韩国学生参加重要的大学入学考试，航班因此停飞
SEOUL: Financial markets stayed closed and aircraft grounded as students in South Korea sat down on Thursday morning for the annual college entrance exam that could make or break their careers.
Some 600,000 high school students will take the gruelling eight-hour exam to determine if and where they will spend four years in higher education, with anxous parents heading to places of worship to pray for their children.
The students, including those retaking the exam, were overwhelmed with well-wishes and gifts of sticky rice cake, said to bring good luck.
11月17日，韩国学生参加决定人生的高考，金融市场因此关闭，航班停飞。
大约60万高三学生，将参加折磨人的8小时考试，以决定未来4年他们在哪个大学深造。忧心忡忡的父母去拜拜，为孩子祈祷。
"My little boy is taking the exam for the third time," said Kim Yong-woo, a 59-year-old mother, who joined other parents at cathedral to pray for their children.
59岁的妈妈Kim Yong-woo说，“我儿子是第三次参加高考。”她和其他家长一起在教堂为孩子祈祷。
"All I can do is pray as his mom and I came out here ho that he can manage his condition well and get a good score he wants," she said.
她说，“我能做的是祈祷，希望他发挥出水平，考出高分。”
The November event, which includes mathematics, sciences and languages tests, sees the country ground to a halt each year.
11月份的高考，科目包括数学、自然科学和语言测试。每年的这个时候，全国就会停顿下来。
For 25 minutes, when the listening portion of the English test is administered, the takeoff and landing of aircraft are put on hold and bus drivers travelling near test sites are discouraged from sounding their horns.
25分钟的英语听力考试进行的时候，航班会停止起降，附近经过的公交车不能鸣喇叭。
Police vehicles and motorcycles were enlisted to escort students running late to the exam.
Financial markets opened an hour later and office workers were advised to be at work later than usual to allow students to get to the exam venue in smoother traffic.
警车护送迟到的学生前往考场
考试那天，金融市场会推迟一小时开市，员工被建议比平时迟1小时上班，为学生前往考场营造顺畅的交通。
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译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/2016111705.html
外文地址：http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Testing-times-as-South-Korean-students-sit-for-college-exam/articleshow/55471380.cms
Om One
We have regular exams all time Never herd of Airport and Financial Market Closed :-)
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我们的常规考试从来没断过，从没听说机场和金融市场要关闭的
commonman commonman
so cute.... all the best to students
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太可爱了，祝考生一切顺利
JSOMA SHEKARA
Luckily they have no Rahul Gandhi and Kejriwal. If it is in India both of them would shout it is surgical strike on common man as flights stopped, Fundamental rights of Drivers to use horn curbed.
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好在韩国没有拉胡尔甘地和Kejriwal这样的政客
要是在印度，他们会说这是对老百姓发动的“外科手术式打击”，因为航班停飞了，司机鸣喇叭的权力也被限制了
Kallol Dasgupta
This shows how serious they are when education is concerned
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从中可以看出韩国教育非常严肃
Jonathan Roberts
awesome!!! while Korean students do a lot of effort and hard work to get into universities there,and also work for world class companies in Korea, Indian dogs get reservation certificates and useless quotas to get into colleges and waste time and Govt funds together, !!!! just imagine how well this country develop!!!!
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为了进入国内一流大学，为了以后能进入世界级公司，韩国学生努力学习
而印度人靠着预留的名额进入大学，浪费政府的助学金。
DEEPAK MHALAS
Good so much of importance is given for students, but in other words they will not be able perform under pressure and distractions.
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韩国非常重视学生的教育啊
考试不容受到打扰
purav_shah19
India is light years behind these countries in terms of development. Never see thishappening here. Will always remain a shithole.
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印度的发展落后韩国等国家无数年
印度永远会是一个屎坑
No Name
They have the hardest exams on earth.
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韩国高考是地球上最难的考试