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further (one's) education/ 继续教育 / (jìxù jiàoyù)

A: What's happened? You look really happy.

你看起来很开心,有什么好事发生吗？

(nǐ kànqǐlái hěn kāixīn, yǒu shenme hǎoshì fāshēnɡ ma?)

B: I'm hosting a party at my home tonight to celebrate my mom completing her postgraduate admission test. 

今天晚上我要在家里面办一个派对,庆祝我妈妈考研成功。

(jīntiān wǎnshànɡ wǒ yàozài jiālǐ miàn bàn yīɡè paiduì, qìnɡzhù wǒ māmā kǎoyán chénɡɡōnɡ.)

A: Really? Your mom has decided to once again return to study at school?

是吗, 你的母亲决定重新回到学校学习吗？

(shìma, nǐ de mǔqīn juédìnɡ chónɡxīn huídào xuéxiào xuéxí ma?)

B: Yup. She's 55-year-old this year, but she wants to return to school to complete her medical school dream. I'm really proud of her. 

是的, 她今年55岁了,但是仍然想回到学校完成自己的医学梦想。我很为她感到自豪。

(shìde, tā jīnnián wǔshíwǔ suì le, dànshì rénɡrán xiǎnɡ huídào xuéxiào wánchénɡ zìjǐ de yīxué mènɡxiǎnɡ.wǒ hěn wéitā ɡǎndào zìháo.)

A: It really is admirable. I saw the news yesterday, which says that more and more elderly people in China are choosing to further their education. 

这确实非常令人敬佩。我昨天看新闻,说有越来越多在中国的老年人选择了继续教育。

(zhè quèshí fēichánɡ lìnɡrén jìnɡpèi.wǒ zuótiān kàn xīnwén, shuō yǒu yuèláiyuèduō zài zhōnɡɡuó de lǎoniánrén xuǎnzé le jìxù jiàoyù.)

B: Yes, I saw this news too. I also saw that a lot of the older people who are choosing to further their education are women.  

是的,这个新闻我也看到了。我还看到,在选择继续教育的大龄学生中很多都是女性。

(shìde, zhèɡè xīnwén wǒ yě kàndào le.wǒ hái kàndào, zài xuǎnzé jìxù jiàoyù de dàlínɡ xuéshēnɡ zhōnɡ hěnduō dōushì nǚxìnɡ.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT