“后进生”常见的英语表述有:“underachiever” 、“backward student” 、“less advanced student” 。
其中,“underachiever” 强调在学业或其他方面表现低于预期水平的人。例如:“The teacher is trying to help the underachiever catch up with the rest of the class.”(老师正在努力帮助后进生赶上班级其他同学。)
“backward student” 中的“backward” 有“落后的”意思。比如:“We should pay more attention to the backward students and help them improve.” (我们应该多关注后进生并帮助他们提高。)
“less advanced student” 则直接表示进步较慢、相对不那么优秀的学生。像:“The school has special programs for less advanced students.” (学校为后进生设有专门的课程。)