Comments on: Real Gaokao Questions: Hilarious, Baffling, Pointless (In Some Order)

By: Chackie Jan

Chackie Jan — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:29:00 +0000

What subject is this? Society? It’s only a small part of any exam. In my home country exams for certain soft courses have these kind of questions as well. You just have to know what the prevailing ideological view of your country is to answer them correctly. Which is actually easier when there is only one party. Back home we have to swing back and forth between being Fox News-style disgusted by something and being a left-wing liberal douche.

From a young age we’re all told to lie to please our masters. Put pride aside and an atheist can score an A+ for ‘religion’. –Yes, teacher, and on the seventh day he rested, but not before putting dinosaur bones all over the place to confuse those silly scientist guys. Who, by the way, are all going to hell for their sinful disbelief.

By: Harland

Harland — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:15:35 +0000

Man, the dumb comments after each question really ruin the reading experience.

Where’s the original Chinese so we can compare this possibly doubtful translation?

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By: mellon

mellon — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:42:41 +0000

Agree with @bxbx

By: bxbx

bxbx — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:39:29 +0000

Would be good to see the original Chinese with these!