Officials said the gap was a result of women taking time off work to concentrate on bringing up their children.
有关官员说,造成这一差距的原因是女性要抽出时间照顾孩子。
Vocabulary:
league table:a table that shows how well institutions such as schools or hospitals are performing in comparison to each other (学校、医院等的)排名表
tackle:to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation 应付,处理,解决(难题或局面)(Mr. Wells tackled the difficult problem, but he couldn't solve it. 威尔斯先生处理过这一难题,但未能解决。)