英闻天下——251 Students Protest against Education Cuts in Spain

 　　About 2 thousand secondary students, teachers and their union representatives have marched in Spain's capital, Madrid.

 

　　The march has coincided with the 3rd day of a week-long general strike by students, who are protesting planned cuts in the public education sector¹.

 

　　The cuts are part of the austerity measures being brought in by the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to meet deficit² targets set by European Union.

 

　　Some regions of Spain, such as Madrid, began instituting cuts last year, which has led to wide-spread frustration³ among teachers.

 

　　"Here in Madrid the regional government has already started, they have increased teachers' hours, they have reduced the number of specialists at schools. They have increased student -teacher ratios so that reduces quality. We have less human resources compared to what we had years ago. This model will be extended throughout the country."

 

　　Unions claim the cuts will see 13-thouand part-time teachers lose their jobs.

 

　　Spain's unemployment rate now stands at 26-percent.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。