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韩国高中生竟用整容"慰劳"自己

2010-11-23来源:和谐英语
  "We already had a long reservation list with names of students even before they took the test," the manager of one hospital said.

  一家整容医院的经理说:“我们已经有了一张长长的预约等候名单,很多学生在考试以前就开始预约了。”

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  韩国政府非常重视高等教育,大学入学考试竞争更加激烈。政府年初公布的统计数据显示,韩国父母每年投入近200亿美元用于私人教育和补习学校,相当于整个国家GDP的2%,帮助学生为高考做好准备。

  Competition is fierce for places in education-obsessed South Korea's universities, and government data earlier this year showed that parents in South Korea spend nearly $20 billion a year, or about 2 percent of the country's GDP, on private education and cram schools to help students prepare.