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Gaokao: An Exam That Changes Lives
měi nián每年 6yuè月 ，zhōng guó中国yǒu有yī一chǎng场fēi cháng非常zhòng yào重要de的kǎo shì考试 — —gāo kǎo高考 ，yě也jiào叫 “quán guó pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng kǎo shì全国普通高等学校招生考试 ” 。
Every June, there is a very important exam in China called the Gaokao, also known as the "National College Entrance Examination."
jīn nián今年de的gāo kǎo高考jiāng将zài在 6yuè月 7rì日kāi shǐ开始 ，hěn很duō多gāo zhōng shēng高中生zhèng zài正在wèi为zhè这chǎng场kǎo shì考试zuò做zuì hòu最后de的zhǔn bèi准备 。
This year's Gaokao will start on June 7th, and many high school students are making their final preparations for the exam.
gāo kǎo高考shì是zhōng guó中国zuì最zhòng yào重要de的kǎo shì考试zhī yī之一 。
The Gaokao is one of the most important exams in China.
kǎo shì考试de的chéng jì成绩jué dìng决定le了xué shēng学生néng能bù néng不能jìn rù进入dà xué大学 ，yě也yǐng xiǎng影响tā men他们jiāng lái将来néng能xué学shén me什么 、zài在nǎ lǐ哪里gōng zuò工作 、shèn zhì甚至zài在něi gè哪个chéng shì城市shēng huó生活 。
The exam results determine whether students can enter university, and also affect what they can study, where they can work, and even which city they might live in.
duì对hěn很duō多rén人lái来shuō说 ，gāo kǎo高考shì是yī一chǎng场 “gǎi biàn改变mìng yùn命运de的kǎo shì考试 ” 。
For many people, the Gaokao is an "exam that changes fate."
kǎo shì考试kē mù科目yǒu有yǔ wén语文 、shù xué数学 、wài yǔ外语 ，hái yǒu还有yī xiē一些xuǎn xiū选修kē mù科目 ，bǐ rú比如wù lǐ物理 、huà xué化学 、lì shǐ历史děng等 。
The exam subjects include Chinese, Mathematics, Foreign Language, and some elective subjects like Physics, Chemistry, History, etc.
měi gè每个shěng省de的kǎo shì考试nèi róng内容yǒu有yī xiē一些bù tóng不同 ，dàn但zǒng tǐ总体lái来shuō说dōu都fēi cháng非常yán gé严格 。
The exam content varies slightly by province, but overall it is very strict.
wèi le为了zhǔn bèi准备gāo kǎo高考 ，hěn很duō多xué shēng学生měi tiān每天xué xí学习shí十duō gè多个xiǎo shí小时 ，yǒu xiē有些xué xiào学校shèn zhì甚至wèi为xué shēng学生tí gōng提供 “gāo kǎo高考tè xùn特训 ” ，quán lì全力bāng zhù帮助xué shēng学生tí gāo提高chéng jì成绩 。
To prepare for the Gaokao, many students study more than ten hours a day, and some schools even offer "Gaokao special training" to fully help students improve their scores.
měi nián每年gāo kǎo高考qī jiān期间 ，hěn很duō多chéng shì城市huì会ān pái安排jiāo tōng交通guǎn zhì管制 ，jiǎn shǎo减少zào yīn噪音 ，gěi给kǎo shēng考生yí gè一个ān jìng安静de的huán jìng环境 。
During the Gaokao period every year, many cities arrange traffic control and reduce noise to provide a quiet environment for the test takers.
shè huì社会shàng上yě也huì会yǒu有hěn很duō多rén人gěi给kǎo shēng考生jiā yóu加油 ，sòng送shuǐ水 、sòng送zhù fú祝福 ，xī wàng希望tā men他们néng能kǎo考chū出hǎo好chéng jì成绩 。
Many people in society also cheer for the students, offering water and blessings, hoping they can achieve good results.
gāo kǎo高考bù jǐn不仅shì是yī cì一次kǎo shì考试 ，gèng shì更是zhōng guó中国shè huì社会fēi cháng非常guān zhù关注de的jiào yù教育shì jiàn事件 。
The Gaokao is not just an exam; it is a major educational event that Chinese society pays great attention to.
tā它fǎn yìng反映le了jiā tíng家庭de的xī wàng希望 、gè rén个人de的nǔ lì努力 ，yě也ràng让rén人sī kǎo思考jiào yù教育de的gōng píng公平yǔ与jī huì机会 。
It reflects the hopes of families, the efforts of individuals, and also makes people think about fairness and opportunities in education.
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