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终于要开学了

Zhōngyú yào kāixué le

School is finally going to start

暑假孩子每天在家

Shǔjià háizi měitiān zài jiā

During the summer vacation, children stay at home every day

家长真的很累

Jiāzhǎng zhēn de hěn lèi

Parents are really tired

今天我们来讲讲上学

Jīntiān wǒmen lái jiǎngjiang shàngxué

Today we are going to talk about going to school (school education)

我们通常三岁后开始上幼儿园

Wǒmen tōngcháng sān suì hòu kāishǐ shàng yòu'éryuán

We usually start going to kindergarten after the age of three

幼儿园三年分为小班、中班和大班

Yòu'éryuán sān nián fēnwéi xiǎobān, zhōngbān hé dàbān

The three years of kindergarten are divided into junior class, middle class and senior class

6岁后开始上小学

Liù suì hòu kāishǐ shàng xiǎoxué

We start primary school after the age of six

一共六年，从一年级到六年级

Yīgòng liù nián, cóng yī niánjí dào liù niánjí

It lasts six years in total, from the first grade to the sixth grade

12岁上初中

Shí'èr suì shàng chūzhōng

We go to junior high school at the age of twelve

一共三年，从初一到初三

Yīgòng sān nián, cóng chūyī dào chūsān

It lasts three years in total, from the first year of junior high school to the third year of junior high school

15岁上高中

Shíwǔ suì shàng gāozhōng

We go to senior high school at the age of fifteen

一共三年，从高一到高三

Yīgòng sān nián, cóng gāoyī dào gāosān

It lasts three years in total, from the first year of senior high school to the third year of senior high school

18岁上大学

Shíbā suì shàng dàxué

We go to university at the age of eighteen

通常是四年，从大一到大四

Tōngcháng shì sì nián, cóng dàyī dào dàsì

It is usually four years, from the first year of university to the fourth year of university

专科是三年，医学生可能是五年

Zhuānkē shì sān nián, yīxuéshēng kěnéng shì wǔ nián

Junior college lasts three years, while medical students may take five years

大学毕业你可以自己考研究生

Dàxué bìyè nǐ kěyǐ zìjǐ kǎo yánjiūshēng

After graduating from university, you can take the postgraduate entrance examination by yourself

硕士研究生通常三年，从研一到研三

Shuòshì yánjiūshēng tōngcháng sān nián, cóng yányī dào yánsān

A master's program usually lasts three years, from the first year of postgraduate study to the third year of postgraduate study

然后你可以继续考博士研究生

Ránhòu nǐ kěyǐ jìxù kǎo bóshì yánjiūshēng

Then you can continue to take the doctoral entrance examination

博士好像没有年限

Bóshì hǎoxiàng méiyǒu niánxiàn

There seems to be no fixed duration for a doctoral program

就看你什么时候能毕业

Jiù kàn nǐ shénme shíhou néng bìyè

It all depends on when you can graduate

其实这个学生生涯挺长的

Qíshí zhège xuéshēng shēngyá tǐng cháng de

In fact, this student life is quite long

前几年听说过要把小学缩短为四年

Qián jǐ nián tīngshuō guò yào bǎ xiǎoxué suōduǎn wèi sì nián

A few years ago, we heard that primary school would be shortened to four years

可是一直没有实施

Kěshì yìzhí méiyǒu shíshī

But it has not been implemented yet

我自己是读的重点大学的本科

Wǒ zìjǐ shì dú de zhòngdiǎn dàxué de běnkē

I myself studied for a bachelor's degree at a key university

和一个普通大学的硕士研究生

Hé yīgè pǔtōng dàxué de shuòshì yánjiūshēng

And a master's degree at an ordinary university

现在学历贬值很严重

Xiànzài xuélì biǎnzhí hěn yánzhòng

Nowadays, the devaluation of academic qualifications is very serious

因为本科生、研究生太多了

Yīnwèi běnkēshēng, yánjiūshēng tài duō le

Because there are too many undergraduate and postgraduate students

其实社会不需要那么多高学历的人

Qíshí shèhuì bù xūyào nàme duō gāo xuélì de rén

In fact, society does not need so many people with high academic qualifications

不需要那么多的白领

Bù xūyào nàme duō de báilǐng

It does not need so many white-collar workers