一道小学生算术题难倒了首相卡梅伦
<p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="question">question</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p>为了防止自己回答错，英国首相卡梅伦拒绝回答一道数学题。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ducked">ducked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>, <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Nicky">Nicky</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span>: "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>."</p><p>首相支持让每一位孩子在小学毕业之前都要测试乘法表口诀的计划。但是有人问他9乘以8是多少的时候，他避而不答，而几个小时之前教育部长尼基·摩根也坚持说：“我不会回答任何数学问题。”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tories">Tories</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> "<span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="illiteracy">illiteracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innumeracy">innumeracy</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="Headteachers">Headteachers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tories">Tories</span> <span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p>英国保守党党员们声称将和文盲和数学盲斗争到底，这一举措是新保守党为了提高教育标准的一部分。若保守党卷土重来重新掌权，没有执行教育标准的校长们将面临着解雇的危险。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="demonstrating">demonstrating</span> <span word="mathematical">mathematical</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span>, <span word="spelling">spelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="all">all</span> 11 <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recite">recite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12.</p>
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