韩国高考因地震突然推迟 学生垃圾堆找书 整容手术改约
South Korean test-takers expressed confusion and dejection on Thursday as the country's highly competitive annual university entrance exam, called a "life assignment exam" by some, was postponed a week for the first time ever due to safety concerns. South Korea postponed the exam after a rare earthquake rattled the country on Wednesday, causing damage to buildings including some schools. The exam is life-defining for many high school seniors, as a prestigious university on one's resume is seen a minimum for securing a place in limited corporate jobs in Asia's fourth-largest economy, which is dominated by conglomerates. Because the wrong answer to a single question in the roughly 200-question exam can mean dropping in the national ranking and failure to enter one's choice of university, tensions ran high. 虽然部分考生对因自然灾害推迟考试日程表示慌张,但能淡然接受。也有部分考生认为自己备考不够充分,为多出的充足准备时间感到庆幸。但多数考生表示,即便多出一周准备考试结果也不会改变,所以心情十分郁闷。
Some scrambled to recover books they'd thrown away yesterday or buy new ones, two test-takers told Reuters, while others "gave up", uploading pictures of classmates sleeping or reading online comics on social media. Still others agonized over missing concerts of their favorite singers or South Korea's largest online game exhibition this week. As fainter aftershocks continued on Wednesday and Thursday, many Koreans said they support the postponement -- but some were inconsolable. "It feels like I was turning the handle on the exit door from hell then returned to square one," said Lee Yoon-mi, a high school senior in Incheon. "If you're not a test-taker, you could never understand." 准备高考过后进行各种整容手术的女生们也都同样感到慌张,光州一名高三考生表示她原本已经和医院预约好高考后就去做双眼皮手术。还有考生为了科学减肥已在健身中心预约,无奈高考延迟,一周的训练费用也打了水漂。
Airplanes, barred from taking off or landing for 35 minutes on Thursday morning to prevent their noise from interfering with the exam's listening section, were allowed to land or take off, the transport ministry said. But the stock market and banks still opened an hour late on Thursday -- a device to help keep roads clear for students getting to test sites. Four police officers were stationed on double shifts at each of the 85 locations exam questions are kept and police patrolled the premises every two hours to prevent their leaking. |