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受験始まる Exam season begins

今日と明日、日本[にほん]では、大学[だいがく]センター試験[しけん]があります。これから今年[ことし]の大学[だいがく]受験[じゅけん] (taking exams)の季節[きせつ] (= season)が始[はじ]まります。

The season of entrance exams is just about beginning in Japan. National centre test for university admissions will be held this weekend.

 

日本[にほん]では、大学[だいがく]に入[はい]りたい人[ひと]は、入学[にゅうがく](= entrance)試験[しけん] (= exam)を受[]けなければなりません。入学[にゅうがく]試験[しけん]はふつう、1月から3月のはじめごろにあります。この試験[しけん]に合格[ごうかく] (= to pass)しなかったら、次[つぎ]の年[とし]1月まで待[]たなければなりません。

 

[おお]くの学生[がくせい]は、いくつかの大学[だいがく]の試験[しけん]を受[]けます。第一[だいいち]志望[しぼう] (= the first preferred)の大学[だいがく]に合格[ごうかく]するのがいちばんいいのですが、それは難[むずか]しいことが多[おお]いです。ですから、いくつか(= several)試験[しけん]を受[]けて、合格[ごうかく]した大学[だいがく]に行[]きます。ある大学[だいがく]にどうしても(= no matter what)[]きたい人[ひと]は、その大学[だいがく]の試験[しけん]だけ受[]けます。そして落[]ちたら(= to fail)、また次[つぎ]の年[とし]にチャレンジします。そういう学生[がくせい]も多[おお]いです。

 

さて。遠[とお]いところにある大学[だいがく]の試験[しけん]を受[]けるために、学生[がくせい]はホテルに泊[]まります。とても多[おお]くの学生[がくせい]がいくつもの大学[だいがく]を受[]けます。だから、この大学[だいがく]試験[しけん]の時期[じき] (= time)は、ホテルにとってとても大切[たいせつ]なビジネスの時期[じき]です。これについて、先日[せんじつ]、朝日[あさひ]新聞[しんぶん]で面白[おもしろ]記事[きじ]を読[]みました。

 

あるホテルでは、学生[がくせい]を応援[おうえん]する(= to support)ために、特別[とくべつ]な朝食[ちょうしょく]メニュを用意[ようい]する(= to prepare)そうです。例[たと]えば、脳[のう] (= brain)を活性化[かっせいか]する(= to stimulate)きのこのオムレツ、目[]によいブルーベリーなどだそうです。日本[にほん]では、大学[だいがく]の入学[にゅうがく]試験[しけん]は本当[ほんとう]に大変[たいへん]なのです。

 

In Japan, people have to take entrance exams and pass to admit a university. Almost of all universities hold such exams between January and March. If the students do not pass the exams, they have to wait until next January – March.

 

The ideal is, of course, everybody goes to the university s/he really wants to go, but it is not always easy. So many students take several exams at several universities and go to the one where they manage to pass the exam (otherwise they might have to waif for another year). If they have one particular university in their mind and want to go there no matter what, they just take the exam of that particular university; if they fail – of course, they will have to wait for a year for another chance.

 

Anyway. Many students take such entrance exams at several universities. Those exams are often held away from the students' hometown. In that case, they have to stay at a hotel near the university (the exam venue). Since many students do so, this is a good business opportunity for the hotel industry. I read an interesting article in Asahi Shimbun Newspaper the other day.

 

To attract students (precious customers), quite a few hotels prepare all sorts of special things for them. According to the article, a hotel serves special breakfast for the students; it includes omelette with mushroom (which is thought to stimulate a brain) and blueberries (good for eyes). Sounds ridiculous? – no, no, it is not ridiculous; taking entrance exams is indeed a big deal in Japan!

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