Podcasts about gaokao

Can you imagine sitting all of the most important exams of your life on one day? That's the reality for Korean students, whose university-entrance exam, the Suneung, sees students sit an eight-hour marathon of exams, all on one day. Juna Moon, our reporter in Seoul, tells us why a record number of students are resitting the brutal exam this year. Plus Koh Ewe, a BBC journalist in Singapore, tells us which K-pop earworm students are trying to avoid to stop it from distracting them.Julie Yoonnyung Lee, a BBC reporter from Seoul now in London, joins us in the studio, to give us her own experience of the exam, and the years of late nights and ‘cram schools' preparing for it. We also discuss the mental health challenges that can come with such high academic pressure.Plus we hear from our China media analyst Kerry Allen, who explains the Gaokao, China's university entrance exam, which might be even harder.Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Hayley Clarke Editor: Verity Wilde

这期播客介绍有简体中文和英语。由于空间限制，录音稿没有放在下面的描述栏。但您可以在我的播客网站上每一集的下面找到录音稿。下面是网址：https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868166如果找不到，请告诉我。如果您有任何问题，请随时通过电子邮件联系我，邮箱是TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com。祝您有美好的一天！This podcast introduction is in both Simplified Chinese and English. Due to space constraints, the transcript is not available in the description below. However, it's easily accessible on my podcast website, where you will find the transcript under each episode. The web address is https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868166. Let me know if you can't find it. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com. Have a great day!本集简介大家好，欢迎收听新一期的《五分钟中文》！今天我们聊聊中国的高考和美国的 SAT 考试的差别。美国的 SAT 可以多次参加，而中国的高考只有一次机会，这带来了很大的压力。此外，美国的 SAT 只需一个上午三个小时就能完成，而中国的高考通常要三天，每科两个小时。最后，SAT 是全球统一的，而中国的高考是分区域的，录取标准也不同。Episode IntroductionHello everyone, welcome to a new episode of “5-Minute Chinese.” Today, we'll discuss the differences between the Gaokao in China and the SAT in the United States. American students can take the SAT multiple times, while Chinese students have only one chance at the Gaokao, which creates a lot of pressure. Additionally, the SAT can be completed in one morning in three hours, while the Gaokao usually lasts for three days, with two hours for each subject. Lastly, the SAT is standardized globally, whereas the Gaokao varies by region with different admission standards. 发短信给我！ Send me a text!Support the show如果您喜欢我的播客，您可以通过成为订阅者来支持我。您的支持对我来说是巨大的鼓励。但无论您是否选择捐款，我都很感激有您成为听众。能够每周与您分享几分钟的时间，对我来说是莫大的荣幸。❤️If you enjoy my podcast, you can support me by becoming a subscriber. Your support is a huge encouragement to me. But whether or not you choose to donate, I'm grateful to have you as a listener. It's an honor to share a few minutes with you each week. ❤️

这期播客介绍有简体中文和英语。由于空间限制，录音稿没有放在下面的描述栏。但您可以在我的播客网站上每一集的下面找到录音稿。网址是https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868166。如果找不到，请告诉我。如果您有任何问题，请随时通过电子邮件联系我，邮箱是TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com。祝您有美好的一天！This podcast introduction is in both Simplified Chinese and English. Due to space constraints, the transcript is not available in the description below. However, it's easily accessible on my podcast website, where you will find the transcript under each episode. The web address is https://www.buzzsprout.com/1868166. Let me know if you can't find it. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com. Have a great day!中文简介欢迎收听新一期的《五分钟中文》！今天我想和大家分享一下我对中美高中生打工文化差异的观察。作为美国高中的老师，我经常听到学生们聊他们在健身房、商店或者超市打工的经历，这是很常见的。而相比之下，中国的高中生因为学业压力大，尤其是要准备高考，所以很少会打工。这种差异也反映了两国不同的教育理念。不过，打工对学生来说都是一种宝贵的生活经验，能帮助他们为未来独立生活做好准备。English SummaryWelcome to a new episode of "5 Minute Chinese!" In today's episode, I share my observations on the differences between American and Chinese high school students' part-time job culture. As a high school teacher in the U.S., I often hear about my students working at gyms, stores, or supermarkets, which is quite common. In contrast, Chinese high school students rarely work due to heavy academic pressure, especially with the college entrance exam, Gaokao, looming over them. This difference highlights the distinct educational philosophies of the two countries. Regardless, part-time jobs offer valuable life experience and help students develop important skills for their future.发短信给我！ Send me a text!Support the show如果您喜欢我的播客，您可以通过成为订阅者来支持我。您的支持对我来说是巨大的鼓励。但无论您是否选择捐款，我都很感激有您成为听众。能够每周与您分享几分钟的时间，对我来说是莫大的荣幸。❤️If you enjoy my podcast, you can support me by becoming a subscriber. Your support is a huge encouragement to me. But whether or not you choose to donate, I'm grateful to have you as a listener. It's an honor to share a few minutes with you each week. ❤️

Why are exams so stressful? Chinese journalists Wanqing Zhang and Eric Junzhe share personal memories about the infamous Gaokao exam in China, which this year reached a record of 13.42 million applicants; and India correspondent Soutik Biswas reports on the exam scandals threatening the future of millions of young people in India. Plus: why do we have recurring nightmares about exams? Caroline Steel from CrowdScience has the answer. If you also have questions about exams, email them to crowdscience@bbc.co.uk. Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

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Muchos hablan del examen "Gaokao" chino, como la prueba de acceso a la universidad más difícil del mundo. En este contexto se ha hecho muy conocido en las redes sociales un millonario de 57 años llamado Liang Shi que en los últimos 40 años se ha presentado 27 veces al examen. La mayoría de intentos los has suspendido, y cuando ha conseguido aprobar, no ha sacado la suficiente nota como para poder acceder a la universidad de sus sueños. 

