preparatory, prep school, a rash of sth

Germany Urges Penalties For Offshore Tax Havens

Germany will keep pushing for the G20 summit to crack down on offshore tax havens, despite a rash of new pledges from targeted havens.

IBM set to discuss 'Information Agenda'
New York Times - United States
By CHRIS KANARACUS, IDG Attendees of IBM's Information on Demand conference this week in Las Vegas will be bombarded by a rash of product and services ...



经济疲软 私校关门 家长无力为孩子支付私校高昂学费 英国媒体近月来出现“经济紧缩”、“信贷收缩”等字眼。不过，原来面临压力的不单是英国的消费者，学费昂贵的英国私校也正面临严峻考验。 目前，已经有至少六家私立学校因生源不足而被迫停办，其他尚在运营之中的私校也面临资金吃紧的困难处境。 有关统计数字显示，受信贷紧缩、物价飞涨以及饭碗不保等因素的影响，私立学校的学生申请人数减少了约3万人。 分析人士指出，英国私校的平均费用在过去五年内上涨了40%，但严酷的经济现状迫使家长无力再为孩子支付如此高昂的学费。因此，申请就读私校的学生数目减少了5%。 已经关闭的私校包括多塞特郡（Dorset）的温特沃尔斯学院（Wentworth College）、萨里郡（Surrey）的维斯佩尔斯学校（Wispers School）以及纽卡斯尔（Newcastle）的拉塞斯学校（La Saesse）。 另外三所准备关门的私校则分别是肯特郡（Kent）的西布鲁克屋学校（Westbrook House）、沃辛（Worthing）的桑德赫斯特（Sandhurst School）以及多塞特郡的多切斯特预备学校（Dorchester Preparatory）。 共度难关 据英国“好学校指南”（Good Schools Guide）公布的数字显示 ，共有80所独立学校（即私校）的学生申请人数出现下降。 该指南编辑苏•菲尔德曼（Sue Fieldman）说，没有学校能逃脱经济萧条造成的影响，明年可能有更多私校将被迫关门。 “私校主要面临着来自两方面的压力。一方面，物价上涨意味着学校自身生产成本的提高，另一方面家庭财政普遍吃紧意味着私校生源的减少。” 她说：学校在感受到压力的同时，也应该采取相应措施帮助家长缓解经济压力、共同度过难关。

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rash (LARGE NUMBER) Show phonetics
noun
a rash of sth a large number of unpleasant events of the same type:
There has been a rash of robberies/accidents/complaints in the last two months.

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preparatory school noun [C]
FORMAL FOR prep school

prep school noun [C]
in Britain, a private school (= a school paid for by parents not the government), for children, especially boys, between the ages of 7 and 13, who will then usually go to public school, and in the US, a private school for children over the age of 11, which prepares them to go to college

preparation Show phonetics
noun [U]
the things that you do or the time that you spend preparing for something:
The teacher didn't seem to have done much preparation for the class.
The team blamed injuries and lack of preparation for their failure to win.
Yasmin assisted in the preparation of this article.

preparations Show phonetics
plural noun
plans or arrangements that you make to prepare for something:
[+ to infinitive] We are making preparations to fly Mr Goodall to the nearest hospital.
Preparations for the opening ceremony are well under way.

preparation Show phonetics
noun [C]
a mixture of substances, often for use as a medicine:
a preparation for nappy rash

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nappy rash UK noun [U] (US diaper rash)
a red painful area of skin on a baby's bottom caused by a wet nappy


preparatory Show phonetics
adjective
done in order to get ready for something:
preparatory work
Differences over these issues narrowed during the preparatory meetings/talks.