【轻松英文阅读】禁止早恋

 Several Chinese middle schools have decided¹ to snip² young romances in the bud with the establishment of new rules for their students.

 

In some cases, the rules can be quite vague. For instance, one school rule simply states that there can be no “close interaction” between students regardless of gender³.

 

The rules at another school are stated more clearly. There, students of different sexes may not be within 50 centimeters of one another. Moreover, boys and girls are strictly⁴ forbidden from traveling in pairs.

 

The rules were created out of concern that middle school students suffer academically when they are involved in relationships.

 

Not all are in agreement with the new rules. Some have called them “ridiculous” and even “barbaric.”

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 snip   

n.便宜货，廉价货，剪，剪断

参考例句：

• He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper.现在他已经开始剪这张纸。
• The beautifully made briefcase is a snip at £74.25.这个做工精美的公文包售价才74.25英镑，可谓物美价廉。

3 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

4 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。