Miles explains the devious cultural significance of the Gaokao, which is China's two-day college entrance exam. He then explores why everyday homeowners in China are getting crushed by 20-50% increases on their utilities, and lastly he peels back the curtain on how the Chines Communist Party is using aggressive subsidies as a means to infiltrate and undermine global markets.

Subscriber-only episodeWelcome to MaoMi Chinese+ ! Another bonus episode for members! ----About this series----In episode#166, we discussed Gaokao. A listener asked me 'since Gaokao is so important, can people cheat in Gaokao? ' This is a really interesting question, and we will explore it in this episode. ----3 steps to join the MaoMi Chinese+----1⃣️Please kindly finish subscription payment via Buzzsprout2⃣️Register on https://maomichinese.com/register/ On our website, You can hover mouse on characters to reveal Pinyin and English.3⃣️Your registration will be approved very shortly and after that, you can access all transcripts and translation on maomichinese.com(⚠️Please note that Spotify doesn't support the membership, however, it can still be accessed on maomichinese.com )Text me what you think :)

Almost every Chinese student has to face Gaokao at least once. This is an annual university-entrance exam. It's tightly connected to students' career and even future life.  How do Chinese people feel about Gaokao? Is it an impartial exam? Today let's find out more about GaoKao.This episode is sponsored by Maayot Chinese, an online Chinese school which offers you regular authentic input:https://www.maayot.comSupport MaoMi & Get exclusive   to premium content!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1426696/subscribe↗️Transcript and translation are available on https://maomichinese.comInterested in any topics? leave me a message on: https://maomichinese.com or https://www.instagram.com/maomichinese/?hl=enText me what you think :)Support the Show.

As the 2024 Gaokao kicks off on June 7th, millions of students are taking the national college entrance exam, which can greatly impact their futures. Amidst this, a new multidisciplinary major will be enrolling students for the first time. In our discussion, we'll explore practical and emotional strategies to navigate the Gaokao journey, while also considering how these new majors could potentially open up fresh pathways for students. On the show: Heyang, Yushan & Josh Cotterill

China's national college entrance exam, the Gaokao, begins for more than 13 million people(01:09). The UN chief has condemned an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school that killed at least 40 people(08:54). Chinese scientists are restoring the Yellow River's farmland(19:49).

Jahrelang hieß es in China: Seid fleißig in der Schule, dann bekommt ihr einen guten Job. Doch mittlerweile ist die Jugendarbeitslosigkeit überraschend hoch. Viele junge Menschen finden keine Anstellung mehr. In dieser Podcast-Folge fragt Moderatorin Joyce Lee, warum das so ist – und sie schaut sich das chinesische Bildungssystem genauer an: Ist es so brutal wie sein Ruf? Deutsche-Welle-Journalist Cui Mu berichtet von seiner persönlichen Erfahrung mit dem Gaokao, der gefürchteten nationalen Prüfung, die darüber entscheidet, ob man zur Universität gehen kann oder nicht. Er bringt Stimmen von chinesischen Soziologen und Pädagoginnen mit. ARD-China-Korrespondentin Eva Lamby-Schmitt erzählt Geschichten von jungen Chines:innen, die trotz Top-Bildung um den sozialen Aufstieg bangen müssen. Bei Kritik, Fragen und Anregungen: weltmachtchina@rbb-online.de

It's been two months since violence in Manipur broke out between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities. When a video emerged showing two women being sexually assaulted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it ‘shamed' India. BBC Delhi's Divya Arya has covered women's affairs for many years, and explains how in Manipur, as in many other inter-community conflicts, women's bodies have become the battlefield. Liang Shi - China's "No.1 Gaokao holdout" China's Gaokao university entrance exam is notoriously tough, but one man claims to have sat it, and failed, 27 times. Fan Wang of BBC Chinese shares Mr Liang's story. Nepalis joining the Russian army A growing number of young Nepalese men have enlisted with the Russian army, tempted by offers of good pay and a fast track to citizenship. BBC Nepali's Swechhya Raut spoke to some of those who have signed up about their experiences. Power cuts and water shortages in South Africa South Africa has been experiencing regular electricity blackouts which in turn have affected water supplies, with some South Africans drilling boreholes on their properties. Pumza Fihlani from BBC Johannesburg explains the long history behind the crisis. Syrian refugees in Turkey Turkey is home to more than 3.3 million Syrians who fled because of war and insecurity. But there's growing pressure on them to go back, with many in the Turkish press and social media arguing that Syria is now safe. Nihan Kalle of BBC Monitoring reports on a popular Turkish travel vlogger whose videos from Syria reinforce this narrative. (Photo: Women protest against sexual violence in India's north-eastern state of Manipur following inter-communal violence and sexual assault. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

El Gaokao (Gāokǎo) El llamado examen más difícil del mundo es la prueba de acceso a la universidad en China. Es importante, ahora vamos a hablar de él, pero antes de nada, me gustaría desmitificarlo... Creo que tanto dentro como fuera de China lo hemos convertido en una herramienta más para idealizar o demonizar ese modelo distópico, horrible... que es la sociedad China.

