P.E. Becomes Major1 Subject in Yunnan Province Middle Schools 体育将成为云南省中学的主科

高齐云选译

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学考试的改革新措施引起了热烈讨论。体育课总分从50分提高到100分，这一改革使其与语文、数学和英语“三大科目”的分数一样。

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.

该改革将从2020年秋季学期开始实施。在中学三年教育期间，每年参加一次体育考试，每年的考试比例暂定为20%、40%和40%。考试包括两部分：身体检查，占60分;技能考试，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.

云南省教育厅官员徐中祥（音）说：“教育部要求学生至少学习一至两项运动技能。学生可以从各种运动中选择技能测试项目，包括足球、篮球、排球、乒乓球、羽毛球、网球、田径、游泳、武术、拳击和健美操。

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

细则、方案和相关文件仍在讨论中，很快将会公布。

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.

云南省教育厅副厅长张春华（音）说，改革的目的是促进学生的全面发展，让学生学习之后放松一下。

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

“中学是学生身心健康发展的关键时期。为了学生的健康，经常锻炼是必需的。”

“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.

教育部高级官员王登峰（音）说：“我们希望经过几年的努力，体育教育能够真正成为一门重要的学科。”

（英语原文选自：xinhuanet.com）

Questions：

[1]Do you like sports？ 你喜欢运动吗？

[2]Whats your favorite sport？ 你最喜欢的运动是什么呢？