1、From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English.这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。A Vietnamese man hopes to raise the quality of education in his country by building parent libraries in rural schools. Nguyen Quang Thach provides libraries to the schools so books are more available in farmin
2、g communities. He works with publishers in Hanoi to get the books at reduced rates for teachers and their students.一名越南人希望通过在乡村学校建立“家长图书馆”来提高越南教育水平，Nguyen Quang Thach为学校建设图书馆，这样农村人就可以有书看。他与河内的出版公司合作，以优惠价向教师和学生们提供书籍。Mr. Thach says most schools have enough textbooks. But he says many poor families hav
3、e few books at home and do not visit school libraries. He learned this by talking with farmers, workers and students.Thach先生表示，大多数学校都有足够的课本。但他表示，许多穷人家庭家里书籍很少，也不去学校图书馆。他通过与农民、工人和学生交谈了解到这些情况。More than 90 percent of Vietnams population can read and write. But academic performance in the schools remains
4、 low compared to other Southeast Asian nations. Corruption is a big part of the problem. Vietnamese media often have stories about teachers giving high grades in exchange for money.越南有90%以上的人能读会写，但学业表现与东南亚其他国家相比还较低。腐败是一大问题，越南媒体经常报道教师以高分数收取贿赂。Some experts criticize teaching methods that depend heavil
5、y on dictation. They say asking students to repeat everything a teacher says to the class harms their ability to think for themselves.一些专家对严重依赖听写的教学法提出了批评。专家表示，要求学生重复老师课堂所讲伤害了他们独立思考的能力。Nguyen Quang Thach says he wants people to invest money in books for a better future. To date, almost 1,000 parent
6、libraries have been built in Thai Benh Province. Hundreds of books are in each one. Several other provinces have copied this model.Nguyen Quang Thach说，他希望人们为了更好的未来能花钱买书，到目前为止，Thai Benh省已有近1000座父母图书馆。每座图书馆都有数百本书，其他省份也效仿了这一做法。For each school, Mr. Thach helps build libraries for up to four classes. Oth
7、er people then follow his example. Parents of school children pay three dollars each for the first year and one dollar in other years.Thach先生帮助四个班级以上的每个学校建立图书馆。其他人随后以他为榜样。学生家长首年需要付3美元，以后每年付1美元。The head of the AnDuc secondary school, Pham Duc Duong, told reporter Marianne Brown that Mr. Thachs work h
8、as improved the quality of education.AnDuc中学校长Pham Duc Duong告诉记者玛丽安布朗，Thach的努力提高了教育质量。He says students have been doing better in competitions, especially in social science.他说，“学生们在竞赛上表现更为出色，特别是在社会科学方面。”Duong Le Nga heads the school youth group. She says that after the libraries were built, students
9、started asking teachers more questions. The students also set up debating teams. She thinks Mr. Thachs example helps student think more creatively - outside the box.Duong Le Nga管理学校青年组，她说图书馆建立后，学生开始问老师很多问题。学生们还成立了辩论小组，她认为Thach的做法使学生能“跳出盒子”创造性地思考。The deputy head of the school, Uong Minh Thanh, says many students there will work in factories. But after seeing the influence of the new libraries, he hopes the children will set high goals for themselves.该校副校长Uong Minh Thanh表示，这里的很多学生将到工厂上班。但看到新图书馆的影响之后，他希望这些孩子为自己设立更高的目标。
