By capping her grades at 94 while most other teachers grade on a scale that tops out at 100, your teacher could jeopardize a student’s chance of getting a scholarship or getting into a top college.

如果你的老师将最高分数定在94分，而其他大多数老师评分范围的最高分是100分，那么她这样做可能会危及学生得到奖学金或进人名牌大学的机会。

六级词汇讲解：

本句的主干是…teacher could jeopardize…chance…。句首的介词短语By capping…是句子的方式状语，其中while引导的是比较状语从句，that引导的是scale的定语从句。由or所连接的getting a scholarship和getting into a top college是介词。f的并列宾语。

1. cap在句子中作动词，意思是“规定限度”。如：

This kind of mortgage is capped.

此类按揭被规定了额度。

2. top out的意思是“以……为顶点;封顶”。如：

Interest rates topped out at 4 percent.

利率在百分之四封顶。

3. jeopardize的意思是“使受到伤害、损失;使陷于险境”。如：

The security of the operation has been jeopardized by one careless person.

作业安全让一个粗心大意的人给破坏了。