報告顯示 上海考生雅思聽說讀寫能力居全國之首

Shanghai leads the mainland in an international standardized test of English language proficiency, according to the British Council's inaugural white paper on mainland test takers' IELTS performance.

根據英國文化協會發布的首部中國大陸地區雅思考試考生表現白皮書顯示，上海的考生在一項英語語言能力國際標準化考試的表現居全國之首。

The white paper shows people on Chinese mainland have been making progress in their ability to listen, read, write and speak English in the past five years.

該白皮書顯示，過去五年間，中國大陸地區的雅思考生，在聽說讀寫各項英語技能上均有小幅提升。

People who took the IELTS Academic test showed the least progress in speaking English. The test takers' total score from the four-part test are below the world average, with the largest gap in the speaking category.

參加學術類雅思考試的考生，口語成績進步最小。中國大陸地區學術類雅思考生總體表現與全球平均水平仍然存在一定差距，其中口語技能差距最大。

Shanghai, which achieved respective total scores of 5.87 points and 5.95 points in the academic and training categories, led the mainland in the listening, speaking, reading and writing tests.

在學術類和培訓類雅思考試中，上海考生的總得分分別達到了5.87分和5.95分，聽說讀寫能力均居中國內地之首。

Barry O'Sullivan, head of assessment research and development at the British Council, said Shanghai stood out against the other provinces and cities because it is an international city, where students have a better environment and stronger motivation to learn and use English.

英國文化協會評估研究與發展主管巴里·奧沙利文教授稱，上海之所以比其他省市表現都要優異，是因爲上海是一個國際化的城市，上海的學生有更好的語言環境、更強的學習和使用英語的動力。

The average score of Shanghai test takers in reading is higher than the world average, and their listening and writing scores are on par with the world average. Shanghai's speaking score is, however, below the world average.

上海考生的閱讀平均分要高於世界平均分，而聽力和寫作也和世界平均水平持平。但是上海的口語平均分要低於世界平均水平。