Beijing pupils use suitcases as schoobags

时间：2007-08-31 08:36:16

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Chinanews, Beijing, August 31 – Many elementary school pupils in Beijing use suitcases as schoolbags while going to school to contain their daily thickening wads of text and reference1 books.

 

According2 to a survey conducted in major shopping malls in the city, many parents have bought their kids special suitcases for their schoolbags, with wheels that can be dragged along. Some shopping malls have set up special counters3 for such suitecases.

 

A shopkeeper told our reporter that there are at least 20 kinds of suitcase schoolbags available in her shop, and their price is around 100 – 200 yuan each. Most of her customers are elementary school pupils, she said.

 

“I have no time to fetch my son at the end of school every day, but it is impossible for him to carry the heavy schoolbag on his back. Thus I bought him a suitcase, ” said a father in Beijing.

 

Since textbooks have become thicker and bigger, it is not likely for elementary pupils to lighten4 their schoolbags in the near future.

 
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1 reference IACzU     
n.提到，说到，暗示，查看，查阅
参考例句：
  • We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
  • I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。
2 according YzQztq     
adj.按照，根据
参考例句：
  • According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
  • We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。
3 counters 0976bdd439161deff5797776ec6873ad     
n.柜台( counter的名词复数 )；（对意见、态度等的）反对；计数器；（某些棋盘游戏的）筹码
参考例句：
  • His young opponent counters with his left hand. 他的年轻对手用左手反击。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Except for the sharp clicking of Chueh-hsin's abacus counters, all was still. 房里只有算盘珠子的接连的、清脆的响声。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
4 lighten P1UxT     
vt./vi.减轻，变轻；照亮，变亮
参考例句：
  • The sky began to lighten after the storm.暴风雨后天空开始放晴。
  • They decided to lighten taxes.他们决定减轻税收。

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