英闻天下——607 A Teenager's Fight for Equal Educational Rights

　　A 15-year-old girl in Shanghai is striving for equal education opportunities in China's major cities after being denied access to high school because she didn't have the right residence permit.

 

　　According to local policy Zhan Haite's hukou is registered in another province and can only go to a local Shanghai vocational school or go back to Jiangxi Province for high school.

 

　　Zhan has initiated¹ a campaign on China's largest micro-blogging website, Sina Weibo, and has started a nationwide debate.

 

　　Shengjian, a Shanghai native, says on weibo.com,

 

　　"Shanghai is not your hometown; you have to comply with regulations here if you want to continue your life in the city. Your demands for a fair education opportunity are actually asking Shanghai to lower its standards. "

 

　　Sun Haigang, a professor from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry² University, says on scmp.com,

 

　　"Some Shanghai natives call people like Zhan Haite "locusts³". It's completely wrong. They need to understand people coming from other places and working in Shanghai are not locusts that want only to eat all your leaves and crops, but are intelligent creatures that actually create wealth and provide services for the city, and thus deserve respect. "

 

　　Wang Pan, a media commentator⁴, says on nhaidu.com,

 

　　"The father of Zhan Haite was detained by local district police for "disrupting public order". The landlord of Zhan's family threatened to end their rental⁵ contract ahead of time because of "pressure from local authorities". It seems like the whole city is trying hard to edge out a migrant worker family. As an international metropolis⁶, Shanghai, why are you so intolerable?! "

1 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

2 forestry   

n.森林学；林业

参考例句：

• At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
• Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。

3 locusts   

n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 )；贪吃的人；破坏者；槐树

参考例句：

• a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
• In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西，什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

5 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。

6 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。