50% urban kids take extra classes

时间：2007-05-31 07:54:49

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Chinanews, Beijing, May 31 - Horizon Research conducted a survey among ordinary urbanite1 families in China, finding that more than 50% of kids aged2 between 4 and 12 in such families have to attend extra classes, including classes supplementary3 to school courses and potential development classes. Averagely a family spends about 200 yuan on such classes every month.

 

The survey was conducted in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Xi'an, Chengdu, and Harbin, covering the adult members of 1,456 families.

 

Actually, nearly 30% of the kids attend more than 1 extra classes every week. Averagely, a kid spends 3.71 hours in such classes every week.

 

The ratio of kids who attend extra classes tends to grow with their age, for more than 61% of the kids between 10 and 12 years old attend extra classes.

 

About 64% of the kids take extra English classes, 25% take painting classes, 18.7% take dance classes, 10.1% learn to play musical instruments, 8.4% take special maths classes, and 5.3% take martial4 arts classes. There are also classes that are not so "popular", like chess classes and even brain training classes.

 
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1 urbanite Sf6zJN     
n.都市人
参考例句：
  • More and more urbanite begin to pay attention to mental health.越来越多的都市人，开始注重心理健康。
  • A study of German college students suggests that urbanite brains are more susceptible to stress,particularly social stress,than those of country dwellers.由德国大学生组织实施的一项研究表明，都市人的大脑与农村居民相比，要更容易受到压力的影响，尤其是社会压力的影响。
2 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
3 supplementary 0r6ws     
adj.补充的，附加的
参考例句：
  • There is a supplementary water supply in case the rain supply fails.万一主水源断了，我们另外有供水的地方。
  • A supplementary volume has been published containing the index.附有索引的增补卷已经出版。
4 martial bBbx7     
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
参考例句：
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

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