贝宁顿21世纪英文报

2021年1月22日发(作者：oguma)
Appendix 1:

1. Parents pick up on
social media
Would you add your
parents on WeChat? This
has become one of the
biggest questions facing
young Chinese in an age of
*unprecedented
digital
interconnectedness.
In
a poll conducted by the
Huashang Bao newspaper
in Xi’an, 17 of 40 young
people polled said they
have added their parents
on WeChat, but 14
blocked
them from seeing
their “friends’ circles”
-- a
space where friends can
share pictures and posts
with one another. Of the
20 parents polled, 12 have

added their children on
Some young people are blocking their
WeChat but only could see
parents on social media. QUANJING
his or her ch
ild’s *updates.
The other 11 parents had
been blocked by their kids from
having access to

their friends’
circles despite being able to send them messages on WeChat.

Some children say they’re not comfortable with their parents combing
through their everyday activities and photos, as their parents either
don’t approve of the things they do for fun, or would constantly worry
over what they consider unsafe or inappropriate behavior. Others say
their friends’ circles are for friends of a similar age with simila
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interests, and their parents wouldn’t understand. However, some say
parents’ feelings would be hurt if they discovered their children
restricted their access to
this part of their social life.

So, what is your opinion? Should young people share their
everyday activities with their parents through social media
like WeChat?

Yes.

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Young people can be friends with their parents.

1. Social media is an efficient and informal way for children to
keep in
touch
with their parents. Regular phone calls are still necessary, but
with social media parents can
keep current on

their children’s daily
activities, and nothing pleases parents more than that.

2. Children often
underestimate

their parents’ tech *savvy. Not only
are many parents on social media like WeChat, many are also
surprisingly understanding of young people’s thinking and lifestyles.
Before automatically blocking their parents from their friends’ circles,
young people should
think twice.


3. Many children have difficult relationships with their parents. Social
media represents an opportunity to *
reboot those relationships
.
By treating each other as friends and equals on social media, families
can overcome any previous sour feelings and work to rebuild their
relationships.

No.

The generation gap can’t b
e *underestimated.

1. Just as we block colleagues, bosses, teachers and others we don’t
know very well on social media, many young people block their
parents because they don’t share the same views. The generation gap
is a natural phenomenon and there is nothing wrong with that.

2. Many Chinese parents are
in the habit of
worrying about every
little thing their children do, which can hurt relationships. Social
media would only
worsen this problem,
allowing parents to
keep
tabs on their kids’ every move.


3. Most young adults desire independence from their parents. Kids
need to make their own choices.
Barring their parents on social
media allows kids room to grow and build the self-confidence
necessary to have a successful life.
2. Students must train mind and body

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A recent *amended regulation
issued
by the Ministry of Education
has
left
hundreds of thousands of college graduates this year worried
about their future. Under this new policy, university graduates must
pass all test items in a physical examination by their graduation, or
they will not be
issued graduation certificates
by their universities.
The last version of the regulation, amended in 2007, required
students to pass a certain number of tests, but some of them such as
pull-ups, sit- ups and 1km or 800m runs, are optional items which
could be replaced by easier tests
at a students’ request.

This year’s
amendment made all of these tests *mandatory. Many graduates are
worried that they cannot pass the more demanding physical tests and
therefore won’t be able to get proper certificates to get jobs or pursue
further studies.

While supporters of the new policy say that health and physical
strength are a key factor for a young person’s future success, and
point to the worrying decline in the health of many college graduates,
opponents insist it is not necessary to *withhold graduation
certificates from those who fail to pass their physical exams.

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So, what is your opinion? Should college students be banned
from graduating if they cannot pass mandatory physical
exams?

Yes.

College graduates need to have a healthy and strong body.

1. The purpose of the new policy is not to bar the graduation of college
students, but to encourage them to do more exercise and improve
their health. They will not be adequately prepared for the *rigors of
starting a career or more studies if they are not healthy and physically
strong.

