我国小学入学年龄截止日不再一刀切

 　　The Ministry¹ of Education have cancelled a deadline for determining children's ages when applying for primary school entrance.

　　教育部近日取消了在申请小学入学时决定儿童年龄的截止日期限制。

　　The move has now given provincial² authorities the flexibility³ to decide the date to determine children's ages for primary school entrance.

　　此举现已授权省级教育部门自行决定小学入学年龄截止日期。

　　September 1 was set as the first day of a school year in 1992.

　　1992年，9月1日被定为新学年开学日。

　　我国小学入学年龄截止日不再一刀切

　　The Law on Compulsory⁴ Education stipulated⁵ that all children who are six years old before August 31 should go to primary school on September 1 of the year.

　　《义务教育法》规定，8月31日前年满6周岁的所有儿童应在当年9月1日入读小学。

　　Many insiders believe the cancellation⁶ of the Aug 31 deadline will not matter a lot since the age to receive compulsory education has remained the same.

　　不少业内人士认为，取消8月31日截止日期限制的影响不会很大，因为接受义务教育的年龄并未改变。

　　Xiong Bingqi, deputy dean at the 21st Century Education Research Institute, suggested the introduction of a flexible age for primary school entrance, as children in other countries can start school between the ages of five and seven based on their intelligence and family situations.

　　21世纪教育研究院副院长熊丙奇建议引入小学入学年龄弹性制，因为其他国家的儿童可根据智力和家庭情况在5到7岁之间入学。

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

4 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。

5 stipulated   

vt.& vi.规定；约定adj.[法]合同规定的

参考例句：

• A delivery date is stipulated in the contract. 合同中规定了交货日期。
• Yes, I think that's what we stipulated. 对呀，我想那是我们所订定的。 来自辞典例句

6 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。