Officials said the gap was a result of women taking time off work to concentrate on bringing up their children.
有關(guān)官員說,造成這一差距的原因是女性要抽出時間照顧孩子。
Vocabulary:
league table:a table that shows how well institutions such as schools or hospitals are performing in comparison to each other (學校、醫(yī)院等的)排名表
tackle:to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation 應(yīng)付,處理,解決(難題或局面)(Mr. Wells tackled the difficult problem, but he couldn't solve it. 威爾斯先生處理過這一難題,但未能解決。)