Making the grade 達標(biāo)了
Students at Clifton College in Bristol celebrating their A-level results.
今日短語
如果某人或某事被形容為 makes the grade, 意思是說他們達標(biāo)了,符合要求,成功了。但這個短語往往用于否定句式,比如當(dāng)什么事情沒做好或不符合要求的時候。請注意以下例句中這個短語的用法。
今日小常識
There has been a fall in the proportion of A-levels awarded an A or A* grade for the first time in over two decades. This summer's results show 26.6% of A-level entries achieved the top two grades - down from 27% last year. About 335,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been receiving their results - with many finding out whether they have made the grade for university.
英國高考成績中A 和 A*成績的比例在過去20年來首次降低。
今年夏季公布的成績中26.6% 的考分達到了這兩個最高分,而去年的比例則是27%。
大約有 335,000 名英格蘭、威爾士和北愛爾蘭的高中畢業(yè)生這兩天陸續(xù)收到了自己的高考成績單,大多數(shù)學(xué)生也將由此得知是否達到了報考大學(xué)的分?jǐn)?shù)線。
例句
The marking of exams has been tougher this year and many students just didn't make the grade.
This work is awful. It simply doesn't make the grade.
I have every confidence in you and expect you to make the grade.
請注意
當(dāng)你 grade someone down on something 這就是說你給別人的表現(xiàn)打低分,這是因為他們可能犯了某個錯誤。
I'm afraid I had to grade you down on your essay for poor spelling.