Pass-rate policy and longstanding concerns about the quality of vocational schools are raising the stakes for students taking China's high school entrance exam.Click here to read the article by Li Xin.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This week, China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss gaokao, the annual college entrance exams in China, which are reopening for the first time since the Zero-covid lockdowns. They then discuss the recent reports of a Chinese spy base operating out of Cuba, and how this development fits into the broader history of the relationship between Cuba and the PRC. Finally, they conclude with a preview of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's June 18 trip to Beijing, a visit which was rescheduled during the Spy Balloon controversy in February.Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center

Chine : un record de 13 millions de candidats participent à "Gaokao";Le commerce extérieur en hausse de 4,7 % de janvier à mai en Chine;Chine : retour en toute sécurité des astronautes de Shenzhou-15;Le sixième essai du principal moteur-fusée des futures missions lunaires habitées bat un record;Le deuxième plus grand lac d'eau douce de la Chine sort d'une saison sèche prolongée;Chine : fin d'un projet de réalimentation en eau du Grand Canal;OPPO abandonne la bataille des semi-conducteurs;L'aéroport international Daxing de Beijing ouvre une nouvelle ligne directe vers Londres;Les ventes de voitures chinoises en Israël en très forte hausse entre janvier et mai 2023;Un constructeur de trains chinois construit le premier train léger sur rail à énergie nouvelle pour l'Argentine;La 22e édition du concours "Pont vers le chinois" se tient au Gabon;Le premier navire de croisière chinois à quai à Shanghai

Supporting measures are in place for China's national college entrance exams (02:42). Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam (12:15). And China's Snooker Association has vowed tough punishments after two players received lifetime bans (48:09).

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the destruction of a dam in the Kherson region. Millions in China take part in the annual college entrance exam, the Gaokao. Iran's embassy and consulate in Saudi Arabia reopen after a seven-year closure.

Nearly 13 million high school graduates will attend China's national college entrance examination this week. For the examinees, their performance in the next few days will determine where they will end up in the next four years and beyond. Today, we look past the clichés to see what is new with this year's Gaokao (03:05). / Why are people so obsessed with pandas (28:45)? / What kind of body odor on humans are mosquitoes most attracted to (47:49)? We now have the answers. On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Pearl

China's embassy in Honduras is up and running (2:40). Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up a dam near Kherson (11:45). And this year, millions of Gaokao exam takers have 21 new majors to choose from (18:22).

Guanxi can be loosely understood as instrumental social relationships that form a network to be used by individuals for their personal benefit. Guanxi is a long-enduring part of Chinese society, but how is it used in a modern context. Is it still important for doing business? How should foreigners understand guanxi? And is guanxi now doing more harm than good in modern world?Chapters00:00: Intro2:18: Definitions  of Guanxi11:39: Origins of Guanxi19:03: Building Guanxi Relationships31:51: Guanxi in China's Business World40:58: Guanxi goes abroad?44:27: Negative Societal Effects of Guanxi49:Negative Societal Effects of Guanxi-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sources- Guanxi: How China Workds, Yanjie Bian, 2019- Chinese Guanxi: An Integrative Review and New Directions for Future Research, Chao C. Chen,  Xiao-Ping Chen, and Shengsheng Huang, 2013- Cultivating Guanxi as a Foreign Investor Strategy, John A. Pearce II and Richard B. Robinson, Jr., 2000- Cultural and Organizational Antecedents of Guanxi: The Chinese Cases, Liang-Hung Lin, 2011- Entering Guanxi: A Business Ethical Dilemma in Mainland China?, Chenting Su and James E. Littlefield, 2001- Guanxi Networks in China: Its Importance and Future Trends, Jin Ai, 2006- Guanxi's Consequences: Personal Gains at Social Cost, Ying Fan, 2002- The Culture of Guanxi in a North China Village, Yunxiang Yan, 1996- Whither guanxi and social networks in China? A review of theory and practice, Jane Nolan & Chris Rowley, 2020- What Happens When the ‘Gaokao' Rewards Who, Not What, You Know, Sixth Tone, https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005924- Qinghai Official Died After Sharing Seven Bottles of Baijiu, Sixth Tone, https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1012818- Bank Worker Slapped, Insulted for Not Drinking With Colleagues, Sixth Tone, https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006093- Businesses benefiting from political connections harm China's economic growth, https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/businesses-benefitting-from-political-connections-could-harm-chinas-economic-growth/Support the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod

This week's guest on the World of Higher Education Podcast is Yi-Lin Chiang, author of Study Gods: How the New Chinese Elite Prepare for Global Competition which was published in 2022 by Princeton University Press. It's a really extraordinary work of ethnography, following a group of students from a pair of elite Beijing secondary schools as they make their way towards China's extremely challenging Gaokao system and on to university in China and beyond.  Have a listen.Download PDF transcript

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Today’s Essential Eight: Tweaking dynamic zero-Covid - The reductions in quarantine periods for international travelers and close contacts, along with the standardizing across the country of the classification of risk zones, look quite positive. It is part of the refining of "dynamic zero-Covid" to better balance anti-epidemic work with economic development the leadership has repeatedly signaled, and plenty of people now hope that some sort of a bottom is in on lockdown-related economic shocks. One question is how the government will react when BA.5 eventually gets into China and starts spreading, as it is doing just about everywhere else in the world right now. Another question is whether or not people with low grade fevers will also be allowed to quarantine at home.

