山东 Experimental Primary School

[xiaojiang216]

大家好！

这周，有一个从山东来的男人会来这里。 他是山东Experimental Primary School的副校长。这个星期三，他会来我的高中学校。我的校长问我可不可以当一回翻译者。我得带他上几门课。。。我想我应该把他介绍我的老师。

可是。。。这个 "Experimental Primary School" 是什么呢？

我介绍以后，我还有什么可说的？

很感谢！

[geraldc]

In the UK, primary school is the school you attend from age 7-12.

[Shadowdh]

5-11 in London...

[tumujerome]

这周，有一个从山东来的男人会来这里。 他是山东Experimental Primary School的副校长。这个星期三，他会来我的高中学校。我的校长问我可不可以当一回翻译者。我得带他上几门课。。。我想我应该把他介绍给我的老师。

* Experimental Primary School = 实验小学

* What did you want to mean by 我得带他上几门课? 带他看看几个班？

* Usually you don't need to say 男人in such a context, unless you specifically want to emphasize the masculine gender of the person. 有一个山东来的人would sound natural enough.

* 翻译 used as a noun for "interpreter" would sound much more natural here than 翻译者, which is so bookish it tells that you are not a native Chinese speaking person.

[JamesGoff]

its 5-11 in hampshire/wilthire/dorset and somerset too.....

[roddy]

Actually, if anyone can give a decent explanation of what 实验 actually means in a school's name, I'll be grateful. My attempt . . .

'Experimental' in a schools name usually means that it's a relatively new school, using newer equipment and teaching techniques. It's meant to be a positive thing, rather than giving the impression that the kids are all strapped to chairs and being fed information Clockwork Orange style.

Roddy

[geraldc]

I always called the bit before primary, infant school. It was a big distinction in the playground

[stephanhodges]

In USA (Minnesota) some schools have "Magnet Programs" which implies a special focus and goals. For example, a science magnet, and arts magnet.

Also, we have "Charter Schools", which are organized around different approaches to education, etc. I remember one school, from about 15-20 years ago that was organized without any walls, and it was an elementary school! Imagine the noise levesl!

[xiaojiang216]

哇靠! No walls?

Do you have a picture of that?

[stephanhodges]

Well, what I actually meant was that classrooms were organized within large areas. There were some walls in the building (this is Minnesota, which has a climate similar to Harbin -- perhaps a little warmer in winter).

No photos, however.