[writing] 惡化、完好的狀態、說白了

1. Put it baldly: 說白了、直截了當的說
2. caricature:諷刺的作品
When it's put so baldly, this story may seem too much of a caricature

3. sound: 完好的、健全的狀態
it seems that they really believe that the current systems of education are basically sound

4. compound: 惡化、加劇
They often compound the very problems they claim to be solving.

5. remedial: 補救的、矯正的
Sometimes, they fund remedial programs to get them back on track.

6. malaise: 頹萎不靡
There are many symptoms of the current malaise in the education.


Sentence from Creative Schools by Ken Robinson