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Strict Rules 恼人的校规

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I don’t usually have problems with teachers or school monitors, but I got in trouble twice this week. Both times it was Mr. Chang who got in my face about the smallest things. He seems to pick on everyone in my class. On Tuesday after school, he caught me walking with my shirt not tucked in. it was outside the school building and I was just trying to kick back a little bit. Two days later, he busted me again for wearing my socks over pants, but I was only cracking a joke. That guy needs to take it easy.

我通常对老师和学校的纠察队没什么成见，但这周我已经惹上两次麻烦了，两次都是张老师为了微不足道的小事找我的碴。他似乎对我的所有同班同学都有意见。星期二放学后，我被他抓到走路时没把衬衫扎好。那时我已经离开校区了，而且我只是试着想轻松一下。两天后，他又逮到我把袜子套在裤管外面，但我只不过是在开玩笑。那个家伙需要放轻松点。

I talked on the phone (far away from Mr. Chang) with Mandy about it. She’s totally in my camp. Dress codes are too strict and annoy lots of students at school; they shouldn’t matter after the final bell. Besides, would it be the end of the world if students wore jeans and dyed their hair? Mandy has a strict school monitor too, and his name is Mr. Chang as well. Those guys must be bros.

我在电话中（离张老师远远的）跟曼蒂说这件事，她完全站在我这边。服仪规定太严格了，而且让学校很多学生觉得很烦。在放学钟响后它们根本就不该再当一回事。再说，难道学生穿牛仔裤及染头发就会是世界末日吗？曼蒂的学校也有位严格的纠察老师，而且他也姓张。那两个家伙一定是兄弟。

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strict [strɪkt] adj. 严格的

The model went on a strict diet to lose weight before the fashion show.

monitor [ˋmɑnətɚ] n.（学校的）班长，纠察员

My school monitor stays alert to make sure students don’t break the rules.

pick on 找...的碴儿; 对...唠叼; 指责

Terry was picked on often in class because of his dirty hair.

dress code 穿衣法则，着装标准

Most schools in America have no dress code, so students can wear what they like.

annoy [əˋnɔɪ] v. 使烦恼; 困扰

The noise outside the library annoyed everyone who was trying to study.

dye [daɪ] v. 染色

(dye-dyed-dyed)

Tim left a pen in the washing machine and dyed all his clothes blue.

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tuck [tʌk] v. 把……塞进

kick back【俚】放松，平静下来；放心

bust [bʌst] v. 逮捕；搜查

crack [kræk] v.【口】说（笑话等）

camp [kæmp] n. 阵营；拥护某一主义（或党派等）的人们

bro  =brother

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Dress Codes at School 穿制服的好处报你知

Many schools require their students to follow strict dress codes. These codes tell students what to wear, how to wear it, and what not to wear. More often than not, piercings, dyed hair, makeup, and tattoos are forbidden. As for the uniform itself, clothes must be neat and properly tucked. Some students complain that such regulations stifle their freedom, but these measures are important for several reasons.

很多学校要求学生遵守严格的服仪规定。这些规定告诉学生该穿什么、怎么穿，以及什么不该穿。通常，穿洞、染发、化妆和刺青是被禁止的。至于制服本身，衣服一定要整洁且妥善扎好。有些学生抱怨这样的规定扼杀了他们的自由，但基于几个原因，这些措施很重要。

Schools without dress codes face constant challenges from the fashion world. Some fashionable apparel may be inappropriate for school, perhaps by exposing too much skin. Schools want to focus on education, not on debates about whether wearing torn jeans breaks the rules. On the other hand, uniforms greatly reduce such problems. Nobody will make fun of you for wearing your school uniform. Furthermore, uniforms show that you are part of a community. Students even behave better when in a uniform. As a bonus, parents can save money by not having to keep their kids looking trendy at school. In conclusion, dress codes can solve many problems before they ever pop up.

没有服仪规定的学校一直受到时尚潮流的挑战。有些时髦的衣服－也许是过于暴露－可能不适合在学校穿。学校希望专注在教育，而不是辩论穿着破洞的牛仔裤是否违反校规。另一方面，制服则能大大减低这类问题，没人会因为你穿学校制服而取笑你。此外，制服显示出你是某个团体的一份子，学生穿制服时甚至会表现得更好。额外好处是，父母不需要设法使孩子们在学校看起来很时髦，因此可以省钱。综上所述，服仪规定能在很多问题出现前就把它们解决。

－by Geoffrey Trager

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forbidden [fɚˋbɪdn] adj. 被禁止的，禁止的

forbid v. 禁止

The king's palace is a forbidden area for common people to enter.

regulation [͵rɛgjəˋleʃən] n. 规定

Factories must follow the government's safety regulations.

inappropriate [͵ɪnəˋproprɪɪt] adj. 不适当的

appropriate adj. 適當的

Shawn wore inappropriate clothes to the formal party and had to change to show respect.

expose [ɪkˋspoz] v. 暴露

(expose-exposed-exposed)

To stay warm, people expose as little skin as possible when hiking up snowy mountains.

reduce [rɪˋdjus] v. 减少；缩小；降低

(reduce-reduced-reduced)

Hunting has reduced the number of tigers living in the wild.

trendy [ˋtrɛndɪ] adj. 时髦的；流行的

trend n. 時尚; 趨勢

Many students go to places like Ximending to find trendy fashion ideas.

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more often than not 大多数时候

piercing [ˋpɪrsɪŋ] n. 穿洞; 穿孔

tattoo [tæˋtu] n. 纹身花纹，刺花

stifle [ˋstaɪf!] v. 扼杀；抑止

apparel [əˋpærəl] n. 衣服

as a bonus 额外的好处

pop up【口】出现, 发生(尤指出乎意料)