詞：caliber
英英釋義：the level of someone’s ability, intelligence etc, or the standard or quality of something, especially when it is high
例句：The caliber of teaching at this high school is very high.
2. 體會這個詞 （進階篇）
“caliber”是個不可數名詞，最常見的意思是“質量”，也常常用來表示“素質”。我們常常可以用它來替換常見的 quality，是個在口語和寫作中都會讓人眼前壹亮的實用表達。
Justin 老師在英文隨筆中就多次用到了 caliber。比如在用英文吐槽《紐約客》的訂閱體驗時他寫道：
The subscription experience proves to be unworthy of the brand and caliber for which The New Yorker is known.
Justin 老師在描寫瑞幸咖啡的高品質標簽時寫道：
It boasts three major highlights: premium Arabica coffee beans, recipes devised by award-winning baristas, and fresh brewing, all signs of high caliber.
我們平時說的“高質量”“高素質”就是“high caliber”，口語之中想說“教學質量非常高”就可以說成：
The caliber of teaching at this high school is very high.
《經濟學人》中也經常使用 caliber，比如：?
Our aim is not to predict the winner in Russia, which can be done best by looking at a team's recent results or the calibre of its squad. （要註意 caliber 的英式寫法是 calibre。這裏的 calibre of its squad 指的是這個足球隊的素質）?
Regardless of family income, a graduate from one of the Ivy League-calibre institutions, has roughly a two-thirds chance of making it into the top 20%.
我們可以從這句話中學到 caliber 的靈活用法，Ivy League-calibre 指的是“有常春藤級別質量的”。句中的 20% 指的是社會地位最高的 20%。
3. 從認識到會用（作業）
1）翻譯下面的句子：
很多落後地區的年輕人依然渴望優質的教育。? Many young people from underdeveloped areas are still eager for caliber education.
（參考翻譯: Many young people in under-developed areas still have a huge thirst for a high caliber education. 或者 A high caliber education remains desirable for many youngsters in backward regions.）
2.造句：
I hope my child will become high-caliber talent in the future.