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　　英语课外阅读1

Chinese primary and secondary school pupils spendlonger at school and take more extra-curriculartutoring classes compared with their peers in othercountries, a report said.

一份报告显示，与其他国家的中小学生相比，我国中小学生在校学习以及参加课外补习班的时间均更长。

In 2015, the average school time for primary pupilsincreased to 8.1 hours a day, from 6.7 hours in 2010, according to the report released by the 21stCentury Education Research Institute.

这份由21世纪教育研究院发布的报告称，2015年，全国小学生平均在校时间从2010年的6.7小时增加到8.1小时。

Besides, middle-school students spent 11 hours a day in school in 2015, compared with 7.7 hours five years ago, it said.

此外，该报告还指出，我国中学生的平均在校时间也从五年前的7.7小时增加到11小时。

In addition, Chinese students were overloaded with homework, which also placed pressure ontheir parents. About 80% of parents said they had to closely supervise their children whilethey completed their homework.

另外，我国学生的家庭作业负担也很繁重，这给家长也带来了压力。约8成家长称孩子写作业时他们必须陪伴在侧。

Chinese students also spent more time on learning outside the official classroom setting. Bythe end of 2016, about 137 million students had taken part in extra-curricular tutoring classes, the report said.

我国学生在正式课堂以外的学习时间也更多。报告称，截至2016年年底，约1.37亿学生参加过课外补习班。

Chinese students spent 17 hours a week on learning after classes finished, much longer thanthe 7.8-hour average internationally.

我国学生每周校外学习时间达17小时，远高于国际平均值7.8小时。

　　英语课外阅读2

A primary school at Sanmenli Village in GongzhulingCity in northeast China's Jilin Province has come intospotlight — two teachers teach just one 12-year-oldstudent.

近日，中国东北吉林省公主岭市三门李村的一所小学成为人们关注的焦点，只有两名教师，他们只教一名12岁的学生。

Chen Hongyan works as the class teacher while LiuHaitao as PE teacher. The situation has startedseveral years ago, Xinhua reported.

陈洪艳是班主任，而刘海涛是体育老师。据新华社报道，这种情况几年前就开始了。

When the only student, Wang Hao, reads the text in class as the new semester begins, Chenwill feed coal into the furnace from time to time as the classroom isn't equipped with heatingsystem.

在新学期开始的时候，当唯一的学生王浩在教室里阅读课文时，陈洪艳会不时地把煤送进炉子，因为教室里没有暖气系统。

Meanwhile, Liu goes to the town to get new textbooks and teaching tools for Wang.

同时，刘海涛也到镇上为王浩买了新的教材和教学工具。

Although there is only one student at the school, Wang never misses a single class on Chinese, mathematics, English or early-morning individual study.

尽管只有一个学生在学校，王浩从来也没有缺席任何一节语文、数学、英语课或早自习。

Wang has seven classes a day. Chen has set 14 alarm clocks as Wang's school bells.

王浩一天有七节课。陈洪艳已经设置了14个闹钟作为王浩的上下课铃声。

"I treat my only student seriously as well, otherwise my conscience cannot justify what I do," said Chen who has been in her post at the school for 18 years, "I certainly can not give up onany student."

在这所学校已坚守18年的陈洪艳表示：“一个学生也不能糊弄啊，一样要认真教，要不良心过不去。我一个学生也不能放弃。”

Chen also encourages Wang to play with other kids in the village for fear that he may feellonely.

此外，陈洪艳也鼓励王浩和村里的其他孩子一起玩儿，因为他担心王浩会感到孤独。

Wang's father often checks in on his son when he passes the school on his way to herd sheepand he appreciates the persistence of the two teachers.

王浩的父亲经常在放羊路上路过学校看望儿子，他很感激这两位老师的坚持。

Village secretary Wang Lixin said the school once had dozens of teachers and more than 200 students. But teachers retired and students transferred to schools in towns nearby after 2010.

村书记王立新表示，学校曾经有几十名教师和200多名学生。但在2010年之后，教师们退休了，学生们就转学到附近城镇的学校了。