Military training was suspended, flights rescheduled and emergency calls reserved for latecomers as hundreds of thousands of South Korean students sat a crucial college entrance examination.
军事训练暂停、航班重新调整时间、紧急呼叫电话为迟到考生预留……韩国几十万考生近日参加了竞争激烈的高考。
As every year, the
focus of the education-
obsessed country narrowed for one day to
ensurethe
smooth running of the exam, seen as a defining moment that can hold the key to everything, from future careers to marriage
prospects.
韩国是一个很重视教育的。每年高考时，全社会都在总动员，保证高考顺利举行。在韩国，高考被认为是决定考生未来职业和婚姻前景等所有前程的关键时刻。
Police cars and motorbikes in cities across South Korea were put on standby,
available for any students needing to make a late
dash to take their seats before the exam began Thursday at 8:40 am.
高考当天，韩国各城市的警车和摩托车都严阵以待，做好准备将有可能迟到的考生送到考场。考试在周四上午8点40开始。
In one case, police responded to a
distress call from a father whose car had blown a tyre and hit a railing as he was driving his 18-year-old daughter to the test in the southern city of Busan.
比如，警方曾接到一位父亲的求救电话，说自己车胎爆胎，撞到了栏杆上。当时他正在釜山送18岁的女儿参加高考。
The police took the student to a nearby hospital for treatment before rushing her to the exam centre, Seoul's CBS radio said.
据首尔CBS电台报道，警察把考生送往附近医院治疗，接着紧急把她送到考试中心。
More than 668,500 students took the day-long standardised College Scholastic Ability Test at 1,191 centres nationwide,
