100-days: Six

Title: School lessons (be) to cover sexting, FGM and mental health(精神健康)

　　be to do sth　将要做某事 　　=> 　will do sth　　

　　sexting　n.（发送）性短信或调情短信　　texting　　sex

　　FGM　女性割礼

　　mental　adj.心理的，精神的，思想的，智慧的，脑[智]力的　　<口>精神病的，意志薄弱的，愚笨的

　　　　　　n.精神病患者

 

The Department for Education (DFE)(主语) has unveiled fresh(=> new 新的) guidelines for sex and health education across England(整个英国).

　　 DfE　英国教育部

　　unveil　v.推出，颁布　　un-　否定　　veil　n.面纱； v.遮盖

　　　　eg.　Huawei recently unveiled its new 5G smartphone　　华为最近推出了5G手机

　　guideline　n.指导方针，指南　　guide　n.指导；指南　　line　n.界限　　

　　　　guideline，guide辨析

　　　　　　这两个词都有“指南，准则”的意思。但是 guideline 通常更具有强制性，比如，“govenment's guideline(政府出台的指导方针)”，而 guide 一般不具有强制性，而更具有指导性，比如，"I never follow recipes exactly when I cook——I just use them as rough guides.（做饭的时候，我从来不照搬菜谱，只是用它们做一个大致的参考。）"

 

Three new subjects have been created——relationships education from primary school(小学), relationships and sex education at secondary school(中学), and health education for all ages in which(指三个新科目) students will learn about the importance of getting enough sleep, the dangers(复数形式强调危险的种类很多) of sexting and how to spot anxiety in their friends.

　　relationship　关系　　文中用到复数形式，特指各种关系

　　get some sleep　<口>睡会　　

　　spot　v.发现，注意到　　近义词　=>　notice

　　　　spot，notice辨析

　　　　　　spot 和 notice 都有“看出，注意到”的意思，但是 spot 通常带有一种努力的意愿，而 notice 更接近于无意中发现。

　　

According to the guidelines, secondary school pupils will be taugh about female genital mutilation(FGM) with a focus on awareness over its illegality(非法) and the availability of support newworks. Students age 11 and older should also be taught about other forms of "honour-based" abuse(打着家族荣誉对受害人实施的虐待), as well as grooming, forced marriage and domestic abuse, the DfE said.

 　　pupil　=>  student　　

　　　　pupil　更侧重于需要老师监督的中小学生

　　genital　(由拉丁词演变而来)　adj.外部生殖器的　　organ of generation　生育的器官

　　mutilation　n.使残缺不全，伤残　　mutilate　v.

　　awareness　　n.察觉，觉悟，意识

　　illegality　n.违法，不法行为

　　availability　n.可得到的东西(或人)；有效，有益；可利用性

　　support network　援助系统（固）

　　abuse　n.虐待，伤害　　mental abuse　精神虐待

　　grooming　n.诱奸儿童

　　domestic abuse　家庭虐待，家暴　　　domestic　adj.国内的；家庭的　　　domestic flights　国内航班　　domestic duties 家庭责任

 

But the government's announcement(公告，通告) comes amid(介词，在…当中) a backlash from parent groups who do not want sex education to be a mandatory(必修课) part of the curriculum(课程).

　　 backlash　n.（社会或政治方面的）强烈反对　　backlash against the new law 对新法律的强烈反对

　　mandatory　adj.强制的；法定的　　mandate　n.命令　　mandatory drug tests　强制药检

　　　　compulsory subjects　必修课

 

MPs(主语) are to debate a petition on Monday demanding(动词的现代分词做后置定语，强烈要求) parents retain the right(权力) to opt their child out of sex education classes in schools after more than 100,000 people stressed parents' "fundamental right(基本权力)" to decide(决定) when their children are taught relationship and  sex education (RSE) topics(话题).

　　 MP　n.议会议员　　Member of Parliament

　　debate sth　就…进行讨论

　　petition　n.请愿书　　petition against　反对做某事　　eg.　a petition against experiments on animals　反对用动物做实验的一封请愿书

　　retain　v.保有，保留　　+ 权利/尊严等

　　opt (sb.) out　(替某人) 选择退出

 

"We have grave concerns about the physical(adj.身体的), psychological(adj.心理的) and spiritual(adj.心灵上的) implications of teaching children about certain sexual(和性相关的) and relational(两性关系的) concepts(主语，概念) proposed in RSE and believe that they(指代前面的concepts) have no place(绝不应该出现) within a mandatory school curriculum," Dr Katherine Sarah Godfrey-Faussett, the petitioner, stated.

　　grave　adj.严重的，深切的　n.坟墓，墓穴　　　a grave situation　一个严肃的情形

　　concern about sth　对某事担忧

　　implication　　n.可能的影响，可能的后果；暗示　　imply　v.暗示

　　　　implication sth　某事的后果

　　relational　两者之间的联系

　　proposed　adj.被提议的，被推荐的　　v.提议，建议(propose)