Making the grade 达标了

There has been a fall in the proportion of A-levels awarded an A or A* grade for the first time in over two decades. This summer's results show 26.6% of A-level entries achieved the top two grades - down from 27% last year. About 335,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been receiving their results - with many finding out whether they have made the grade for university.

英国高考成绩中A 和 A*成绩的比例在过去20年来首次降低。

今年夏季公布的成绩中26.6% 的考分达到了这两个最高分，而去年的比例则是27%。

大约有 335,000 名英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的高中毕业生这两天陆续收到了自己的高考成绩单，大多数学生也将由此得知是否达到了报考大学的分数线。