More than 50 pupils were sent home from a Nottingham school on the first day of term after turning up in inappropriate footwear – including flip-flops.
因?yàn)榇┝巳俗滞系炔缓弦?guī)定的鞋子上學(xué)，諾丁漢一所學(xué)校的50多名學(xué)生在新學(xué)期的第一天被轟回家。

The headteacher of Djanogly City Academy defended teachers' actions and said being properly dressed was an important life lesson for children.
嘉諾格里城市學(xué)院的校長(zhǎng)為老師這一做法辯護(hù)稱，對(duì)孩子們來說，學(xué)會(huì)得體地著裝是人生中很重要的一課。

About 100 pupils who broke the school's uniform rules are reported to have been taken out of class on the first day of term, with 56 sent home to change after their parents were contacted.
據(jù)報(bào)道，開學(xué)第一天，大約100名學(xué)生因違反學(xué)校的著裝規(guī)定而被請(qǐng)出教室。在與父母聯(lián)系之后，其中56名學(xué)生被送回家換裝。

The uniform policy states plain black leather shoes should be worn by the 1,197 pupils on the roll.
該校的著裝政策規(guī)定，1197名注冊(cè)學(xué)生都應(yīng)該穿純黑色皮鞋上學(xué)。

The Nottingham academy has been in special measures since 2013.
自2013年以來，諾丁漢這所學(xué)校一直在實(shí)施特殊措施。（注：英國(guó)教育標(biāo)準(zhǔn)辦公室評(píng)定為“不能向?qū)W生提供達(dá)到可接受標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的教育”的問題學(xué)校則需要采取special measures）

However, the school has been steadily improving under the stewardship of the new head, Dave Hooker.
不過，在新校長(zhǎng)戴夫·胡克（Dave Hooker）的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，情況正在穩(wěn)步改善。

Hooker said: "Being appropriately dressed, whether for school or work, is a lesson that will benefit all our students throughout their lives.
胡克說：“無論在學(xué)校還是在職場(chǎng)，穿著得體都是會(huì)讓我們的學(xué)生受益一生的一課?！?/span>

"It is our duty to give them every advantage and a key part of that is understanding that personal standards are very important."
“盡我們所能地給予他們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的優(yōu)勢(shì)是我們的責(zé)任，而其中一個(gè)關(guān)鍵部分就是要明白個(gè)人的行為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)非常重要?！?/span>

Vocabulary

flip-flop：人字拖

plain：純色的

roll：名冊(cè)

stewardship：管事人的職位及職責(zé)

英文來源：衛(wèi)報(bào)

譯者：Sapphire909

審校&編輯：劉明