Extracurricular classes

In China, it's common to see children attending extracurricular classes, playing instruments, or simply doing their homework with their parents by their side, looking over them.

在中国存在一种普遍的现象：无论孩子在上补习班时还是演奏乐器，甚至是完成家庭作业的时候，他们的父母都习惯在一旁监督着他们。

Extracurricular classes are the main vehicle of cultural construction and one of the major components of cultural activities on the campus.

第二课堂是校园文化建设的主要载体，也是校园文化活动的重要组成部分。

However, more and more Chinese parents tend to arrange their children's spare time, including vacations, for extracurricular classes.

但是越来越多的中国家长倾向于对包括假期在内的孩子的业余时间进行安排，为他们报课外班。

Feng Yan is one of these parents. On Saturdays, she has to get up at 6:30 am to prepare breakfast for her son. Then she wakes him up, so he won't be late for his extracurricular classes at 8 am.

一名名叫冯燕的母亲就是这样的父母，每周六早上，她都要六点半起床为儿子准备早餐，然后叫儿子起床，以免耽误了八点的补习班。

Parents hold high hopes for their children, and English is taught from Grade one in many schools. Extracurricular English classes are springing up like mushrooms.

家长各个望子成龙；很多学校从一年级就开设英语课；社会上的英语课外班更是如雨后春笋般层出不穷。