Education in the UK
英國的教育
Every child in the UK must receive a full-time education until the age of 16.
在英國,每個孩子都必須接受全日制教育,直到16歲。
Parents can choose to send their children either to a state school, which is free, or to a private school, where a fee is required.
父母可以選擇送子女去公立學校,(這類學校)是免費的,或者去一所私立學校,(這類學校)需要付費。
The school year is generally divided into three terms. Each term ends in a holiday.
每學年一般分為三個學期。每個學期結束后是假期。
The summer holiday is the longest and usually lasts from the middle of July to the beginning of September.
暑假是最長的,一般從 7 月中旬持續到 9 月初。
Education has two main stages-primary school and secondary school.
教育主要有兩個階段——小學和中學。
Primary schools are for students from the age of 5 to 11.
5 歲至 11 歲是上小學。
The main subjects are Maths, English, History, Geography, Science, Art, Music and PE.
主要科目是數學,英語,歷史,地理,科學,美術,音樂和體育。
Secondary schools are for students from the age of 11 to 16 or 18.
中學是從 11 歲至 16 歲或 18 歲。
The same subjects are taught there, as well as other subjects such as foreign languages (usually French, German or Spanish), Technology and Computer Studies.
授教相同的科目,以及其他科目,如外語(通常是法語,德語或西班牙語)、技術和計算機學。
After the age of 16, students can either find a job or continue their studies at a school or college until they are 18.
16 歲后,學生可以選擇找工作或是在學校或學院繼續深造,直到他們18 歲。
Between the ages of 16 and 18, students must choose only three or four subjects to study.
16 到 18 歲,學生只能選擇 3 到 4 個科目進行學習。
At the end of the two years, they must take some important exams. If they do well, they can then go on to study at university.
兩年(學業)結束后,必須參加一些重要的考試。如果他們考得好,他們就可以上大學學習。
There are over 100 universities in the UK, and the most famous are the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
英國有超過 100 所大學,最有名的是牛津大學和劍橋大學。