When it comes to education – we know “what happens to a dream deferred.”
* when
it comes to: as for something; when the situation entails
= as regards to; in matters of; speaking
of
ex> When it comes to cooking,
nobody is better than my mom.
* defer: 연기하다
States were manipulating the numbers to hide the problem. They were defining
dropouts as students who started senior year and didn't graduate. They weren't
counting the millions of students who never even made it to senior year.
* manipulate: 조작하다
* make
it to: to reach a certain level, achievement, place, etc
ex> The hikers left while it was
still dark so they could make it to the top of the mountain by sunrise.
When you think of the young men and
women silently erased from the record – it’s nauseating.
* nauseating [nɔ́:zièitiŋ,-Ʒi-] : 역겨운
States got away with the phony
numbers because so many people just didn't want to face the issue. They knew if
there were huge numbers of dropouts, they would be forced to pick an
explanation: either poor students can’t learn, or schools aren't doing a good
enough job.
* get
away with: to do something without anyone knowing
ex> The boys tried to get away
with cheating on the test by using their phones.
* phony:
fake
ex> The phony one-hundred
dollar bill had a slight bluish tint to it.
It’s the other way around. Improving education is one of the best ways
to solve poverty.
* the
other way around: a reverse of the order; vice versa
ex> We used to prefer to call people
instead of writing them notes, now it’s the other way around.
1. When it comes to literature, French writers are the best.
답글삭제2. If you want to make it to college, you need to study hard.
3. The robbers got away with the bank heist by going in at night.
4. The high school boy tried to pass off a phony ID to buy cigarettes.
5. No, Jim is not Mike’s older brother, it’s the other way around.