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The Marks are Out!

The Marks are Out!
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ID: 2490 Intermediate
Getting your marks back from your exams is an exciting and even nerve-racking time. In China, it is very much so when students get their marks for their college entrance exam, as it will determine their future education and career path. Listen in as two friends discuss their marks and their future.
Shanell,Jenny
The Marks are Out!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
高考 gāokǎo college entrance exam
分数 fēnshù score, mark
文科 wénkē the arts
分数线 fēnshù xiàn minimum passing score
真真你查了高考分数吗
zhēnzhēn 真真nǐ 你chá 查le 了gāokǎo 高考fēnshù 分数ma 吗
Zhen Zhen, did you look up your mark for the college entrance exam?
查了452你呢
chá 查le 了sìbǎiwǔshíèr 452nǐne 你呢
Yes. It's 452. And you?
哇那么高我只有417
wā 哇nàme 那么gāo 高wǒ 我zhǐ 只yǒu 有sìbǎiyīshíqī 417
Wow, it's so high. I only got 417.
那我们差不多呀文科分数线一般比理科高
nà 那wǒmen 我们chàbuduō 差不多ya 呀wénkē 文科fēnshù xiàn 分数线yībān 一般bǐ 比lǐkē 理科gāo 高
Then we are about the same. The minimum passing score for the arts is generally higher than for the sciences.
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