A 5-year-old’s 15-page résumé ca

A 5-year-old’s 15-page résumé captivates China
The young applicant is described as confident and courageous. His résumé, at 15 pages, is glittering, complete with performance reviews (“full of energy”), a map of his travels (trips to Tokyo and Bali) and a list of books he has read this year (408 in total). It includes discussion of his adversity quotient and his artistic talents. But the applicant is not a seasoned job seeker. He is a 5-year-old boy from southern China applying for a spot in first grade at a Shanghai private school. The résumé, which was leaked and shared widely online this week, has provoked a mix of fascination, indignation and debate about whether children in China’s test-crazed education system are being raised as soulless strivers. Some called for the parents of the boy to be arrested. Others wondered whether today’s children would know true happiness, given the intense pressure to perform well and land good jobs. Still, some defended the parents, saying they were trying to promote their child’s best interests in a flawed system. Yong Zhao, a professor of education at the University of Kansas, said the debate reflected widespread anxiety among Chinese parents about getting their children into top schools. In China’s test-dominated system, exam scores determine where students go to college and what careers they can pursue. Xiong Bingqi, deputy head of the 21st Century Education Research Institute in Beijing, said China needed to distribute education resources more evenly and to begin evaluating students on more than just test scores. “There is a competition to rank every student,” he said. “Under these circumstances, of course parents want their kids to rank in the top. Then it worsens this kind of anxious competition.” A 5-year-old’s 15-page résumé captivates China

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résumé /ˈrɛzʊmeɪ/
n. 简历 （Curriculum Vitae/CV）
captivate/ˈkæptɪveɪt/
v. 吸引，使着迷 （captivating adj.）
e.g.
He was captivated by her beauty.
a captivating smile
applicant/ˈæplɪkənt/
n. 申请人
e.g.
an applicant for a job
an applicant for admission to a school
glittering/ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
adj. 辉煌的，闪闪发光的
e.g.
glitter eyeshadow
a glittering career
glittering jewels
complete with
包括，配有
e.g.
This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.
adversity /ədˈvɜːrsəti/
n. 逆境，不幸 （adverse adj.）
e.g.
be in adversity
to overcome adversity
quotient/ˈkwoʊʃnt/
n. 程度，指数，商数
e.g.
happiness quotient
intelligence quotient（IQ）
emotional quotient（EQ）
seasoned /ˈsiːznd/
adj. 经验丰富的，老练的
e.g.
a seasoned traveller
a seasoned politician
job seeker
求职者
spot/spɑːt/
n. （某个特定的）地方，位置
e.g.
an ideal picnic spot
leak/liːk/
v. 泄露，渗漏
e.g.
to leak secrets
The report was leaked to the press.
Water was leaking from the pipe.
provoke/prəˈvoʊk/
v. 激起，引发
e.g.
to provoke laughter
to provoke a shocked reaction
fascination/ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn/
n. 着迷，有魅力
indignation/ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn/
n. 愤怒，愤慨，义愤 （anger n.）
e.g.
She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work.
test-crazed /ˌtest ˈkreɪzd/
adj. 为考试而疯狂的
striver/ˈstraɪvər/
n. 努力拼搏的人，奋斗者 （strive v.）
land/lænd/
v. 取得，获得
e.g.
to land the first prize
flawed/flɔːd/
adj. 有缺点的
test-dominated /ˌtest ˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪd/
adj. 以考试为主导的
deputy/ˈdepjuti/
adj. 副的，副手的
e.g.
deputy mayor
deputy director
evenly/ˈiːvnli/
adv. 公平地，均等地
e.g.
Spread the butter evenly over the toast.