VOA慢速英語(yǔ): 韓國(guó)學(xué)生面臨大學(xué)考試的壓力（雙語(yǔ)）

韓國(guó)學(xué)生面臨大學(xué)考試壓力

This is the VOA Learning English Education Report.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)的教育報(bào)道。

More than half a million South Korean students in their final year of high school recently took the university entrance examination. Many people consider success on this test the first step toward a good life. But South Korean students say they feel stressed from the pressure.

近期，大概有50多萬(wàn)的韓國(guó)高中生參加“大學(xué)修業(yè)能力考試（韓國(guó)高考）”。很多人認(rèn)為這次考試的順利通過(guò)則是邁向好生活的第一步。但是韓國(guó)學(xué)生說(shuō)他們感到壓力很大。

Seventeen-year-old student Lee Jee-woo is not ready yet to take the test. But he has a strong opinion about it. He says, “This test can determine the rest of your life."

17歲的李智宇還沒(méi)準(zhǔn)備好要參加考試呢，不過(guò)對(duì)于考試，他有很清楚的的認(rèn)識(shí)；他說(shuō)：“這個(gè)考試決定你下半輩子的命運(yùn)。”

South Korean high school students spend years studying for the university entrance examination. People say good scores guarantee entrance to a top university and the possibility of a high-paying job. Some say good test results even improve chances for a good marriage in the future.

韓國(guó)高中學(xué)生為參加大學(xué)修業(yè)能力考試，刻苦苦讀。人們說(shuō)高分是進(jìn)入一流大學(xué)的保證，也為得到高薪工作提供可能性。也有些人說(shuō)考試結(jié)果好的話，甚至能增加將來(lái)獲得良好婚姻的機(jī)會(huì)。

The test is multiple choice, meaning that the student may choose among several possible answers to a question. Some observers say this system does not help the students learn to think for themselves. They also say South Korea is not the only country to use these tests.

考試是個(gè)多項(xiàng)選擇，也就是說(shuō)針對(duì)一個(gè)問(wèn)題，學(xué)生可以好幾個(gè)可能性的答案。一些觀察員說(shuō)這個(gè)考試體制無(wú)助于學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)為自己考慮，而且韓國(guó)不是唯一使用這種考試體制的國(guó)家。

Jasper Kim is a professor at Seoul’s Ewha Women’s University.

賈斯珀·金是首爾梨花女子大學(xué)的教授。

“I think you’ll see similar things in China and to a lesser degree in Japan. It became the end all, be all, the standardized test, what you got on it. What it created was a system of teaching to the test. So everyone was geared, in terms of, getting to the right answer … and not knowing why that is the right answer.”

“我想你會(huì)看到中國(guó)和日本都存在類似的高考體制。無(wú)論你取得什么結(jié)果，高考是不成功便成仁的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考試。高考體制產(chǎn)生一種應(yīng)試的教學(xué)機(jī)制。所以，每個(gè)人都是只想什么是正確答案，而不去探究為什么那個(gè)是正確答案。”

Vietnamalso is known for its university entrance examination.

越南的大學(xué)考試機(jī)制也很有名。

Professor Kim says this system of learning by memorization produces a lot of stressed students. A recent government study found that South Korean children are the least happy compared to children in 29 other developed countries. Many South Koreans blame educational pressure for this unhappiness.

金教授說(shuō)這種死記硬背的學(xué)習(xí)方法導(dǎo)致許多學(xué)生有很大壓力。一項(xiàng)最近的政府研究報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)：與其它29個(gè)發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的孩子相比，韓國(guó)的孩子是最不開(kāi)心的。很多人把孩子的不開(kāi)心歸因于教育體制壓力。

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has promised to reform her country’s educational system. She urges the system to increase creative thinking and reduce student tension.

韓國(guó)總統(tǒng)樸槿惠已經(jīng)承諾國(guó)家要進(jìn)行教育體制改革。她主張教育應(yīng)該增加一些創(chuàng)造性的思維的培養(yǎng)，減少學(xué)生的緊張不安。

But Jasper Kim does not feel sure that reforms by the top government alone will solve the problem. He says, “The bureaucrats, they can say all they want. But it really starts at home.”

但是賈斯珀·金不認(rèn)為國(guó)家政府的改革就能解決問(wèn)題。他說(shuō)：“官員可以發(fā)布自己的觀點(diǎn)，但是改革真正起源于家庭的改變。”

Still, getting South Korean parents to ease the pressure on their children might not be so easy. Shin Jeong-yeon says she would like not to put so much pressure on her daughter. But, she says there is a lot of competition, so it is impossible for parents not to do so. For now, all Ms. Shin and other parents can do is hope that the pressure brings good results.

但是，讓韓國(guó)家長(zhǎng)減少對(duì)孩子的壓力也許沒(méi)那么容易。史金妍說(shuō)她也不想給孩子那么多壓力，但是，當(dāng)今的社會(huì)有太多的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，所以家長(zhǎng)也不得不這么做?，F(xiàn)在，史金妍和其他家長(zhǎng)能做的是希望這種壓力能讓孩子有好結(jié)果。

And that’s the VOA Learning English Education Report for today.

這就是今天的美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)的教育報(bào)道。

I’m Jeri Watson.

我是杰瑞·瓦特森。

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Words in This Story

stressed – adj. feeling very worried or anxious

nervous – adj. having or showing feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen

standardized – adj. changed so that things are similar and consistent and agree with rules about what is proper and acceptable

memorization – n. (the process of) learning something so well that you are able to remember it perfectly

bureaucrats – n. people who run a government or big company and who do everything according to the rules of that government or company