China Daily原文：

The Ministry of Education has asked the publisher of primary school math textbooks to revise the illustrations after they caused a public outcry for being unappealing and inappropriate.

教育部要求小学数学教科书的出版商修改这些插图，因为这些插图因缺乏吸引力、不合时宜，而引起了公众的强烈抗议。

来看到这段话中的重点词汇

1.The Ministry of Education 教育部

ministry n.（政府）部门

the Ministry of Defence 国防部

the ministry of agriculture 农业部

2.publisher n. 出版商

publish v. 出版

3.revise the illustration 修正插画

revise v. 修正，修订

illustration n. 阐释；插画

4.cause a public outcry 引起公众的强烈抗议

接着看到第二段：

The ministry has asked the People's Education Press to carry out prompt rectification measures and make sure the new textbooks are available for students before the start of the autumn semester in September, it said in a news release on Saturday.

教育部在周六的新闻发布会上表示，已要求人民教育出版社立即采取整改措施，确保新教材在9月份秋季学期开始前供学生使用。

4.People's Education Press 人教社

5.carry out prompt rectification measures 立即采取整改措施

carry out 采取，实施

prompt adj. 迅速的

rectification n. 整改，修正，矫正

6.news release 新闻发布会

release v. 释放；发售；发布 n. 发布会

拓展

“新闻发布会”的其他表达：

7.news/press briefing

例句

They're holding a press briefing tomorrow.

他们明天将召开新闻发布会。