P.E. Becomes Major1 Subject in Yunnan Province Middle Schools　體育將成為云南省中學(xué)的主科

高齊云選譯

The new reform2 on high school entrance exams in southwest Chinas Yunnan Province is discussed a lot. The total score of physical education was raised3 from 50 points to 100 points. It is the same as “three major subjects” of Chinese， Mathmatics and English.

中國西南部的云南省高中入學(xué)考試的改革新措施引起了熱烈討論。體育課總分從50分提高到100分，這一改革使其與語文、數(shù)學(xué)和英語“三大科目”的分?jǐn)?shù)一樣。

The reform will be started from the fall semester4 of 2020. Students will take P.E. tests once a year during their three-year middle school time， and the proportion5 of each years test has been tentatively6 set to 20%， 40% and 40%. The exams have two parts： physical examination7， 60 points， and skill test， 40 points.

該改革將從2020年秋季學(xué)期開始實施。在中學(xué)三年教育期間，每年參加一次體育考試，每年的考試比例暫定為20%、40%和40%?？荚嚢▋刹糠郑荷眢w檢查，占60分;技能考試，占40分。

“The Ministry of Education asks students to learn at least one or two sports skills. Students can do sports for the skill test， including soccer， basketball， volleyball， table tennis， badminton， tennis， track and field， swimming， martial arts， boxing， and aerobics8，” said Xu Zhongxiang， an official with the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education.

云南省教育廳官員徐中祥（音）說：“教育部要求學(xué)生至少學(xué)習(xí)一至兩項運(yùn)動技能。學(xué)生可以從各種運(yùn)動中選擇技能測試項目，包括足球、籃球、排球、乒乓球、羽毛球、網(wǎng)球、田徑、游泳、武術(shù)、拳擊和健美操。

Detailed9 rules， plans and related documents are still under discussion and will be released10 soon.

細(xì)則、方案和相關(guān)文件仍在討論中，很快將會公布。

Zhang Chunhua， deputy director of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education， said the reform is to boost11 students well-rounded12 development and relax them after study.

云南省教育廳副廳長張春華（音）說，改革的目的是促進(jìn)學(xué)生的全面發(fā)展，讓學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)之后放松一下。

“Middle school is very important for students physical and mental health. Regular13 exercise is needed for students health，” said Xu.

“中學(xué)是學(xué)生身心健康發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵時期。為了學(xué)生的健康，經(jīng)常鍛煉是必需的。”

“We hope that after several years of hard work， physical education can truly become a major subject，” said Wang Dengfeng， a senior official with the Ministry of Education.

教育部高級官員王登峰（音）說：“我們希望經(jīng)過幾年的努力，體育教育能夠真正成為一門重要的學(xué)科?！?/p>

（英語原文選自：xinhuanet.com）

Questions：

[1]Do you like sports？ 你喜歡運(yùn)動嗎？

[2]Whats your favorite sport？ 你最喜歡的運(yùn)動是什么呢？