A former student recounts her grueling schedule and eventual withdrawal from Hengshui, a city notorious for exam-prep schools.Read the article by Renjian the Livings: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/06/inside-chinas-gaokao-factory/Written by Shu, translated by Hatty Liu.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

China sees a record number of students sitting the annual college entrance exams, also known as the gaokao, this year. The once life-changing event for millions of Chinese and even the nation has its significance both domestically and internationally. To find out, host Tu Yun is joined by two gaokao “survivors,” Han Hua, Board Member of the China Forum at Tsinghua University and Dr. Liu Baocheng, Director of the Center for International Business Ethics at University of International Business and Economics, as well as David Moser, associate professor at Beijing Capital Normal University on this episode of Chat Lounge.

La Chine assouplit les mesures anti-CovidLa BAII émet 1,5 milliard de yuans d'obligations panda en ChineLa State Grid investira plus de 500 milliards de yuans dans des projets de réseaux électriques La 5e CIIE aura lieu comme prévuLe marché automobile tend à rebondirKindle se retirera de ChineNavigation par satellite, un secteur rentable en Chine Près de 12 millions de candidats ont passé le GaokaoUn premier magasin phare de Decathlon Sports Park ouvert à SuzhouTikTok se donne des airs de Tinder

Hello everyone! Welcome to a new episode of 5 Minute Chinese. In today's episode, I talk about summer (school)work in the US and China—which subjects typically have summer work and what type as well as my first summer reading for my AP class. Later in the episode I talk about Gaokao—generally deemed to be the most important and fairest exam in Mainland China. I also talked about Gaokao in Ep.25 and 26 (English + Chinese) on 11/14 last year if you want to check them out. You can find the full script and useful words by paragraph below. If you have any questions or comments, please email me! You can find the email in the show description. If you like 5 Minute Chinese, please help subscribe and give the show a positive review.  Thank you for your support. See you next time!                                                                              暑期作业和中国的高考0:00大家好，欢迎收听这期的五分钟汉语。今天想跟大家聊聊中美暑期作业和这两天的中国高考。上期跟大家聊到我们学校的暑期开始了。到这周，估计大部分美国的学校都放暑假了吧。前天我收到了学校的邮件，说我订的暑期阅读的书到了。这个书是我为明年的AP中文的学生买的。书中有很多有名的寓言故事，节日传说和神话故事。我希望学生们在暑假的时候读一些中文，为明年的AP课做准备。我把书放在了学校的前台，让学生这几天去取。估计 | Gūjì | estimate大部分 | dà bùfèn | most (part)阅读 | yuèdú | read, reading寓言 | yùyán | fable故事 | gùshì | story传说 | chuánshuō | legend神话 | shénhuà | myth希望 | xīwàng | hope读 | dú | read前台 | qiántái | front desk取 | qǔ | Pick up1:10这其实是我第一次给学生留暑假作业。不过，在美国，学校留暑假作业也很常见。比如，我们学校的英语课要求6-12年级的学生从老师给的书单里选读一到两本书。读的时候要记笔记，之后还要写读后感。AP社会学习（social studies）课的老师也会给学生暑期阅读和其他相关的作业。不过其他课一般不会有什么暑期作业。留 | liú | leave (homework)常见 | chángjiàn | common书单 | shū dān | book list记笔记 | jì bǐjì | take notes读后感 | dúhòugǎn | after-reading response相关 | xiāngguān | related2:03我在中国上学的时候每个暑假都是有作业的。每门课都有一本暑假作业。主科—像数学，语文，英语—是一定会有暑假作业的。除了暑期阅读，还要做习题，预习生词，背诵古诗等等。总体来说，我觉得中国的暑假作业比美国的暑假作业多一些。语文 | yǔwén | Chinese language art (in Mainland China)习题 | xítí | exercise (school work)背诵 | bèisòng | recite古诗 | gǔshī | ancient poetry总体来说 | zǒngtǐ lái shuō | In general2:44这两天中国有一件大事儿——那就是高考。我在去年11月14日的第25和26期用中英文介绍过高考。大家有兴趣的话可以回听。这次，我想主要讲讲中国人为什么觉得高考是最重要、最公平的考试。回听 | huí tīng | go back to listen公平 | gōngpíng | fair3:16高考的全称是《普通高等学校招生全国统一考试》(Nationwide Unified Examination for Admissions to General Universities and Colleges)。一般来说，在中国大陆，学生需要参加高考并且达到一定的分数才能上大学。不同的大学录取分数不同。越好的大学的录取分数就越高。对于很多中国的学生来说，高考可能是他们一生中最重要的考试之一。因为高考是大学录取的唯一标准。高考考得好就能上一个好大学。而好大学的毕业生更容易找到好工作，过上好生活。除了重要，高考也是中国最公平的考试。因为高考只看分数，不看其他因素。所以对于没有资源，背景的学生来说，高考是一次公正，客观的竞争。高考给了很多人通过自己努力学习，参加高考，改变的命运的机会。全称 | quánchēng | full name一般来说 | yībān lái shuō | Generally speaking大陆 | dàlù | mainland, continent达到 | dádào | reach, achieve分数 | fēnshù | score录取 | lùqǔ | Admission一生 | yīshēng | lifetime唯一 | wéiyī | only标准 | biāozhǔn | standard毕业生 | bìyè shēng | graduate过上好生活 | guò shàng hào shēnghuó | live a good life因素 | yīnsù | factor资源 | zīyuán | resource背景 | bèijǐng | background客观 | kèguān | objective竞争 | jìngzhēng | compete改变 | gǎibiàn | Change命运 | mìngyùn | destiny, couse of life4:58 那今天跟大家聊了一下中美的暑期作业和中国这两天的高考。如果您听到了这里，再次感谢您的支持。如果您喜欢五分钟汉语，别忘了订阅，点赞，分享。如果你有什么意见和评论，欢迎给我发电子邮件。地址可以在描述栏中找到。感谢您的收听。我们下期再见！订阅 | dìngyuè | subscription点赞 | diǎn zàn | like分享 | fēnxiǎng | share描述栏 | miáoshù lán | Description column

Today’s Essential Eight items: Third volume on Xi’s thoughts on strengthening the military - I see this and the books that came out yesterday as more data points showing that Xi is not under pressure. The “pen” (propaganda) and the “gun” (PLA) bureaucracies are pushing him to the next level, so to speak.

