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英国14岁天才少年成最年轻大学教师
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  • He may be younger than their children but one of Britain's brainiest children has been hired by a university to help adults with their sums.

    最近英国一个非常聪明的孩子被一所大学聘用,让他教大人们计算--而他的年龄可能比自己学生的孩子还要小。

    Yasha Asley, 14, is employed by the University of Leicester - where he is also a degree student - to run tutorials.

    亚沙·阿斯利今年14岁,被英国莱斯特大学聘用担任辅导教师--而他自己本身也在该校攻读学位。

    He became the youngest ever student at the University and is now the youngest ever employee1.

    他先是成为了该校有史以来最年轻的学生,现在又成为了有史以来最年轻的老师。

    Yasha was interviewed and offered the paid job when he was just 13–years old – beating adult applicants2.

    亚沙13岁的时候就通过面试、并得到了这份有偿工作--他击败的可是成年申请人!

    Admin staff had to apply to Leicester city council3 for special permission to employ him because he was so young.

    该校得管理人员必须申请莱斯特市议会的特殊许可才能聘用他,因为他实在是太年轻了!

    The weekly tutorials Yasha runs are for adult students who need help and support solving problems following lectures.

    亚沙每周都会教授辅导课程,他的学生都是在解决课程问题方面需要帮助和支持的成年学生。

    Proud Yasha said: 'I am having the best years of my life. I love going to university and I love my new job helping4 other students.'

    他骄傲地说道:“我正度过我生命中最美好的时光。我喜欢上大学,我也喜欢这份帮助其他学生的新工作。”

    Yasha, who has been dubbed5 a 'human calculator6', is now in his final year and plans to start a Phd when he finishes his course.

    亚沙曾被称为“人类计算机”,现在已经是他读学士学位的最后一年,他还计划在结束之后攻读博士学位。

    Of his achievements, Yasha said: 'I love maths because it is an exact science. It is the only science where you can prove what you say is correct. It is so easy and an enjoyable subject to study.'

    对于自己的成就,亚沙说道:“我喜欢数学,因为它是一门精准的学科。这是唯一一门你可以证明自己是对的科学。数学学起来非常简单而且令人愉悦。”

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    1 employee [ɪmˈplɔɪi:] mpmxe   第4级
    n.职员,员工,受雇人员
    参考例句:
    • Each employee received a like bonus. 每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
    • They brought around a new employee this morning. 他们今天早晨请来了一位新雇员。
    2 applicants [ˈæplikənts] aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59   第7级
    申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
    • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
    3 council [ˈkaʊnsl] ooZz9   第5级
    n.理事会,委员会,议事机构
    参考例句:
    • The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills. 市议会通过法律,禁止散发传单。
    • The city council has declared for improving the public bus system. 市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统。
    4 helping [ˈhelpɪŋ] 2rGzDc   第7级
    n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
    参考例句:
    • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
    • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来,他们在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
    5 dubbed ['dʌbd] dubbed   第8级
    v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
    参考例句:
    • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
    • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
    6 calculator [ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r)] uTqyv   第5级
    n.计算者,计算机
    参考例句:
    • Don't forget to bring your calculator that day. 那天你可别忘了带计算器。
    • I totaled my expenses with a calculator. 我用计算器算出开支的总金额。

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