英語四級(jí)翻譯新題型練習(xí)：義務(wù)教育

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　　在中國，小學(xué)教育需要花費(fèi)12年的時(shí)間來完成，分為小學(xué)、初中和高中三個(gè)階段。小學(xué)教育持續(xù)5年或6年。在初中階段，大多數(shù)學(xué)生上3年制初中，極少數(shù)上4年制。幾乎98%的學(xué)生在前一種學(xué)校入學(xué)。在小學(xué)和初中的9年教育屬于義務(wù)教育。普通高中教育持續(xù)3年時(shí)間，在整個(gè)義務(wù)教育階段，學(xué)生要求在每學(xué)期未參加期末考試。

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　　In China, primary and secondary education takes 12 years to complete, divided into primary, junior secondary and senior secondary stages. Primary education lasts either five or six years. At junior secondary stage, most have three-year schooling with any part of four-year. Almost 98 percent of students are enrolled in the former schools. The nine-year schooling in primary and junior secondary schools belongs to compulsory education. General senior secondary education lasts for three years. Throughout the whole process of compulsory education, students are required to take final examinations at the end of each semester.