1.The researchers say that up to 20 percent of the achievement gap, or difference in test performance, could be tied to poverty.
be tied to 束缚于,捆绑于
I wouldn't like to be tied to catching the last train home.
我不想非得赶最后一趟列车回家 。
They had children and were consequently tied to the school holidays.
他们有孩子,当然就受学校假期的束缚 。
2.Reaching out to children when they are very young could help raise their test scores and academic performance when they are older.
reach out伸出(手等);伸手拿;提供援助
The black middle class must now reach out with more empathy and concern to the lower class.
黑人中产阶级眼下必须对底层社会倾注更多的同情和关心 。
On this International Human Solidarity Day, let us pledge —as nations and as individuals —to reach out to our neighbours.
值此国际人类团结日之际,让我们以国家和个人名义承诺向我们的邻居伸出援手 。