Another summer, another record number of students who are taking the annual National College Entrance Examination, commonly known as Gaokao, here in China. We take a look at the exam, which has been a watershed moment in every student's life in China, with pandemic precaution measures in place (00:54). / Say "no" to noise pollution. You have the law on your side (26:06). / Why do I wake up grumpy (47:48)? On the show: Heyang, Laiming & Fei Fei

China's college entrance exams --- known as the Gaokao --- kicked off nationwide in most areas, with pandemic precautions in place (01:16). China is urging the United States, the U.K. and Australia to heed the call of the international community and stop advancing their nuclear weapons material transfers involved in the AUKUS framework (08:52). Mexico's president decides to skip the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week because of the U.S. decision to exclude Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua (15:04).

①Migrant caravan in Mexico heads for US border as Americas Summit starts. Can the summit find ways to solve the migration crisis on the southern border of the US? (00:58) ②Boris Johnson survives a damaging no-confidence vote, but does this mean his political troubles are over? (12:53) ③China's Covid-era students sit for Gaokao, the annual college entrance exam, in record numbers. 45 years after the resumption of the Gaokao system, what has changed and what has not? (24:32) ④Mexico's opposition loses ground to the ruling Morena in state governor elections. Why do Mexicans support President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his party? (34:14) ⑤We look at Apple's worldwide developer conference where the tech giant has unveiled its latest software for iPhone, its M2 silicon chips for the new MacBook Pro, and much more. (42:56)

The college entrance examinations (gaokao) will be held on Tuesday to Friday amid an upsurge in COVID-19 infections in some places. Will the sporadic outbreaks in infections affect gaokao candidates' performance? Two experts share their views with China Daily's Yao Yuxin on how students and their families can overcome the challenges, and candidates can get good scores in gaokao.在个别地区仍有新冠疫情病例的情况下，2022年全国高考将于6月7日到10日如期举行。疫情是否影响高考考生的表现？两位专家向《中国日报》记者姚宇馨分享对学生及其家人如何克服挑战，以及考生如何在高考中取得好成绩的看法。Given that gaokao will be held amid sporadic outbreaks, the most important thing is to safeguard the rights of every candidate to take the exams. In other words, despite testing positive for the novel coronavirus, they should not be denied entry to a test center for reasons such as nucleic acid testing results.鉴于高考在零星疫情暴发的情况下举行，最重要的就是要保障每一位考生的考试权利。也就是说，尽管考生确诊新冠，也不应该以核酸检测阳性为理由拒绝考生进入考场。Fortunately, the problem has been addressed as separate rooms have been arranged for students who test positive for the novel coronavirus or are suspected to have contracted the virus.好在这个问题已经得到解决，已经为确诊病例或无症状感染者安排了单独的考场。The pandemic prevention and control measures do create some inconveniences, so students should leave for the test centers well in advance to avoid delay. Apart from that, candidates do not need to worry too much about the anti-pandemic measures, and instead should seriously prepare for the exams.疫情防控措施确实带来了一些不便，考生应提前前往考点，以免耽误时间。除此之外，考生不必过于担心防疫措施，而是要认真备考。In fact, the pandemic can give the students who are good at self-regulation or can study on their own an edge over others in gaokao. The restrictions on people's movement, which have forced many examinees to study intermittently at home, have created much more time for self-study and reduced the cram sessions at school. On the other hand, students who get high scores by memorizing answers will be at a slight disadvantage.事实上，疫情能够让那些善于自我调节或能够自学的考生在高考中取得优势。对人员流动的限制迫使很多考生间歇性居家学习，这为自学创造了更多时间，并减少了学校的补习。但在这种情况下，对于通过背诵答案获得高分的学生将会有轻微劣势。This can make gaokao more equitable, and students who are truly talented and passionate about studies, rather than those who get high scores through rote learning, will perform better.这可以让高考更加公平，表现更好的会是真正有才华且热爱学习的学生，而不是那些通过死记硬背获得高分的学生。So instead of worrying too much, self-motivated and self-regulated students should be more confident about performing well in gaokao.所以有上进心、能够自我调节的学生，与其过分担心，不如相信自己能够在高考中取得好成绩。Gaokao candidates need not worry about the pandemic and COVID-19 protocols. Education authorities around the country are well-prepared to ensure gaokao is held in a safe and methodical way and all candidates can take the exams.高考考生不必担心疫情和防疫措施，全国各地的教育部门都做好了充分的准备，以确保高考能够安全、有条不紊地进行，让所有考生都能参加考试。The number of students that have signed up for gaokao this year is about 11.93 million, an increase of 1.15 million year-on-year. However, given the authorities' more than two years' experience of holding the exams amid the pandemic, the increase in the number of candidates should not raise safety fears.今年报名参加高考的考生约1193万人，同比去年增加115万人。然而，我国在疫情期间举办高考已有两年多的经验，所以考生人数的增加不应引起安全担忧。Aside from Shanghai that has postponed gaokao for one month, the rest of the country will hold the exams on schedule.除了上海推迟一个月高考外，全国其他地区都将如期举行。To rule out the possibility of infections and ensure the students' safety, examinees were required to have their body temperature measured and their health condition monitored for 14 consecutive days ahead of the exam. And separate rooms have been earmarked for students who have come in close contact with an infected person or have contracted the novel coronavirus.为了排除感染的可能性，确保考生安全，各地要求考生在考试前进行连续14天的体温测量和健康监测。此外，新冠密切接触者及确诊病例被安排了单独的房间。Students should strictly follow the pandemic prevention and control measures, and focus on preparing for the exams. Since gaokao is a competitive test for candidates within one provincial-level region, the impact of the pandemic on all will be the same.考生应严格遵守疫情防控措施，集中精力备考。由于高考是一个省级区域内的学生竞争性考试，所以疫情对于所有人的影响是一样的。Therefore, the students should adapt to the changes, and consider gaokao as another test of their resilience and academic knowledge, which will stand them in good stead even beyond the exams.因此，学生们应该适应变化，把高考作为对自身韧性和学术知识的又一考验，他们的收获将远超过考试本身。Candidates should study hard for gaokao, and take the exams in a relaxed and confident manner. In fact, they should use gaokao as a test to show their knowledge and aptitude which they have accumulated over 12 years of schooling.考生应为高考而努力学习，以轻松自信的态度参加考试，要把高考当做对自己12年学校教育中所积累的知识和能力的一场测验。sporadic英[spəˈrædɪk]；美[spəˈrædɪk]adj.不定时发生的，时有时无的；零星的，分散的；哩哩啦啦intermittently英[ˌɪntə'mɪtəntlɪ]；美[ˌɪntə'mɪtəntlɪ]adv.间歇地；断断续续equitable英[ˈekwɪtəbl]；美[ˈekwɪtəbl]adj.公平的，公正的；合理的methodical英[məˈθɒdɪkl]；美[məˈθɑːdɪkl]adj.有方法的；有条不紊的；井然resilience英[rɪˈzɪliəns]；美[rɪˈzɪliəns]n.弹性；弹力；快速恢复的能力；回弹

