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Education Ministers ought to have placed the interests of consumers — that is to say pupils — first.是什么意思？

Education Ministers ought to have placed the interests of consumers — that is to say pupils — first.

教育部長們應該把服務對象——也就是學生——的利益放在首位。

education

n. 教育，教育學，培養，訓練；

例句
...Diane Ravitch, a political appointee in charge of federal education research.
黛安娜·拉維奇，一個受政府委派負責聯邦教育研究的人

Ministers

n. 大臣( minister的名詞復數 )，部長，公使，牧師；

例句
The two foreign ministers did not address each other directly when they last met...
這兩位外交部長在上次會面時并沒有直接的言語交流。

ought

aux. 應該（指道義上有責任），應當（顯示所采取行動正確或明智），可能會，預料會做（某事）；vt.& vi. 應該（指道義上有責任），（表示愿望）應當（顯示所采取行動正確或明智），可能會，預料會做（某事）；

例句
Finally — and I really ought to stop in a minute — I wish to make the following recommendations.
最后——我確實應該停一下——我想作以下推薦。

to

prep. 向，朝著，到，關于，屬于；adv. 朝一個方向的，到某種狀態，關閉；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建議你把它留給專家來解決。

have

aux. 用以構成完成式及完成式的不定式，表示已經…；vt. 有，具有，拿，取得，從事，必須，不得不；n. 〈口〉有產者，有錢人，富國，〈英俚〉欺騙，詐騙；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

placed

放置；

例句
Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local newspaper.
帕里什小姐最近在本埠報紙上登了一則廣告。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指說話人與聽者已知的人（物），用于獨一無二的事物前，與形容詞最高級和序數詞連用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

interests

n. 興趣( interest的名詞復數 )，利益，利息，關注；

例句
Old enemies can become new friends even if all their national interests are not in complete accord.
即使國家利益不盡相同，他們也可以化敵為友。

of

prep. 關于，屬于…的，由…制成；aux. 助動詞 [非標準用語、方言] =have [主用于虛擬語氣]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

consumers

n. 消費者，顧客( consumer的名詞復數 )；

例句
...claims that tobacco companies failed to warn consumers about the dangers of smoking.
聲稱煙草公司未能警示消費者吸煙的危害

that

det. 那個，那；pron. 那個，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些動詞、形容詞和名詞后，引出各種從句；adv. 不那么，那樣；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我們所見的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂貴化妝品

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三單形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香檳是一種名貴的備受推崇的葡萄酒。

say

vi. 說，講，表明，宣稱，假設，約莫；vt. 表明，念，說明，比方說；n. 發言權，說話，要說的話，發言權；

例句
The company say they're able to keep pricing competitive...
該公司說他們能夠使定價保持競爭力。

Pupils

n. 學生( pupil的名詞復數 )，瞳孔，弟子，門生；

例句
The selection of pupils for grammar schools was biased in favour of the middle-class child of a small family from a good area...
文法學校招生時偏向于錄取來自好地段的中產階級小家庭的孩子。

first

n. 第一，最初，頭等，一號，，[樂]高音部；adv. 最早，最初，首次，寧愿，優先；adj. 第一流的，最初的，最早的，基本的，概要的，高音的；num. 第一；

例句
He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
他將自己的名字縮寫為亞歷克。

...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飛機減速的螺旋形氣流渦旋

You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我隨后就來。

He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打兒子的,是恨惡他;疼愛兒子的, 趁早管教.

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
詳情請致電414 3925,轉分機2253。

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那兒，聽我陳述解雇他的理由。

Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切爾女男爵的主張在很多人看來是可信的。

Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收獲。

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
該法令迫使工會推遲罷工。

The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索權當有支付義務的第一方不能支付時，可以向商業票據的背書人要求支付的權力。

All eighty opposition members of parliament have handed in their resignation.
議會中80名反對黨成員全部遞交了辭呈。

We slammed the gate after them, wedging it shut with planks.
他們出去后，我們在后面砰地把大門關上，并用板條抵死。

...a would-be rock star.
想成為搖滾明星的人

...the matrix of their culture.
他們文明的搖籃

Following the discovery of the explosives the president cancelled his visit to the locality...
發現炸藥后，總統取消了對該地的訪問。

I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him...
我認為你編造他的謠言很不厚道。

The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud.
該協會相信新技術將可長遠地解決信用卡詐騙問題。

The tree's roots are stripped and hung to season and bleach...
樹根剝皮后掛起來風干曬白。

He passed out in November 1924 and was posted to No 24 Squadron.
他于1924年11月畢業，被派往空軍第24中隊。