6Sixth：The Pandemic Generation Goes to College

Issue：如何写负态度bad / worse / worst ?

1 be behind 落后了

2 falter v 变差，变坏，衰退 = worsen

e.g. My math education falter. 数学成绩变差了

sth falter 某事变差，某事做主语

3 a rocky transition 不稳定的，不牢固的转变

4 remote learning 远程学习，线上学习

5 flounder v不知所措 迷茫

be floundering 迷茫

sb flounder 某人不知所措

e.g. She found herself floundering in something that should have been mastered — algebra

6 sth falter + sb flounder 搭配使用

押头韵，押尾韵

7 be better equipped to do 更好地准备好做某事

= be better prepared to do sth

……, so that you will be well equipped to do sth. 建议句型

8 虚拟语气表示负态度

If I had learned those skills in high school, I feel like I would have been better equipped to do well in that class.

9 sobering adj 令人惊觉的，令人警醒的 触目惊心

e.g.What they are seeing is sobering, especially because the latest dismal results from the national exam of fourth and eighth graders suggest that they could face year after year of incoming students struggling to catch up.

10 dismal adj 惨淡的 愁云惨雾

dismal result 惨淡的结果

e.g. 同上

11 be behind→struggle to catch up 落后 – 努力赶上 struggle – 很难赶上（负）

12 significant / drastic declines 显著下降

significant一般表示程度，而不表示重要

13 show a dip in reading

dip = decline 下滑，下降

state show a dip in sth 数据在某件事情上展示出了下滑

结合12与13：

show a significant / drastic dip / decline / increase in sth

在某件事上出现了严重的下滑(上升)（图表类作文）

14 disjointed high school experiences 不连贯的高中学习生活

disjointed adj 支离破碎的，断断续续的 = broken

15 trail v 拖后腿 拖累，造成负面影响 sth trail sb

trailer 拖车

16 tentative adj 犹豫不决，踌躇不前（带有焦虑、纠结的感觉）

17 obstacle / barrier / challenge 阻碍 difficulty

18 hard / difficult / challenging / tough 困难的

19 problem / the swirl of issues 问题的漩涡

20 get a crisis 遇到问题

21 move in the wrong direction 南辕北辙（本质分析）

move in the wrong direction in the first step 从一开始就走错了方向

22 be stunned / shocked to see sth 看到某物很震惊

stunning beauty 艳丽不可方物 目眩神迷

23 remediation needs 补救的需求

remedy 解药

24 whittle their syllabuses 削减内容（客观）

lower their expectations 降低预期（主观）

25 sth pain sb 某事让某人心痛

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当下学生的三大问题

lack sharp foundational math skills 缺乏过硬的基础（客观）

lack rigorous study habits 缺乏主动的习惯（主观）

flawed understandings of basic concepts 基本概念理解瑕疵 / 模棱两可

有关差距(gap)的表述

27 that gap will propagate 差距加大

28 make an extra effort to bridge / slim that gap 缩小差距

29 sth do not work at all for sb 某物对某人完全没用（下次别再想useful啦~）

30 make up for the lost time 弥补失去的时间

31 higher levels of anxiety and a reduced willingness to find support 躺平/摆烂

32 give sb the black eye

black eye 的两层含义：

1.眼睛青肿

2.耻辱，丢人现眼

33 the long tail of pandemic 疫情的长期影响

34 more reserved / less eager to engage in large group activities 内向

35 come back into a social setting 回到社交的场景里

36 harbor a “level of apathy” 感觉有一种冷漠

harbor – n.港口 v. 持有某种态度

apathy / indifference – 冷漠

37 pandemic torpedo our college experience

torpedo – n.鱼雷 v.彻底摧毁 = devastate = destroy

38 instill a sense of belonging 灌输归属感

39 stage event 安排活动

40 create places to relax 创造放松的地方

41 we hit the wide open mouth of the river 面对的是河口一样大的鸿沟/问题