China's annual college entrance exam or Gaokao has kicked off nationwide, except for Shanghai which has postponed the exam due to COVID-19. Data from the Ministry of Education shows that nearly 12 million people applied for this year's exam, an increase of over a million from 2021.

Guo Yunbo, previously a Peking University-educated scientific researcher, has been devoting himself to the cultivation of a new generation of outstanding technicians at a vocational school in central China's Henan Province since 2016. As almost 12 million youngsters get ready to take Gaokao—the annual national college entrance examination this week, the educator calls upon them and their parents to rethink the purpose of education and consider vocational training as an alternative path.

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Hello everyone, today I explore the topic of exam during our exam week:  When do US and Chinese students start to have exams?  How important are exams and grades in different levels of schools in China and the US? What's Gaokao? What's behind China's exam culture that attaches ultimate importance to exam scores? (script and useful words below)Thank you for listening. Have a great week!大家好，过两周这个学期就要结束了。很多学校最近都在期末考试。所以今天想跟大家聊聊“考试那些事。”期末 | Qímò | semester end结束 | jiéshù | finish, end我们学校这两周是期末考试周。上周高中考完了。这个星期四和星期五初中也要考完了。我们学校从七年级开始有期中、期末考试。而且七年级和八年级的考试，也就是exam，也不是每一科每学年都有期中期末考试。比如，七年级的外语考试就只有期中考试，期末就不再考外语了。而数学没有期中考试，但是有期末考试。这样的话，初中学生在每个学期末就只需要准备两到三门考试，而不是每门课都要准备。六年级是没有考试的。我觉得可能是考虑到六年级是初中第一年，要给他们一些时间去适应。这跟中国不一样。我上学的时候，从小学一年级就有期中期末考试了。有的学校小学升初中，初中升高中也是要靠考试成绩来决定录取。初中 | chūzhōng | middle school科 | kē | subject考虑到 | kǎolǜ dào | considering适应 | shìyìng | adapt to升 | shēng | ascend, move on to the next level靠 | kào | Depend on成绩 | chéngjī | grade (school)决定 | juédìng | Decide录取 | lùqǔ | Admission到了高中以后，每门课都有期中、期末考试。成绩也更重要了。因为在美国，申请大学的时候大学要看你上了什么课和每门课的成绩。要是想上一个好大学，绩点是非常重要的。所以在高中阶段学生对平时作业和考试的成绩比在初中的时候重视得多。不过，只要合理地安排自己的课程，好好上课，认真做作业，考前好好复习，应该都会不错的。重要 | zhòngyào | important申请 | shēnqǐng | Apply绩点 | jī diǎn | GPA阶段 | jiēduàn | stage, phase平时 | píngshí | usually重视 | zhòngshì | attach importance to, value合理 | hélǐ | Reasonable我觉得我喜欢美国教育的一点就是美国的学校不只看学习成绩，而也会看学生在其他方面的成就，比如体育、艺术，课外活动等。除了绩点，大学也会考察申请人的综合素质。看看他们是怎样的一个人。学业成绩只是学校生活的一部分。不能代表学生的全部。但是在中国不一样。中国选拔人才的时候，考试分数很多时候是唯一的标准。中国有很长的考试历史和文化。在古代，普通人想要当官就必须要通过“科举”考试。在现代，大多数中国人要通过“高考”才能上大学。而高考每年只有一次，如果错过了或者没有考好，就要再等一年才可以重新考。因为高考的成绩也是决定你能不能上你想去的大学的唯一标准，你高中的成绩都不算数。所以高考的压力是很大的。你的整个高中都是在为最后的高考做准备。我知道美国学生申请大学也要考SAT，ACT什么的，但是跟高考比，SAT可以每年考很多次，而且它也只是大学看的一个指标而已。所以跟高考还是很不一样的。其他方面 | qítā fāngmiàn | other aspects成就 | chéngjiù | Achievement考察 | kǎochá | examine and observe综合素质 | zònghé sùzhì | Comprehensive quality学业 | xuéyè | academic代表 | dàibiǎo | represent全部 | quánbù | all选拔人才 | xuǎnbá réncái | select the best talent唯一标准 | wéiyī biāozhǔn | only standard古代 VS 现代 | gǔdài VS xiàndài | Ancient vs Modern普通人 | pǔtōng rén | ordinary people当官 | dāng guān | serve as government official通过 | tōngguò | pass (such as an exam)科举考试 | kējǔ kǎoshì | Imperial Examination高考 | gāokǎo | college entrance examination错过 | cuòguò | miss, let slip (an opportunity)重新 | chóngxīn | all over again不算数 | bù suànshù | does not count压力 | yālì | pressure, stress整个 | zhěnggè | entire指标 | zhǐbiāo | indicator那今天跟大家聊了聊“考试那些事”。如果大家有什么问题可以给我发邮件。我的邮件在描述栏可以找到。感谢您的支持。我们下期再见！描述栏 | miáoshù lán | description (column, part)

