(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.
More people are able to receive higher education worldwide than in the past, but the amount of higher education is causing social and economic divisions in many countries. A recent study by the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) also finds that some developing countries are making surprising progress.
Five years ago, the world financial crisis hurt many nations, but it did not slow growth in education. A recent OECD report notes the quality and amount of education is increasing the division between what it calls the haves and the have-nots.
In some areas, rising unemployment has affected people with lower education levels more than others. They earn considerably less than those with higher degrees. There are 34 economically developed countries in the OECD. Among those countries, the unemployment rate for people with a university education is about five percent. However, the rate is almost twenty percent for 25-34-year olds who do not have a university degree. This situation also exists in developing economies.
Andreas Schleicher is the Education and Skills Director for the OECD. He says the finding is a surprise.
"You can see that in Brazil, you can see that in east Asia. For the countries where we do have the data, it is a pretty common trend. And the recent financial crisis has amplified that trend. Education makes more of a difference in terms of your life chances than it used to," Schleicher said.
The report finds that education makes a greater difference for individuals within countries. But it also notes that education is reducing divisions between developed and developing countries. Andreas Schleicher says countries like China, Vietnam and Brazil are making education an important goal. He says they are investing their limited resources to get good teachers and school leaders.
"What is really interesting when you look at this data: the world is no longer divided between rich and well educated nations, and poor and badly educated ones. Some of these middle-income countries see enormous progress," said Schleicher.
The report says education rates are expending faster in many developing countries than in rich ones.
The Education at a Glance 2014 report provides detailed information about education in the OECD member states. It also reports on non-member countries including China, India, Colombia, Brazil and Russia.
And that's the Economics Report form VOA Learning English. For more of our programs, go to our website learningenglish.voanews.com. And follow us on Facebook and Twitter. I'm Mario Ritter.
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词汇解释
1.amplify vt. 放大，扩大；增强；详述 vi. 详述
The music was amplified with microphones.
那音乐被麦克风扩大了。
2.division n.分歧; 不和
The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains.
富裕的西部和贫穷的东部之间的对立依然存在。
3.glance n. 一瞥；一滑；闪光 vi. 扫视，匆匆一看；反光；瞥闪，瞥见 vt. 扫视；瞥见；擦过
One could tell at a glance that she was a compassionate person.
一眼就能看出她是一个富有同情心的人。
内容解析
1.Education makes more of a difference in terms of your life chances than it used to,
in terms of 依据；按照；在…方面；以…措词
There is a substantial payback in terms of employee and union relations.
雇员和工会关系大有改观。
These resorts, like Magaluf and Arenal, remain unbeatable in terms of price.
像马加拉夫和阿雷纳尔这样的度假胜地，在价格方面仍具有绝对的优势。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。
与过去相比，全世界范围内越来越多人能获得高等教育，但高等教育程度在很多国家造成了社会和经济分化。经济发展与合作组织最近的研究发现，一些发展中国家取得了惊人的进步。
5年前，世界金融危机令很多国家遭殃，但并没有导致教育发展的后退。OECD最近的报告称，教育质量和程度加剧了贫富分化。
在一些地区，失业率的升高对教育水平低的人的影响大于其他人，与高学历者相比，这些人的收入也要低得多。经合组织涵盖34个经济发达国家，在这些国家中，大学文化者的失业率为5%，但对于25到34岁之间没有大学学历的人群来说，失业率将近20%。发展中国家也存在这个问题。
安德烈亚斯·施莱歇是经合组织教育与技术主任，他说这一发现令人吃惊。
“在巴西和东亚都能发现这个问题，在我们有数据的国家中，这是常见的趋势。最近的经济危机也加剧了这一趋势，与过去相比，教育对人生机会的影响在加大。”
该报告发现，教育对各国的个体造成较大差异，但也发现，教育在缩小发达国家和发展中国家的差距。安德烈亚斯·施莱歇说中国、越南和巴西等国家将教育视为重大目标，他说这些国家将有限的资源投资于获得良好的教师和学校领导上。
“看看这些数据，有趣的是，全世界不再分为教育富国和教育贫国，一些中等收入国家取得了惊人进步。”
这份报告称与发达国家相比，很多发展中国家的教育比例提高更快。
这份2014年各国教育概览报告提供了经合组织国家教育方面的详细信息，还报告了中国、印度、哥伦比亚、巴西和俄罗斯等非成员国家的情况。
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