英闻天下——514 New Shenzhen Admission Mechanism Sparks Heated Discussion

 　　A new admission rating mechanism¹ for students in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is sparking heated discussions here in China.

 

　　As CRI's Li Dong reports, the system has been put in place to try to break away from the rules surrounding the household registration² system, or Hukou.

 

　　In China, pulbic schools are established to accommodate children with local residency registration, known as Hukou. However, as the population becomes much more mobile now, in big cities like Shenzhen, there is a huge number of people from other parts of China working and living there. And it's very hard for them to get local Hukou, which means their children face a lot of difficulties in getting into local public schools. Now the Shenzhen trial makes Hukou only one of a number factors deciding whether a child could go to public schools.

 

　　Local Hukou, whether the family has its own housing, how many years they've lived at the property and other conditions like the number of years they've contributed to their social security are all counted.

 

　　The rating system seems to stay away from the old practice favoring people with local Hukous. However, many people question whether the new rating system is an unfair mechanism tailored for wealthy property owners.

 

　　A woman surnamed Jiang is one of those who has Shenzhen Hukou but doesn't have property. She says she feels hopeless for her kids.

 

　　"All my family has Shenzhen Hukou. This gives us 14 points. But taking the property into consideration, we just rented an apartment for two years. We can only get eight points for two years of rental³. We get full score for the rest of the category. Altogether we have 53 points. But compared to those without a Shenzhen Hukou, but have property, they get 70 points at minimum, and some even get 95. How can our kids get the chance to go to good schools on our points? It's 53 vs. 95!"

 

　　Another woman worries that this policy will trigger another round of property price hikes which counters the government's intention to curb⁴ the over-heated property market.

 

　　"The government still says it wants to adjust the property market. But the new admission qualification rating system is actually boosting the property prices."

 

　　Also, different districts in Shenzhen give different points to the family with property.

 

　　The new admission policy is mainly based on the contribution the parents make to Shenzhen's economic development. But Zhu Keheng, a member of Shenzhen's Political Consultative Conference says property should not be the sole standard for evaluating their contribution and there should be diversified⁵ standards for the rating system.

 

　　"For instance, parents' contribution to cultural and technological⁶ development in Shenzhen should be taken into consideration. The standards should be comprehensive. An over emphasis on whether someone bought property may definitely lead to chaos⁷ in the compulsory⁸ education school admission system. The fact may be that wealthy people can buy their children chances to go to good schools."

 

　　The local education authority of Nanshan district in Shenzhen says this phenomenon actually exists. That's why they revised the policy and allocated⁹ more points for long term renters.

 

　　For CRI, I am Li Dong.

1 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

2 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

3 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

4 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

5 diversified   

adj.多样化的，多种经营的v.使多样化，多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 )；进入新的商业领域

参考例句：

• The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲，多种经营，全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

7 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

8 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

9 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。