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高考 College Entrance Exam

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ID: 2931 Advanced
高考可以说是中国人求学生涯中最重要的一件事,甚至是全家人都投入的一件人生大事,但是真正踏入职场之后,回头再看,究竟那样的投入带来了什么呢?让我们来听听“过来人”怎么说。 Photo by Karl Baron
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
场景 chǎngjǐng scene
话说 huàshuō talking of...
胸有成竹 xiōngyǒuchéngzhú to have a card up one's chest
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今天是高考的最后一天又有一大批学生要踏进大学的校门了
jīntiān 今天shì 是gāokǎo 高考de 的zuìhòu 最后yītiān 一天yòu 又yǒu 有yīdàpī 一大批xuésheng 学生yào 要tàjìn 踏进dàxué 大学de 的xiàomén 校门le 了
Today is the last day of the college entrance exams, so another group of students will step on to college campuses again.
你还记得我们高考那年的场景吗
nǐ 你hái 还jìde 记得wǒmen 我们gāokǎo 高考nà 那nián 年de 的chǎngjǐng 场景ma 吗
Do you still remember what it was like when we did our college entrance exams?
我记得当年我们高考考期是两天第一天考语文数学第二天考英语和综合
wǒ 我jìde 记得dāngnián 当年wǒmen 我们gāokǎo 高考kǎoqī 考期shì 是liǎngtiān 两天dì yī tiān 第一天kǎo 考yǔwén 语文shùxué 数学dì èr tiān 第二天kǎo 考yīngyǔ 英语hé 和zōnghé 综合
I remember back then the college exams lasted for two days. The first day was the language and mathematics exam, the second day was English and general exams.
话说你当年哪一门功课考得最好呀
huàshuō 话说nǐ 你dāngnián 当年nǎ 哪yī 一mén 门gōngkè 功课kǎo 考de 得zuì hǎo 最好ya 呀
Speaking of that, which subject did you test the best in back then?
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