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| Nine million students will take the college entrance exam, which started last Sunday. |
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9百万名考生将参加上周日开始的大学入学考试， |
| The test is known in China as the gaokao. |
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该考试在中国被称为高考。 |
| This important test can greatly affect a young person's future. |
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这场重要考试将极大地影响年轻人的未来。 |
| The test results are used to decide which kind of university a student can attend. |
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考试成绩用于决定学生可以就读哪类大学。 |
| Those with the highest scores have the best chance for getting into an elite university. |
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高分学生最有机会进入顶尖大学。 |
| Students spend months cramming, or studying intensely, in order to get the highest possible score. |
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为了考得高分，学生们花数个月时间紧张学习。 |
| Many parents travel to the cities where the tests are given. |
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许多家长来到考试进行的城市， |
| They stay with their children during the exam, which can last two or three days. |
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在考试期间陪同自己的孩子，考试将持续两到三天。 |
| Students who do not do well on the test enter regional universities. |
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没考好的学生进入地方大学。 |
| Students who do not pass the exam usually have two choices. |
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没通过考试的学生通常有两种选择， |
| They can repeat a year of school and retake the test, or try to find a factory job. |
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他们可以复读一年重新参加考试，或者到工厂打工。 |
