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Oct 5, 2011 02:38
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Chinese term
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Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Traditional, Cantonese, Simplified, Sichuanese ) 
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择校热
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I need a short term not a long phrase in the translation. Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | School Sponsorship Fever |
Jun Ng
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| 3 | school transfer frenzy |
Vladyslav Golovaty
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Proposed translations
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school transfer frenzy
more vivid?
Example sentence:
Late transfer frenzy puts gloss on a shambolic summer ... who had always been bullied in school who now found out that he has a brother
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School Sponsorship Fever
In China, you have to buy yourself into good schools by paying a 择校费 or 赞助费. China Daily and many others have translated this into "sponsorship fee". Personally, I would prefer "enrollment buying fever", as "sponsorship fee" sounds like candy coating this discriminative system. "School Transfer" simply means switching to a different school, and doesn't point out the monetary side of the story for this unique phenomenon in China.
As to the translation of 热, I think it's just simplier and more commonly used.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2011-10-05 17:04:05 GMT)
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Fever
n. 2.
a.A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.
b.A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever.
As to the translation of 热, I think it's just simplier and more commonly used.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2011-10-05 17:04:05 GMT)
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Fever
n. 2.
a.A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.
b.A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever.
Example sentence:
With the new policy, non-native students are exempted from *sponsorship fees* - set at around 10,000 yuan annually.
Discussion
An explosion in school transfers, a jump in paid-for school admissions, a wave of parents bucking school catchment areas, many more parents exercising choice in schooling...