"The gulf between our 15-year-olds' reading abilities and those from other countries is stark -a gap that starts to open in the very first few years of a child's education", said Mr Gibb.

吉布先生指出，“我国的15岁少年阅读能力与其他国家的差距是非常明显的——这种差距在儿童教育的早期就开始出现了。”

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That's John Gibb, operations chief for New York Emergency Management.

那个人是约翰·吉布，纽约应急管理办公室的行动总指挥官。

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Mr Gibb told the Mail on Sunday: 'I would like to see schools across the country adopt whole class teaching methods, particularly in maths and science.

周日，吉布先生接受《每日邮报》采访时说：“我希望全国的学校都能够采用整班教学方法，尤其在数学和科学这两个学科上。”

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Other headline acts have included British band Coldplay and Australian pop sweetheart Kylie Minogue as well as Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees and Olivia Newton-John.

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The plaque was unveiled at 50 St Catherine's Drive in Douglas by Robin Gibb's son, Robin-John.

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Robin Gibb died of kidney failure in May, following a long battle with cancer.

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The U.S. men's beach volleyball team of Jacob Gibb and Sean Rosenthal were even less affectionate.

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