Kids around the world were subjected to yet another math and science test, and once again, a handful of Asian countries crushed the rest of the world.

来自全世界的孩子们迎来了又一次的数学和科学测试，最终，几个亚洲国家和地区的成绩再一次碾压了世界上的其他国家。

Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan continue to dominate¹ international rankings for math at the fourth and eighth grades, maintaining a 20-year edge, according to the "Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study" (TIMSS) published by the International Association for the Evaluation² of Educational Achievement.

国际教育成就评价协会近日发布的"国际数学与科学趋势研究"(TIMSS)显示，在四年级和八年级数学成绩国际排名中，新加坡、中国香港、韩国和日本连续20年名列前茅。

It takes place once every four year and more than 600,000 students participated in TIMSS 2015.

该研究每4年举行一次，超过60万名学生参加了2015年的TIMSS。

Those countries and areas in East Asia were strong in science as well.

上述东亚国家和地区在科学学科方面的优势也很大。

In fourth grade science, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Russia had the highest achievement, and in eighth grade science it was Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Slovenia, the study showed

该研究显示，在四年级科学方面，新加坡、韩国、日本和俄罗斯的学生成绩最好；在八年级科学方面，新加坡、日本、中国台湾、韩国和斯洛文尼亚的学生成绩最好。

The good news from the report was that most countries are improving their scores on math and science.

从这一报告中我们得出的好消息是，大多数国家都在提高他们的数学和科学成绩。

However, some countries did not fare so well: Germany, Finland, Kuwait, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia all did worse in 2015 than in 2011.

不过，一些国家的进展则不那么顺利。德国、芬兰、科威特、荷兰以及沙特阿拉伯2015年的成绩相比2011年要更加糟糕。