VOA慢速英语:欧洲的罗姆人未接受平等的教育

n. 不利，劣势，短处; 损失;
[例句]His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles
他的两个主要竞争对手因长期政治流亡而处于不利的地位。

2.primary school

n. 小学，初等学校; 参见：elementary school;
[例句]Greenside Primary School.
格林赛德小学

3.homogeneous

adj. 均匀的; 同性质的，同类的; 由相同（或同类型）事物（或人）组成的; [数] 齐性的，齐次的;
[例句]The unemployed are not a homogeneous group
失业者不能一概而论。

4.nomadic

adj. 游牧的; 流浪的;
[例句]The daughter of a railway engineer, she at first had a somewhat nomadic childhood.
作为一个铁路工程师的女儿，她最初的童年生活有些漂泊不定。

5.myth

n. 神话; 神怪故事; 奇人，奇事; 虚构的人，虚构的事;
v. 使神话化;
[例句]There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.
有一个著名的希腊神话，讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。

6.eviction

n. 逐出，赶出; （租地，租房等的） 收回;
[例句]He was facing eviction, along with his wife and family
他和妻子、家人正面临着被驱逐。

7.procedure

n. 程序，手续; 工序，过程，步骤; 诉讼程序，（议会的）议事程序; 〈罕〉进行;
[例句]A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure
活组织检查通常是一个很小的外科手术。

8.enrollment

n. 注册; 登记; 入会;
[例句]The enrollment has closed.
注册已经截止。

9.negative

adj. 消极的，否认的; [数] 负的; [心] 反抗性的; 无预期结果的;
n. 否定词语; 否定的观点; 消极性; [摄] 底片;
vt. 否定; 拒绝;
[例句]The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative
来自海外的消息特别不容乐观。

10.eligible

adj. 合适的; 在（法律上或道德上）合格的; 有资格当选的; 称心如意的;
n. 合格者; 合适者; 称心如意的人; 合乎条件的人（或东西）;
[例句]Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today's election
大约有一半人有资格参加今天的选举投票。

11.achievement gap

网络 成绩差距; 成绩落差; 成就差距;
[例句]And in Chile, targeting resources to low-performing schools significantly reduced the achievement gap between

indigenous and non-indigenous children.
在智利，把资源定位于绩效较差的学校显著缩小了土著人口和非土著人口儿童之间的学习成绩差异。