team the skills they need for a sport
???2) the process of helping someone prepare for an important test or prepare what they should say or do in a particular situation
2.tuition /tju????.?n/ US /?tu?-/ noun [U]
? 1) MAINLY UK teaching, especially when given to a small group or one person, such as in a college or university
? 2) MAINLY US the money paid for this type of teaching
3.spawn (START) /sp??n/ US /spɑ?n/ verb [T] to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly
4.stamina /?st?m.?.n?/ noun [U]? the physical and/or mental strength to do something which might be difficult and which will take a long time:
Sentence:
1. By 2007 over three-quarters of students were receiving some form of private tuition, spawning a maxim about the three necessities to win a place at a good university: “father’s wealth, mother’s information, child’s stamina”.
2. But so important is the right degree to a student’s prospects in life that rich families began spending heavily on coaching to improve their children’s chances, leaving poorer families behind.
P3: Word&Phrase:
1.manipulate (INFLUENCE) /m??n?p.j?.le?t/ verb [T] MAINLY DISAPPROVING
?? to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly
2.spectacularly /spek?t?k.j?.l?.li/ US /-l?-/ adverb extremely
3.Think-tank 智囊團
4.Attest to 證明催跪，證實
5.perception (SIGHT) /p??sep.??n/ US /p?-/ noun [U]
? 1) an awareness of things through the physical senses, especially sight:
? 2) someone's ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people:
6.slang (INFORMAL LANGUAGE) /sl??/? noun [U]? very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written, used especially by particular groups of people
P4: Word&Phrase:
1.galling? /?g??l?? US ?g??-/ adj
making you feel upset and angry because of something that is unfair
2. fierce /f??s/ US /f?rs/ adjective? physically violent and frightening
P5: Word&Phrase:
1.speak out 暢所欲言锁蠕；大膽地說；大聲地說
2.boycott /?b??.k?t/ US /-kɑ?t/ verb [T] to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval
3.Hand out 分發(fā)懊蒸；施舍荣倾；把...拿出來
4.Take a stand 表態(tài)；采取立場骑丸；表明立場
5.spurn /sp??n/ US /sp??n/ verb [T] SLIGHTLY FORMAL to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having:
Sentence：
1. By spurning the rat race, they hope to raise “fundamental questions” about prevailing values.
P6: Word&Phrase:
1.legislation /?led?.??sle?.??n/ noun [U]? a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament
2.thick (CLOSE TOGETHER) /θ?k/ adjective? growing close together and in large amounts
3.amendment ?/??mendm?nt/ n? [U and C] a small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this
?? amendment to? an amendment to the resolution
Sentence：
1.?she scored badly in her written exam, but was given full marks for the interview.
2. The amendment would require all university interviews to be recorded or minuted for transparency.
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