Gaokao

Thanks to the Gaokao, millions of quality students are able to enter universities in China;

由于高考，中国数以百万计的优秀学生得以进入大学读书；

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For some Chinese high school students, passing the gaokao is the final goal of their academic life.

对于一些中国高中生而言，高考便是他们学业的终极目标。

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May be you can continue your topic just now in the examination room of GAOKAO next Monday!

都火烧眉毛了，下周一高考，我看你们还能说得出话来！

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Come September, Beijing University will undoubtedly accept a large number of gaokao champions as new students.

到9月份，北京大学肯定会把大量高考状元录取为新生。

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This reflects one of the drawbacks of the Gaokao.

这反映出高考的缺点。

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Most incoming freshmen would have been admitted by the time Chinese students take the gaokao test.

大多数即将到来的大一新生会在中国学生高考的时候被录取。

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A recent article in the People's Daily questions the value of worshipping gaokao champions.

《京华时报》近期一篇文章就对崇拜高考状元的价值提出了质疑。

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Also, different areas in China have different Gaokao exams.

况且中国不同省市地区的高考试题也不一致。

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In China, students often study hard during high school to achieve high gaokao scores and get admitted to a good university.

在中国，学生们往往在高中阶段刻苦学习，从而在高考中取得好成绩，考上一个好大学。

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But it is extremely hard to change the current Gaokao system.

但是，很难改变目前的高考制度。

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C. An unexpectedly low gaokao score forced C to attend a low ranked Chinese college.

学生C。没料到高考成绩会如此低的C不得不就读一所排名靠后的国内大学。

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Jack Ma turned 18 in 1982 and prepared for the Gaokao.

1982年，18岁的马云为高考备战。

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Some 9 million students are sitting for this year's Gaokao.

大约有900万名学生参加今年的高考。

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Outside the US, countries including Spain, Italy, Singapore, France and Australia also recognize gaokao scores

在美国以外的国家，包括西班牙，意大利，新加坡，法国，澳大利亚等国家也开始认可高考成绩。

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But for those of limited means, like Yang, the economic uncertainty has only intensified the gaokao competition;

但是，对于那些家庭条件有限的人，比如杨维，经济上的不确定性反而加剧了高考竞争的激烈程度；

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Weeks later, when the gaokao results were released, I called Yang.

数周后，高考成绩公布了，我给杨维打了电话。

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Children literally spend years studying solely for the gaokao.

孩子们学习多年，完全就是为了高考。

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And do students focused on the Gaokao really want to take time out for activities like Math League?

集中精力高考的学生真能抽出时间来参加像数学大联盟杯赛这样的活动吗？

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Performance in the gaokao will be key, according to the admission rules.

根据录取规则，在高考中的表现将是非常关键的。

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In 1998, only 98 Maotanchang students achieved the minimum gaokao score needed to enter a university.

1998年时，只有98名毛坦厂中学的学生达到了本科院校录取的最低分数线。

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Maybe it is my fault for going on about the importance of the Gaokao.

也许是我的错，我把高考看得太重。

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To make things worse, the gaokao syllabus varies from place to place.

使情况更糟的是，高考提纲因地而异。

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The Gaokao for Li was quite easy.

高考对于李彦宏来说并没有什么难度。

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No one expects the current Gaokao system will change in foreseeable future.

没有人认为目前的高考制度会在可预见的未来能有改变。

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Gaokao literally means High Exam.

高考的字面意思即高级考试。

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Students will take the tests twice each year and their highest score will count for the gaokao.

学生每年考两次，取最好成绩计入高考总分。

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But the Gaokao and the education system in both K-12 and university levels have their shortcomings.

但高考、以及中小学和大学教育体制也有自己的缺点。

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Teenage suicide rates tend to rise as the gaokao nears.

青少年自杀率往往随着高考的临近而上升。

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The majority of students with excellent gaokao scores usually choose to attend one of the two schools.

一般而言，大部分高考成绩优秀的学生，都会选择进入这两所学校中的一所就读。

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There are already many universities in Canada, England and other countries who accept the results of the Gaokao.

目前已经有很多加拿大、英国和其他国家的大学认可了高考成绩。

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