Chinese kids have little time to do what they like

时间：2007-12-12 05:40:32

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Chinanews, Beijing, December 11 – According to the joint1 survey conducted by UNICEF and China Children’s Press & Publication Group, 72.9% of Chinese kids complain about their having to “squeeze” time to do what they are interested in, and 75.4% of the parents admit the fact. Some 9.5% of the parents don’t think that their kids have any spare time to do whatever they like.

 

The survey was conducted in several provinces, autonomous2 regions and municipalities, covering nearly 10,000 pupils and their parents as respondents.

 

About 76.7% of the responding pupils aged3 between 7 and 10 are interested in all the courses available at school, while another 23.3% of them only find one or two courses interesting. The pupils aged between 11 and 13 take less interest than their younger counterparts in school courses, as they are faced with the pressure of entering high school. Meanwhile, a large proportion of parents of higher-grade kids don’t support their kids to spend time on the things that is irrelevant4 to examinations.

 

Besides, not many schools have good environment for kids to develop their interest, nor are such chances available at home at present.
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1 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
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  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
2 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
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  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
3 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
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  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
4 irrelevant ZkGy6     
adj.不恰当的，无关系的，不相干的
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  • That is completely irrelevant to the subject under discussion.这跟讨论的主题完全不相关。
  • A question about arithmetic is irrelevant in a music lesson.在音乐课上，一个数学的问题是风马牛不相及的。

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