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原文
“I would have thought that a school district with a growing number of Asian students would be seen as a positive thing, “ study co-author Leah Boustan, an economist at Princeton University, reasoned.
“Because we have these perceptions — partially based on real data about the educational background of Asian parents, but also partially stereotypes that are expanded beyond the reality — that somehow, Asian kids would be better prepared, that they would be better peers who would elevate classroom discussion.”
The theme of white and Asian families jostling for educational opportunity has been sounded more frequently in recent years, especially in highly educated, middle-class settings.
Last summer, the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard showcased the comparatively superior academic credentials of many Asian applicants to elite universities, as well as the various alternative criteria that colleges use to select their classes.
It may also reflect some bedrock truths about what different families prioritize in education and child-rearing.
Not only did Asian families outspend white families overall, they were also more likely to direct their spending toward tutoring and instruction outside of school.
By comparison, whites outspent Asians on sports and cultural activities like trips to parks, concerts, and museums.
If middle-class parents feared that their children would be outshone in the classroom, they might well change schools — or even move.
带着问题听讲解
- 如何理解单词 jostle？
- 根据文章，亚裔学生入学后白人家庭搬走的最大原因是什么？
- 根据文章，亚裔孩子在国际社会上被赋予的刻板印象是什么？
讲解
重点词汇
suburb
/ˈsʌb.ɝːb/
n. 城郊；近郊；（尤指中产阶级居住的）郊区城镇
- 例句：His family lives in the suburbs.
drift
/drɪft/
v. 流动；缓缓移动；缓慢行走
- 例句：The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident.（人群渐渐从事故现场散去。）
enroll
/ɪnˈroʊl/
v.（使）加入；注册；登记
- 搭配短语：to enroll in a course（注册学习一门课程）
outright
/ˌaʊtˈraɪt/
adj. 无保留的；公开的
- 搭配短语：outright hostility（公开的敌视）
peer
/pɪr/
n. 同龄人；同辈
- 搭配短语：peer pressure（同侪压力；同辈之间的压力）
jostle
/ˈdʒɑː.səl/
v. 争抢，争夺（关注、奖赏等）;（在人群中）挤，推，推搡
- 相关词汇：wrestle（v. 摔跤；扭斗）
- 例句：The two men wrestled with each other.
例句：Don't jostle against me.（别挤我。）搭配短语：two candidates jostling for votes（两个争夺选票的候选人）
showcase
/ˈʃoʊ.keɪs/
v. 充分展示
- 词性拓展：showcase（n. 玻璃陈列柜）近义词：exhibit；display例句：The standup comedy showcased their unique style of humour.（那场脱口秀展现了他们独特的幽默风格。）
credential
/krɪˈden.ʃəl/
n.(pl) 资历，资格；资格证书
- 例句：He has all the credentials for the job.（他做这项工作完全够格。）
bedrock
/ˈbed.rɑːk/
n. 基石；基岩
- 例句：Mutual trust is the bedrock of a relationship.（互相信任是交往的基石。）搭配短语：the bedrock principle（根本原则）
rear
/rɪr/
v. 养育，抚养
- 近义词：raise; to bring sb. up例句：I was reared in Hunan. = I was raised in Hunan.（我在湖南长大。）
outspend
/ˌaʊtˈspend/
v. 比（他人）花费多；超支
- 词根词缀：out-（表示“超越，超过”）
- 派生词：outnumber（v. 在数量上压倒）；outlive（v. 比……活得更久）
例句：He outspends his earnings.（他的支出超过收入。）
outshine
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn/
v. 胜过，比……更出色
- 词根词缀：out-（表示“胜过，比……更强”）
- 派生词：outrun（v. 比……跑得更快）
例句：She has begun to outshine me in sports.（她在体育方面要超过我了。）
might well
有可能
- 英文释义：used for saying that something is likely to happen or is likely to be true例句：We might well have to wait two weeks before we know the results.（我们可能要等两周才能知道结果。）
