11月29日午间英语新闻：2024考研438万人报名！

> Applicants to attend 2024 postgraduate entrance exams drop to 4.38 million: education official
2024考研438万人报名！

As 2023 draws to a close, China's National Postgraduate Entrance Examination for 2024 is set to kick off. The exam will be held from Dec 23 to 25 with 4.38 million applicants, a decline of 360,000 candidates compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Education's official website on Nov 22.
随着2023年接近尾声，2024年全国硕士研究生招生考试即将拉开帷幕。据教育部网站消息，该考试将于2023年12月23日至25日举行。据统计，2024年全国硕士研究生考试报名人数为438万，比去年减少了36万人。

Over the past eight years, the number of candidates applying for the examination has seen a consistent upward trend. Official data reveals that the registration for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 were 3.41 million, 3.77 million and 4.57 million, respectively. In 2023, the number reached an all-time high of 4.74 million applicants.
近年来，考研人数连续八年增加。根据官方公布数据，2020年、2021年和2022年的考研报名人数分别为341万人、377万人和457万人，2023年增至474万人，创下新高。

With the increasing popularity of the postgraduate entrance examination, it has become increasingly common for candidates to spend multiple years preparing for the exam, as well as foster a growing willingness to take the exam repeatedly until they achieve their desired results. 
随着考研的热度逐年增加，考生连续多年备考已经成为普遍现象，反复参加考试直到取得理想成绩的意愿也越来越强。

Experts have identified this trend as the "gaokao-ization" of the postgraduate entrance examination, likening this exam with the gaokao, the compulsory exam to enter university after high school.  Experts also highlight that if this trend continues to grow and more students opt for the examination process rather than finding a job, this will bring new challenges to both the candidates and the further development of higher education.
专家将这一趋势称为研究生入学考试的“高考化”，并将其与高中毕业后进入大学的必修课高考相提并论。专家还强调，如果这种趋势继续发展下去，更多的学生选择考试而不是找工作，这将给考生和高等教育的进一步发展带来新的挑战。


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