西方文化背景第二部分

Part II Education
1.School Life
Greeting the Teacher (向老师问好)
When the teacher arrives, you should say ,
对男老师：Hello/Good morning /aftenoon,Mr+男老师的姓
对已婚女老师：Hello/Good morning/afternoon, Mrs+女老师的姓
对未婚女老师：Hello/Good morning /aftenoon, Miss+女老师的姓
对已/未婚女老师：Hello/Good morning /aftenoon,Ms+女老师的姓
注意：中国人习惯问候“老师好”，“Hello,teacher+老师的姓”在英语中却是不恰当的。

Coming Late 迟到
When you come late for class, you should say ―Excuse me ,may I come in?‖
当学生上课迟到，应礼貌的说：“对不起，我可以进来吗？”
Looking at Other’s work（窥视别人的作业）
未经他人同意，窥视别人所写的任何东西或考
试分数，都是不礼貌的。

在考试或测验中，“帮
助”他人或请他人“帮忙”都是极不诚实和愚蠢的。

Work and rest (作息时间)
On school days, American high school students
get up at 7o’clock in the morning .At 12 o’clock
the students eat lunch at school,and they do not
have a short
sleep or nap in the afternoon.After lunch ,they have class until 3 o’clock.Their major classes are English ,mathematics ,social syudies and science. They take classes for six hours each day and then return home. Parents allow their cildren to play or watch television until supper at 6 o’clock. After
supper, at 6 o’ clock.After supper , they do their homework..
美国的中学生早上七点起来，在学校吃完午餐后没有午睡时间，继续上课直到下午三点。

放学后学生有许多自由时间来阅读,与老师交谈或参加喜爱的体育活动等。

2.Higher Education in the US 美国高等教育
Out of more than three million students who graduate form high school ech year ,about one million go og for higher eduction.College and university enrollment is based upon students’high school records; recommendations form their high school teacher;the impression they make during interviews at the university;and students’scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (sat).
美国高等院校发的招收比例高达三分之一。

招手学生依据四个条件：学生的平时成绩，教师的推荐，与大学招生负责人面试后留给他们的总体印象，以及学习能力倾向测试的成绩。

cational System in the UK英国的教育体系
There are over 25,000 nursery and primary schools and nearly 5,000 secondary schools with a total students population of over 9 million in britain. Education is compulsory for all between the ages of 5and 16.There are some 90 universities, including the Open University.The population of young people entering higher education in universities and colleges was one in four.About 90 percent of the state sceondary school population in britain attend comprehensive schools.Besides, there are independent schlools which are referred to as ―public schlools‖. Many of britain’s public schools are long-established and have gained a reputation for their high academic standards, as well as their exclusiveness and snobbery.
英国有25000多所幼儿园和小学及近5000所中学，学生总数超过900万。

所有5岁至16岁的青少年都要接受义务教育。

包括开放大学在内，英国共有大约90所大学。

接受高等教育的年轻人的比例约为四分之一。

90%的公里中等学校的学生就读于综合中学，其他孩子则就读于文法学校或现代中学。

此外，还有一些被称为“公学”的私立学校。

英国很多公学历史悠久，并以其要求严格和自命不凡的学术水平为人民所知。

4.C hildren’s Education in the UK 英国的儿童教育
Children’s education in England is usually divided into 2 stages. Children at the age of 5 to 11 usually have their primary school education;ad then they move to secondary school to stay until 16.The shool year is 39 weeks long and is divided into 6 terns :September to October; October to December ; January to February; February to March; April to May ; June to July.Their main School holidays are; Christmas—2 weeks; Spring—2 weeks; Summer –6 weeks.
英国儿童的教育分两个阶段：通常5至11岁为小学生；接着进入中学，一般16岁中学毕业。

全学年39周分为6各学期，分别是：9—10月；10—12月；1—2月；2—3月；4—5月；6—7月。

期中主要的假日为：圣诞假2周；春假2周;暑假6周。