A Government-backed helpline for “frazzled”and “frantic” parents trying to homeschool their children is being launchedtoday, amid suggestions that classes will not return until 1 June at the earliest.
一条政府支持的求助热线，针对因孩子居家学习而“疲倦”和“疯狂”的父母，今日启动，听说最早要到6月1日才能开学。
Parents who are struggling to explain aparticular concept to their children, such as algebra or grammar, will now beable phone a new national hotline called “StarLine” for advice.
努力向孩子解释某一特定概念的父母，比如代数或者语法，现在可以拨打全国热线电话“Starline明星热线”咨询。
It comes as Department for Education (DfE)officials begin to move into “phase three” of their coronavirus strategy, whichinvolves planning the logistics behind re-opening schools.
这是教育部进入新冠抗疫第三阶段战略中的一部分，还包括学校重新开学的后勤规划。
Schools closed last month for all but thechildren of key workers and the most vulnerable youngsters. Since then, parentshave been in charge of homeschooling, aided by virtual lessons and onlineresources.
上个月除了关键岗位员工的子女以及最弱势群体以外的学校全部停课。自此，家长们开始带着孩子在家学习，包括虚拟课程及线上资源。
back
1，(指建筑物) 背朝; 背靠
He lives in a loft that backs ontoFriedman's Bar.
他住在一间背朝弗里德曼酒吧的阁楼里。
2，倒 (车); (车) 倒退
He backed his car out of the drive.
他把车倒出车道。
3，支持
His defence says it has found a new witnessto back his claim that he is a victim of mistaken identity.
他的辩词称已经找到一位新的证人来证实他是弄错了的身份的受害者。
4，下赌注于
She backed the Detroit Lions to beat theChicago Bears by at least 20-10.
她下注赌底特律狮队至少会以20-10击败芝加哥熊队。
5，为…伴奏; 为…伴唱 [usu passive]
She chose to be backed by a classy trio ofacoustic guitar, bass and congas.
她选择了用原声吉他、低音吉他和康茄鼓组成的经典三重奏组合为自己伴奏。
frazzled adj. 疲惫的；穿破了的
例：
...a place to calm the most frazzledtourist.
...一个能使身心最疲惫的游客平静下来的地方。
例：
I need to rest my frazzled nerves.
我需要让我疲惫的神经休息一下。
同义：exhausted , worn to a frazzle
You’re in the middle of a frazzled day,swamped by work and meetings and emails and interruptions, or hassled by kidsand phone calls and errands and chores.
每天我们疲于应对工作、会议、电子邮件、突如其来的打断，烦恼于孩子、差事以及日常的事物。 我们就以这样一种疲惫不堪的形式生活在这个世界里。
frantic
adj. 狂乱的，疯狂的
A bird had been locked in and was by nowquite frantic.
一只鸟被关了起来，到现在它都非常狂躁。
She clutched frantically at Emily's arm.
她发狂似地紧紧抓着艾米莉的胳膊。
A busy night in the restaurant can befrantic in the kitchen.
晚上餐馆生意繁忙，厨房可能就会忙作一团了。
We have been frantically trying to save herlife.
我们一直在手忙脚乱地设法挽救她的生命。
homeschool
n. 自主学习；在家教育
autonomic learning
We believe these aspects of learning arelimited by the traditional implementation of a curriculum, and we choose tohomeschool as a way to circumvent those limitations.
我们相信，这些方面的学习在实行传统的科目里是受到限制的，而我们选择自主学习就是为了避免这些限制。
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