2. Many young people
give in
to unhealthy lifestyles in college, which
results in bad health. If physical exams also become optional, there is
very little *
incentive
for students to improve their lifestyle and
health on their own. Only mandatory exams could force them into
action.

3. Physical exams are just like any other exam in college students’
studies. Without passing them all they cannot graduate, it is as simple
as that. Students should just think of a strong and healthy body as
another important goal to achieve.

No.

Physical strength is not the most important thing for a college
graduate.

1. There are many other ways for universities to improve their
students’ health and physical strength, instead of just *
slapping
mandatory exams on them and
withholding
graduating certificates
from those who can’t pass these exams.


2. College graduates these days are under huge pressure to achieve
high academic scores, apply for further studies or
hunt for a
promising job.
Artificially setting another *hurdle for them in the
form of physical exams is unfair to these stressed young people.

3. Some students may not be entirely healthy or physically fit by the
time they graduate, but they have learned key knowledge and skills

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which qualify them for careers or further academic training; physical
education shouldn’t become a hurdle.

3. Approved for all?
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Some movie theaters are experimenting with their own ratings systems to
better serve moviegoers. QUANJING

Film ratings have long been a
controversial
topic in China. Various
industry analysts, artist groups and government authorities have
expressed support over the years for a rating system like the one in
the United States, but so far no development has been made
in
terms of
government regulations or laws. However, encouraged by
popular demand and *frustrated over the lack of laws or regulations,
some movie theaters have tried to
introduce such a system
voluntarily.

The latest such move occurred in Urumqi, Xinjiang. The China Film
International Theater has introduced two ratings for all films shown
there: “general” for films fit for all age groups; “special guidance” for
those containing violent, bloody and frightening scenes, which are
off- limits
to viewers under 13. The theater *enforces the policy by
checking ticket buyers’ identification, checking viewers’ age at theater

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entry, and *random *inspections during movies. Two other movie
theaters in Yili, Xinjiang have also introduced similar rules.

Some experts have said that such voluntary ratings may help
*prompt relevant government agencies into action as movie theater
operators are closest to the public’s needs and their own rating efforts
could eventually gather enough useful experience for the government
to base its official rules on.

So, what is your opinion? Could voluntary film rating
standards introduced by movie theaters help speed up China’s
movie rating reform and protect young film viewers?

Yes.

Young
film viewers
need to be protected.

theater operator’s move means that there is an urgent need on
behalf of millions of movie viewers as well as the film industry. The
government should
take the initiative
and act soon.

theater did this primarily for the good of young viewers who
should be protected from content unfit for their age, even with China’s
tight film content standards.

3. As children become an increasingly important part of the movie
market, their needs and preferences will be key to the future of the
industry. This is sufficient reason for government authorities to take
action and shape the future market.

No.

Film theaters’ own ratings lack authority.


government has long realized how important and helpful it
would be to have a film rating system. However, there are so many
different and powerful interests behind this that it has been extremely
difficult to introduce standards that could suit all the *stakeholders.

2.A film theater’s own action does not carry any authority and,
without laws regulating how ratings should be given and enforced, it is
very difficult to keep doing so given the tight competition in the
market.


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ting children is only one consideration behind introducing a
film rating system. There are also the needs of different age groups
that need to be met, and without taking this into serious consideration,
a ratings system cannot be successful, official or unofficial.
4. Equal education?
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The 211 and 985 initiatives have some wondering whether other schools will
be left in the

Recent reports over possible changes to two of China’s most
*prestigious State-sponsored programs to give funding support to
top-tier universities have once again
raised *controversy over
education equality.

The 211 Project and the 985 Project, started by the central
government in the 1990s, selected about 100 universities and 39
universities
respectively
from around China for generous funding
and policy support to help them build
state-of-the-art
laboratories,
start research projects and *recruit top talents from around the world.
The Ministry of Education has said both projects have closed their
doors to new entrants, while recently, there were reports that they
may be cancelled altogether. Later, the Education Ministry said they
were rumors.

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