韩国学校用平板电脑替代传统教科书

Textbooks are being swapped for tablets in classrooms across South Korea as part of a multi-million dollar technological revolution. But what do pupils and teachers make of the digital devices in their sanctuary of learning? Let's find out.
在韩国的教室里，教科书正被平板电脑所取代，这是一场数百万美元的技术革命的一部分。但是学生们和老师们对这种在学校里所使用数码设备有什么看法呢？让我们一起去看看。

Inside the classroom on a hot summer day these pupils are concentrating on their work. Could it be because they're using tablets not textbooks?
一个炎日的夏天，这些小学生们正在课室里专心投入他们的学习。这是因为他们用的是平板电脑而不是教科书吗？

This small scene in a quiet, rural town is just a tiny part of something big happening in South Korea's education system.
这个位于一个宁静的农村小镇的小地方是韩国教育系统进行重大变革的一小部分。

And the tablets are proving a hit with the eager pupils.
事实证明，这些平板电脑很受这些热切渴望的学生们的欢迎。

Lee Sang-hyeob, student, said, "Learning science experiments by watching videos makes it more fun and easier to understand."
学生Lee Sang-hyeob表示：“通过看视频来学习科学实验更有趣更容易明白。”

Jang Woo-dam, student, said, "It was difficult for me to study using paper textbooks. However, it is more interesting and fun studying with digital textbooks, which has augmentation contents and videos."
学生Jang Woo-dam称：“用纸制的教科书来学习对我来说很困难。然而，电子教科书增加了内容和视频，用它来学习更令人感兴趣也更有乐趣。”

More than 60 primary, middle and high schools in South Korea are now using digital textbooks as part of their curriculum.
韩国的60多所小学、初中和高中现在正在使用电子教科书，作为他们总课程的一部分。

Seoul believes it can finish the 2.1-billion-US-dollars program to replace textbooks with tablet PCs in schools by 2015.
韩国政府相信它能在2015年之前完成这个21亿美元的计划，在学校里用平板电脑代替教科书。

Yeon Eun-jung, is a teacher at Sosu Elementary School. She sees many advantages in using tablets rather than textbooks.
Yeon Eun-jung是Sosu小学的老师。她看到了用平板电脑代替教科书的很多优点。

Yeon Eun-jung said, "Digital textbooks have many videos and photos, so students can see photos and videos of those places they have not been. This advantage is effective for learning since it allows students to have more fun and be more interested in studying."
Yeon Eun-jung表示：“电子教科书有很多视频和图片，所以学生可以看到那些他们没有去过的地方的图片和视频。这个优点对学习来说是很有效的，因为它带给学生更多的乐趣，使学生对学习更加感兴趣。”

Whether tablets are really the key to good grades will be seen in the years to come, when this generation writes their final exams.
平板电脑是否真的是取得好成绩的关键将在未来几年，这代人考期末考的时候得到验证。

At the moment the tablets are a novelty, but with the millions of dollars the government is spending, hopes are clearly high for success.
目前，平板电脑是一种新鲜的事物，但是由于政府投入了数百万美元，成功的希望无疑是很高的。