Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This word often is used when talking about something that is written:
这个词通常用于谈论写作:
The revisions begin in 2016 for the 1.5 million students who take the SAT each year.
修订于2016年开始,这次修订是为了每年一百五十万参加学术能力测试的学生而服务。
A “revision” is a change that corrects or improves something.
“修订”是为了修改或提高某事做出的改变。
This story is about the SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test, that high school students take to get into American universities or colleges.
高中生需要参加SAT考试,或称学术能力测试,来进入美国大学或学院。这个报道就是关于这个考试的。
The company that gives the test is changing words and information on the test.
组织考试的公司正在改变考试的单词和信息。
Another example of revision is when a document is changed before it is published.
另一个关于这个词的例子是书在发表之前的改动。
Now when you hear the word “revision”, your American English will be good enough to know what this News Word means, and you can use it in a conversation.
现在当你听到“修订”这个词的时候,你的美语就足以听懂这个词的意思,也可以在对话中使用了。