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【F1】Italy may be facing economic depression, but for Siggi, a textile firm near Vicenza in the north-east of the country, 2009 o
【F1】Italy may be facing economic depression, but for Siggi, a textile firm near Vicenza in the north-east of the country, 2009 o
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2015-03-25
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【F1】
Italy may be facing economic depression, but for Siggi, a textile firm near Vicenza in the north-east of the country, 2009 offers the promise of unprecedented growth.
Siggi is the biggest producer of grembiuli, or school smocks. Once universal in Italian primary schools, they were becoming as outdated as ink-wells. But in July the education minister, Mariastella Gelmini, backed the reintroduction of grembiuli to combat brand- and class-consciousness among schoolchildren. Siggi’s output this year has almost sold out and its chairman, Gino Marta, says that "next year could see an out-and-out boom. "
The decision on whether pupils should wear the grembiule has been left to head teachers.【F2】
It does not figure in either of the two education bills that have been introduced by Ms Gelmini.
But it has become a symbol of her efforts to shake up Italian education. Her critics argue that these are a vain attempt to turn back the clock; her supporters see them as a necessary first step to a more equitable, efficient system.
【F3】
On October 30th the opposition she has aroused will reach its peak by a one-day teachers’ strike.
The union’s main complaint is a program of cuts aimed at saving almost £ 8 billion($11 billion). It includes the loss by natural wastage of 87,000 teachers’ jobs over the three academic years to 2012 and the return to a system in which just one teacher is allotted to each year of elementary school.
【F4】
If this is all the reforms do, they could prove as disastrous as union and opposition leaders predict
(international studies find primary schools are the only part of Italy’s education that does well). But it is also planned that 30% of the money saved will be reinvested in schools. Ms Gelmini’s supporters hope that she will use it to redress the crippling imbalances in education, which is one of Italy’s biggest structural economic weaknesses.
One problem is "lots of badly paid teachers", says Roger Abravanel, author of a recent book on meritocracy. " The number of teachers per 100 students is one of the highest in the OECD." Education, particularly in the south, has often been used by politicians for patronage and job creation.【F5】
This may explain why, despite studying for longer and in smaller classes, Italian secondary pupils do badly in international comparisons.
"The north is around the OECD average, but the south is on a par with Uruguay and Thailand," says Mr Abravanel. Giacomo Vaciago, an economics professor at the Catholic University of Milan, says that "although for the time being the debate is about cuts, the big problem is quality, which is random. "
Presenting the latest reforms alongside Ms Gelmini, Italy’s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, promised that, by 2012, the best teachers would be getting a 7,000 bonus. But Mr Vaciago is unconvinced by the plans. "The present government is making cuts and hoping that the quality comes through as a result. There is no obvious guarantee it will," he comments.
【F5】
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答案
这就是尽管意大利的初中生班级规模小且学习时间比较长,但是与国际上相同的学校比较时表现差劲的原因所在。
解析
本句为含有宾语从句的主从复合句。句子主干为This may explain why…本句中的despite引导的介词短语可译成句子,并在Italian secondary pupils…句子之前根据逻辑关系补译出“但是”,以使句子关系顺畅。
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