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【合肥语言培训】 6.8 郑：scores, marks, points和grades的区别

2021-06-08

This week, we received a question from Eric, a teacher in China.

这周我们收到了来自中国的老师Eric提出的一个问题。

I am at a loss about how to use the following words correctly: score, mark, point, and grade. For example, if a student answers my question correctly in class, should I say, "I will give you two points for your success" or should I say, "I will give you two marks?" Another question: How should we call the numeral that we put on students' test papers? Is that a mark? Or grade? Or point? Or score? And can I say, "In this test, student A's grade is two points higher than student B's"? Or should I use "mark" or maybe "score" instead of "grade" in this situation? --Eric, China.

我不知道如何正确使用这几个单词：score, mark, point, grade。例如，如果一个学生在课堂上正确地回答了我的问题，我是应该说，"I will give you two points for your success"，还是应该说，"I will give you two marks"？还有一个问题：试卷上的考试分数该怎么说？是mark，还是grade，或者是point，还是score？我能不能这样说，"In this test, student A's grade is two points higher than student B's"？或者在这种情况下我可以用mark或score代替grade吗？

Dear Eric,

亲爱的Eric，

These are good questions. It is easy to mix up the many similar words connected to measuring student performance.

你提的这些问题很好。衡量学生表现的很多相似的词很容易混淆。

First, I will give the meaning of each word. Then, I will answer your individual questions.

首先，我会列出每个单词的意思，然后，逐一回答你的问题。

Scores

分数、得分

A score is the total number of points that a student earns on a test or other schoolwork.

score指是学生在考试或其他学业中获得的总分。

For example, suppose you are telling your students about an upcoming test. You could say this:

例如，假设你正在告诉你的学生一个即将到来的考试。你可以说:

Each section is worth 25 points, for a total score of 100.
每个部分为25分，总分为100分。

You can also use "score" as a verb. In that case, it means to get points:

你也可以把score用作动词。在这种情况下，它的意思是获得分数：

Elaine scored well on her science test.
Elaine在科学考试中得了高分。

Marks and grades

分数；(用字母或数字表示的) 成绩

The word "mark" is generally used in British English for the American word "grade." Both mean the same thing: a measure. Teachers in the United States are more likely to use the word "grade" for the number or letter that indicates how a student performed in a class or on a test. In the U.S., for example, many students get letter grades to represent their numeric score for a single paper or exam, as well as an entire term of study in a subject.

在英式英语中，mark这个词通常用来表示美式英语中的grade。两者的意思是一样的：一个数量。美国的老师更喜欢用grade这个词来表示学生在课堂上或考试中的表现。例如，在美国，很多学生的论文或考试中，以及在某一学科的整个学期的学习中，都会用字母来代表他们的数字分数。

Points

得分

A point is a numeric unit that is used in tests and other schoolwork. We also use this word for classroom activities and games.

point是一个数字单位，用于考试和功课中。这个词也可以用于课堂活动和游戏。

For example, you asked about what to tell a student who has done well in class. I would say,

例如，该怎么回应一个在课堂上表现很好的学生。我会说：

I will give you ten points for your correct answer.
你的答案完全正确，给你10分。

Or you might explain before you ask a question:

或者，你可以在提出一个问题之前先作出解释：

I will give you ten points if you answer this question correctly.
如果你回答正确，我就给你10分。

Understanding differences

理解的差异

Now let's go over a few differences.

下面我们来看一看有什么区别。

The difference between the words "grades" and "points" is that a grade is usually based on the number of points scored. For example, if 100 points is the total, and the student got between 90 and 100 points, the student gets an A grade. A grade of B would go to scores of 80 to 89, C is for 70 to 79, and so on. In the U.S., a grade is almost always represented by a letter, and points by numbers.

grades和points这两个词的区别在于，grade通常基于数字得分。例如，如果总分是100分，而该学生的得分在90分到100分之间，那么这个学生得A。B代表80分到89分，C代表70到79分，以此类推。在美国，grade几乎总是用字母表示，point用数字表示。

When talking about the difference between two scores we could use a sentence like the one you asked about:

当谈论两个不同的分数时，我们可以用像你问的那样的句子：

Your score is five points higher this week than it was on last week's test. You will get a good grade for the term.
你这周的考试分数（points）比上周的高了5分。这学期你将会取得好一个成绩。

Thanks again for the questions, Eric. They were grade A!

Eric，再次感谢你提出的问题。这些问题都是grade A！

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