双语趣听精彩世界 第14期:贫困家庭的天才学生为何拼不过富二代

 　　英国每日邮报:一项调查显示,很多来自贫困家庭的天才学生都与顶尖大学擦身而过了,相反,那些天资不那么的聪颖但家庭条件比较好的学生反而上了好大学.

　　贫困生与富二代

　　Daily Mail: More than 2,000 bright children from poor homes are missing out on places at top universities because they get lost in a 'secondary school maze¹', that's according to new research.

　　These disadvantaged students are being overtaken by less able but more well-off pupils despite their early promise.

　　Former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn, chairman of the Social Mobility² and Child Poverty Commission, which published the findings, warned Britain is wasting talent on 'an industrial scale'.

1 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

2 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。