A British woman who won a S1 million prize after she was named the World’s Best Teacher will use the cash to bring inspirational figures into UK schools.
一位英国女教师赢得了100万英镑奖金，因为她被评为世界最佳教师，她将利用这笔钱把鼓舞人心的人物带到英国学校中。

Andria Zafirakou,a north London secondary school teacher, said she wanted to bring about a classroom revolution (变革). “We are going to make a change, ”she said.“I’ve started a project to promote the teaching of the arts in our schools.”
安德里亚·扎菲拉库是一名北伦敦中学老师，她表示她希望带来一场课堂革命。“我们将发生改变，”她说。“我已经着手推进一个项目，促进学校里的艺术教育。”

The project results from the difficulties many schools have in getting artists of any sort - whether an up-and-coming local musician or a major movie star - into schools to work with and inspire children.
该项目源于许多学校在邀请艺术家，不论是一位新兴的本地音乐家还是一位重要的电影明星，到学校与孩子们合作并激励他们的困难。

Zafirakou began the project at Alperton Community School, her place of work for the past twelve years. “I’ve seen those magic moments when children are talking to someone they are inspired by - their eyes are shining and their faces light up,” she said. “We need artists . more than ever in our schools.”
扎菲拉库在她过去十二年工作的地方阿尔彭顿社区学校开始了这个项目。“我见证过那些让孩子们为之着迷的神奇时刻——他们的眼睛闪闪发光，脸上写满了兴奋，”她说。“我们需要艺术家，比以往任何时候都更需要他们进入我们的学校。”

Artist Michael Craig-Martin said: “Andria’s brilliant project to bring artists from all fields into direct contact with children is particularly welcome at a time when the arts are being downgraded in schools.” It was a mistake to see the arts as unnecessary, he added.
艺术家迈克尔·克莱格-马丁表示：“安德里亚开展的项目将各领域的艺术家与孩子们直接接触，这在艺术在学校中被降低的时候尤为受欢迎。”他补充说，把艺术视为不必要是错误的。

Historian Sir Simon Schama is also a supporter of the project. He said that arts education in schools was not just an add-on. “It is absolutely necessary. The future depends on creativity and creativity depends on the young. What will remain of us when artificial intelligence takes over will be our creativity, and it is our creative spirit, our visionary sense of freshness,that has been our strength for centuries.”
历史学家西蒙·沙马爵士也支持这个项目。他说学校里的艺术教育不仅仅是附加的。“这是绝对必要的。未来取决于创造力，而创造力依赖于年轻人。当人工智能接管一切时，我们能留下的只有我们的创造力，我们的创造精神，我们几个世纪以来的力量。”

1. What will Zafirakou do with her prize money?
   A. Make a movie. B. Build new schools.
   C. Run a project. D. Help local musicians.
   答案：C

2. What does Craig-Martin think of the teaching of the arts in UK schools?
   A. It is particularly difficult. B. It increases artists’ income.
   C. It opens children’s mind. D. It deserves greater attention.
   答案：D

3. What should be stressed in school education according to Schama?
   A. Moral principles. B. Interpersonal skills.
   C. Creative abilities. D. Positive worldviews.
   答案：C

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
   A. Bring Artists to Schools B. When Historians Meet Artists
   C. Arts Education in Britain D. The World’s Best Arts Teacher
   答案：A