philosophy of the round and-

的微妙哲裡…

No.

我無法

(mellow percussion music)

(間奏)

The gaokao is China's intense

高考是中國緊湊、

two-day college entrance exam.

為期兩天的大學入學考試

Students' marks on the exam are said to determine

據說在中國，學生的分數

their entire future life opportunities

決定了未來一生的機遇

and earning potential in China.

與他們的收入

With the belief that those who Excel on the test

也相信只要在高考上拿高分

will have the best careers and even marriage prospects.

就會有最好的工作、甚至帶來好的婚姻。

College entrance is especially competitive in China,

在中國，大學考試特別競爭

where the top universities only select

頂尖大學只會從

as few as 1 in 50,000 students.

五萬名學生中挑一個。

- Wow!

哇！

That's pretty low.

入取率好低

That's like 0.002%?

大概 0.002 %？

The test is so important

高考重要至極

that factories and buildings

連工廠、各種建築

will shut down while the exam is underway

都會在考試期間暫時關閉

as police cars patrol to keep streets quiet.

也有警車巡邏，保持街道安靜

Ambulances are placed outside exam facilities

救護車也會在考場外待命

in case of nervous collapses.

以防有人精神崩潰。

The multiple choice questions are notoriously hard

選擇題是出了名的難

with questions such as...

例如：

Last October,

去年十月

President Xi Jinping said that

習近平總統曾言

while art is based on imagination,

藝術雖源自於想像

- It should still be down-to-earth.

但仍應保持實際

There may be hundreds of ways to create art,

或許有上百種藝術創作方式

the best way, however,

但最佳方法應是

is to trace back to the people's daily lives

回歸到日常生活

and create something based off that.

並從中創作藝術

- From a materialism point of view, this is because

從物質主義角度來看，這是因為：

One, art originates from the daily lives of people.

一、藝術源自於日常生活。

Two, art depends on innovation.

二、藝術取決於創意。

Three, the way art reflects on society

三、藝術與社會的關聯

and its style is unified.

和其風格是一致的。

Four, art is a form of ideology that reflects people's lives

四、藝術是一種意識形態，反映了平常生活

while at the same time serving the people.

同時也為服務人類而存在。

- God, this is confusing.

天啊有夠複雜

- I don't-

我不…

I have no idea.

我不知道。

- It's like kind of a logic question,

感覺是邏輯推理題

but it's also a grammar question

同時也是文法題

and it's also related to current events and politics?

也跟政治時事有關？

- Just reading this gives me anxiety

讀這題就夠我心煩氣躁了

so I can understand why people have ambulances outside.

能理解為何需要救護車在外待命。

- I don't know.

不確定

I'm gonna say A.

我選 A.

- I'm gonna go B,

我選 B.

one and four.

一跟四

- D.

D.

- [Man] You're correct!

答對了

(bell ding)

(鈴鐺聲)

- Heck yeah!

水啦！

- But literally, it's saying the same thing.

感覺選項都是同樣意思

The gaokao has been seen as symbolic

大家都視高考

of the Chinese education system as a whole,

為中國教育體制的象徵

and both the exam and the system itself

高考與教育體制兩者

have been criticized for putting

也飽受批判，因為

impossible pressures on teens.

造成青年太多壓力

Outbreaks of suicides accompany every exam season.

每當考試期間，就會出現自殺潮

- Wow.

天啊

- If your whole life depends on this exam,

假如這是決定一生的考試

that's so much pressure for one person to handle,

壓力真的大到無法想像

especially if you're still growing as an adult.

特別是正在成長的青少年。

- I mean if this one test determines

如果這考試真的決定

what happens in your life,

未來的一切

that is really intense.

那真的壓力很大。

The exam also includes a number of essays

高考也包括一連串作文題

with prompts than can be notoriously obtuse,

題目也是出了名的曖昧不清

such as...

例如：

- Do butterfly wings have colors?

蝶翅帶有顏色嗎？

- Hold up.

等等

- Why is this an essay question?

為什麼這算作文題目？

Who do you admire the most?

你最景仰下列何者？

A biotechnology researcher,

生物科技學家

- A welding engineer technician,

焊接工程員

- Or a photographer.?

還是攝影師？

What the heck?

搞什麼？

That's just a personality question.

感覺是性向測驗

- I'm so stressed.

好煩躁

Cheating has been a rampant problem,

作弊行為層出不窮

including the use of spy cameras

包括偷用相機

and radio devices to transmit questions and answers.

或錄音機來傳問題和答案

Those who are caught cheating

被抓到作弊的話

may spend up to seven years in prison.

將會坐上7年的牢

To try to prevent students from pursuing their

為了避免學生想出

increasingly creative methods of cheating,

各種天馬行空的作弊方式

drones have been used as hall monitors.

大廳設有空拍機監控。

- Whoa!

天啊！

- Drones!

空拍機

- People are cheating so much

太多人作弊

that they have drones in charge?

多到需要空拍機監考？

- This reminds me of Minority Report,

讓我想到電影「關鍵報告」

like robots are surveillance.

機器人負責監控

- The containers for milk are always square boxes.

裝牛奶的容器是方形盒子

Containers for mineral water are always round bottles.

礦泉水的容器卻是圓瓶

- Round wine bottles are usually placed in square boxes.

圓形紅酒瓶通常裝在長方盒裡

- Write a composition on the subtle philosophy

請撰寫一篇作文，探討圓與方之間的

of the round and square.

微妙哲理

Oh my God,

我的天啊

what?

在說什麼？

These are so broad!

這概念太廣了

What do you even say here?

這要寫什麼才好？

- I think just humanity has gotten

我覺得人類過度依賴

way too obsessed with tests.

考試制度

There are other ways to evaluate people.

還有其他方式可以評估一個人。

- Compared to what we have here in America,

跟美國的制度比起來

we're pretty, pretty lucky.

我們還滿幸運的。

- It just seems like if

總感覺

you're putting so much pressure on a young kid,

讓年輕學子背負這麼大的壓力

about a standardized test,

面對這樣的考試

something's not right.

感覺不該如此。

- I hope they relax their systems at some point because

希望某天他們可以放寬制度，因為

I can't imagine even going through that.

我連用想的都無法想像

- [Male Interviewee] I'm just thinking more about

我一直在想

what is the sole philosophy of the round and square?

所以圓與方之間的哲理到底是什麼？

(lighthearted music)

(輕快配樂)