"他们的老师要求很高。"

Translation: Their teacher has high standards.

[chfkhykd]

Can't it be "their teacher is very demanding"?

[Shi119783]

It can. The problem is with their English translation. 要求 means what the teacher is asking for, or what the teacher is demanding. So the English would be better off as "Their teacher demands a lot", or "Their teacher asks for a lot". Your sentence is fine as well.

[TARDISToni]

But if that were the case, shouldn't the modifier for 要求 be 很多, not 很高?

[emperorchiao]

Yes.

[mikron]

their teacher's standards are high. Rejected.

[Guenter212784]

"the standards of their teacher are high" is also rejected

[mishidolci]

Is it wrong to say, "their teacher has high expectations"?

[TARDISToni]

That would require a 有 to show that the teacher has the standards: 他们的老师有很高(的)要求. Without it, the standards are the subject of the sentence, not the teacher. :)

[BrendanKav1]

That's what I said. I think that it should be correct.

[rao245234]

For expectations, the translation should be "期望很高"

[ElfishHedonist]

Total failure of colloquial English in the translations in this course.

[faithwu1]

I said "Their teacher's expectations are very high." Apparently not.

[cafe_disco]

Is it also correct to say 他们的老师的要求很高 ? Or are too many uses of 的 to be avoided?

[kuyaC]

I got the same question.

[MaxFalcon4]

I thought this would mean that the standard for their teachers are high. To say their teacher's standards (for their students) are high you would need a 的 after 老师。

[nnFbR80I]

What about, "Their teacher's requirements are high"? I always assumed it meant both standards/requirements.

[dimwit720]

Leaving the "very" out was incorrectly marked incorrect. Often 很 modifying a stative verb/adjective (such as 高) isn't translated as very, even though it's a required element in the absence of another modifier.

[LHe474642]

"their teacher's goals are very high" doesn't work either? Come on duo…

[Microphone13]

Why "their teacher demands are high" is not accepted?

[jdwalker13]

Their teacher's standards are very high is a more natural translation.

[Marc302699]

Why 'standards', why not 'a high standard' (of anything)?

[kokefdez33]

为什么 no 的 between老师 - 要求？“他们老师的要求很高“would be correct?

[rao245234]

Yes, it is definitely correct!

[Aleksandro_RU]

"The standards of their teacher are high"

Why it doesn't accept literal translations like this one?

[linda437018]

Why is "Their teachers' standards are high." a typo?

[dimwit720]

I'm not sure what you're getting at, but what you've typed is 100% correct. It differs in meaning since "teacher's" would indicate one teacher, whereas "teachers'" indicates more than one.