VOA慢速英语:No National Standards: A Strength or Weakness of US Schools

短语讲解：

1. What American students are expected to learn has long been different from state to state.

be expected to期望做…，被预计做…
例句：They are expected to win the election with ease.
预计他们在竞选中能够轻易获胜。
be different from与…不同
例句：Their tastes are different from mine.
他们的爱好与我的不同。

2. To some people, the lack of national academic standards is an important limit on federal powers.

a lack of缺乏
例句：Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence. 
勤奋工作往往可以弥补智力的不足。
academic standards学术水平

3. Now, state governors and chief school officers are leading a movement toward what are known as the "common core state standards."

be known as被认为是
例句：Philadelphia may be known as home of the establishment and ethnics. 
费城也许是名门和族裔之乡。 

4. Accepting the standards helped states that competed last year for federal money for school reform efforts.

compete for为夺取…比赛
例句：These young men competed for the gold medal.
这些年轻人为夺取金牌而比赛。

5. Any school that receives federal or state money is going to be required to use the common core standards.

be required to do被要求做…
例句：Workers in this factory are required to clock in.
这家工厂规定工人上班要签到。

6. He believes the federal government should have no role in education -- none.

have a role in与..有关;对..有影响
例句：Platelets have a major role in hemostasis. 
血小板在止血中起主要作用。

7. She also disagrees with those who say the standards could limit the ability of teachers to be creative.

disagrees with不同意,不一致,不适合
例句：I disagree with this view.
我不同意这个看法。

8. The reality is the standards give you keys and tools to understand what the objectives are, and understand what the questions on whatever state assessment you’re going to take are going to cover. I can be as creative as I want to, especially if I have a good team of teachers to work with, and that we can work together and bounce ideas off each other.

be going to要,会,将要
例句：We are going to travel by jet.
我们打算乘喷射机旅行。
work with与…在一起干
例句：I find it so refreshing to work with young people in this department.
我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
bounce off试探(某人对某一新设想和意见);大发议论
例句：They bounced their ideas off each other.
他们相互交换彼此的想法。