In this English episode I talked about Gaokao, China's College Entrance Examination. Questions I covered include:When is Gaokao?Does everyone take the same Gaokao?How crucial is Gaokao score and why?What are the two tracks of Gaokao?

Mengping is a professional Chinese language teacher teaching in Christchurch. As a stark contrast to many members of Future Dragonz, Mengping is a recent immigrant from China. So her experiences are vastly different from earlier immigrants. She also recounts her experience undertaking the dreaded national exam all Chinese secondary school graduates face - the Gaokao (高考). Her advice to get a good result is to drink Redbull! Timestamps: -01:03 What inspired Mengping to come to New Zealand? -06:27 Why Mengping decided to do her PhD in UC? -10:48 How to improve Chinese language teaching. -13:10 Why Chinese movie subtitles don't match the dialog? -20:40 Language learning and linguistic theory -26:23 Mengping's PhD research -29:20 Why learning Japanese and Korean is more popular than Chinese? -33:17 What Mengping finds weird about New Zealanders? -35:08 What Mengping thinks about meat pies? -36:32 How much does she miss authentic Chinese food? -37:49 Mengping is vegan - how can she survive in China? -41:20 What she thinks about Chinese from other provinces? -41:07 Minority ethnic groups in China -46:36 Why Chinese people aren't outdoorsy people -56:31 Private tutoring industry in China -1:01:22 Mengpeng's experience in the Gaokao (高考) -1:04:41 Comparison between China and New Zealand secondary school examination systems. -1:11:39 Redbull is a good luck charm for the Gaokao (高考) -1:14:45 Reminiscing back to student days -1:15:34 Importance of social relationships

In this English episode, I briefly introduce how China's education system is structured from Kindergarten to 12th grade. We mainly talk about:Age requirements for each level of schoolingYears students spend in each level Testing requirements for each levelImportance of Zhongkao & Gaokao

Some challenges in life loom larger than others, fraught with the potential to immeasurably transform our lives for the better if only we can rise to the occasion. Sometimes, that challenge is a really important exam.  Amy and Mike invited author and professor Zachary Howlett to explain big tests as fateful rites of passage.  What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the Gaokao, and what makes this test so important? What is the significance of describing an event as chancy and consequential? In what ways does a culture grow around very influential exams? Are there drawbacks to investing great importance into the results of a single day or week? How is society served by having big tests as fateful rites of passage? MEET OUR GUEST Zachary M. Howlett is an assistant professor of social sciences at Yale-NUS College at the National University of Singapore. He is a sociocultural anthropologist who researches education, rural-to-urban migration, and demographic change in China.  Zachary is the author of Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China (Cornell University Press, 2021). In Meritocracy and Its Discontents, he contends that the Gaokao serves as a pivotal rite of passage in which people strive to personify cultural virtues such as diligence, composure, filial devotion, and divine favor. Find Zachary at zachary.howlett@yale-nus.edu.sg or on Twitter at @howlett_zachary. LINKS Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China The Future of Higher Education podcast episode with Zachary Is China's gaokao the world's toughest school exam? RELATED EPISODES DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER: WHAT TESTING TELLS US TRACKING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS HOW TESTS DRIVE LEARNING ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page.

China is on a mission to become the world's dominant industrial power. What does it mean for the US if China succeeds? And how would Chinese economic dominance impact individual investors? David Goldman is a columnist for Asia Times and principal of Asia Times Holdings. He is a regular contributor to the Claremont Review of Books, American Affairs Journal and Standpoint Magazine, writing under the pseudonym Spengler. David is also the author of You Will Be Assimilated: China's Plan to Sino-Form the World.  On this episode of The Wiggin Sessions, David joins me to discuss China's goal to dominate the Fourth Industrial Revolution and why it matters.  He shares his prediction of what the world looks like in 2031 should China become the dominant force in global manufacturing and trade, describing how that would affect our economic and military power. Listen in for David's insight what could happen to the USD's reserve currency status should China achieve its goals and find out what that means for you and me as individual investors. Key Takeaways   David's concerns around whether China's centralized system will fail in time for the US to avoid strategic disaster What would happen to the USD's reserve currency status if China achieves economic dominance  The potential for armed conflict between the US and China China's goal to dominate the Fourth Industrial Revolution (i.e.: artificial intelligence and big data) How China is producing 7X as many bachelor's degrees in STEM fields as the US How China's rise to economic dominance would impact individual investors in the US David's take the Evergrande drama as a managed deflation of China's real estate bubble and not a major crisis David's prediction of what the world looks like in 2031 should China become the dominant force in global manufacturing and trade The two big differences between our concerns about Japan in the late 1980's and our concerns about China today Why it's important that China has 70% of the world's installed 5G internet  How the US tax and regulatory environment's hostility to capital-intensive industries impacts our ability to adopt 5G technology Connect with David Goldman  David at Asia Times ‘Spengler' at Asia Times Books by David P. Goldman Connect with Addison Wiggin Consilience Financial Be sure to follow The Wiggin Sessions on your socials. You can find me on— Facebook @thewigginsessions Instagram @thewigginsessions Twitter @WigginSessions Resources  You Will Be Assimilated: China's Plan to Sino-Form the World by David P. Goldman  Sample Questions from China's Gaokao  Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis by Will Bonner and Addison Wiggin  The Evergrande Crisis  Houlihan Lokey  ‘US Is Chasing China's Tail on 5G' in Asia Times  Ericsson 5G Technology  Nokia 5G  Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Jeżeli cenicie naszą pracę, możecie wesprzeć Mao Powiedziane na Patronite: https://patronite.pl/maopowiedzianeWyśrubowane wymagania, długie godziny spędzone nad zadaniem domowym, trudne egzaminy, niekończące się zajęcia pozalekcyjne. Nie ulega wątpliwości, że sektor edukacji w Chinach wymaga reform. W ostatnich miesiąc pojawiły się oczekiwane regulacje. Jednak czy naprawdę odpowiadają one na problemy z jakimi zmagają się chińscy uczniowie i ich rodzice? Na ich gruncie zdelegalizowano m.in. możliwość oferowania korepetycji w weekendy, dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym nie mogą już legalnie uczyć się angielskiego w ramach zajęć dodatkowych, a prywatne placówki oświatowe mają działać jako organizacje non-profit. Czemu zdecydowano się na takie ruchy? Z jakimi problemami zmaga się chińska edukacja? Jak nowe regulacje zostały odebrane przez rodziców? Czy sektor zajęć pozalekcyjnych w Chinach ma jeszcze rację bytu? Na te i inne tematy rozmawiamy w tym odcinku podcastu Mao Powiedziane. Spis treści odcinka: (3:00) Wprowadzenie do system edukacji w Chinach (6:35) Nierówności edukacyjne (11:08) Tempo reform (12:45) Reformy prywatnych podstawówek i gimnazjów (19:44) „Shuangjian” – podwójne cięcie w edukacji (29:50) Sektor zajęć pozalekcyjnych w Chinach (33:40) Reakcja Chińczyków na zmiany (40:07) Perspektywy dla sektora prywatnej edukacji w Chinach Napisz do nas: kontakt@maopowiedziane.pl  

00:00 - 04:44 Slow Speed Version 04:44 - 08:18 Normal speed version Description: Let's learn Chinese language and Chinese culture through Slow Chinese Podcast. If you ask a Chinese what is the hardest thing they've done in their life, the answer is probably Gaokao, or national college entrance examination. What is Gaokao and why it can be so important? Let‘s find out in today's episode! Full Script PDF Pinyin/Chinese/English/Thai script download here:

Gaokao och högskoleprovet- vad har dom gemensamt? Varför stämmer inte myten om den asiatiska plugghästen? Hur är det på ett föräldramöte i Peking? Och så fler vittnesmål från Xinjiang. Programledare Helene Benno Medverkande Hanna Sahlberg Ekots Kinakommentator och Björn Djurberg Kinakorrespondent

Gaokao (National College Entrance Exam) is a big event in China, many people consider it as a life-changing opportunity. Gaokao is so important, but what is it like? What are the tests about? With so many people taking the exam every year, how many of them could actually make it? Can gaokao be a life-changing opportunity as before? These will be what we are going to talk about in this episode. 高考在中国是一件大事儿，很多人把高考看作改变命运的机会。2020年高考的报名人数达到了1071万，创下了历史新高。高考在中国这么重要，那么，它怎么举行？什么时间举行？有没有年龄限制？高考考什么？每年有这么人参加高考，到底有多少人能考上大学？高考还能不能像以前那样成为改变命运的阶梯？这些都将是本期节目我们将要聊的内容。 | Host: Kate | About Me: Website: chineseexplained.com Instagram: @_chinese_explained Twitter: @Ch_Explained | Background music: 1. Grut by Patrick Patrikios 2. Just Stay by Aakash Gandhi 3. Invisible Beauty by Aakash Gandhi 4. Arms of Heaven by Aakash Gandhi 5. One Step Closer by Aakash Gandhi 6. Touching Moment by Wayne Jones 7. If You Close Your Eyes I'm Still With You by Late Night Feeler --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chinese-explained/message

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