中国家长送子女入读英国名校
<p><span word="Packed">Packed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="minibus">minibus</span>, 22 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trundling">trundling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bumpy">bumpy</span> <span word="driveway">driveway</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Cobham">Cobham</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="boarding">boarding</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> 70 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kent">Kent</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>.</p><p>22位中国家长挤坐在一辆灰色的小型巴士里，沿着一条崎岖不平的车道向科巴姆堂学校(<span word="Cobham">Cobham</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span>)缓缓行进，这是一所位于肯特郡乡间、占地70公顷的女子寄宿学校。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="Tudor">Tudor</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="octagonal">octagonal</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="turrets">turrets</span>, <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Enid">Enid</span> <span word="Blyton">Blyton</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="fanciful">fanciful</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waging">waging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="boarding">boarding</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> – <span word="an">an</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="about">about</span> £1<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>.</p><p>学校的红砖都铎式大楼及其八角形配楼，看起来好像出自伊尼德•布莱顿(<span word="Enid">Enid</span> <span word="Blyton">Blyton</span>)的小说。但亚洲富人为确保子女入读英国顶级寄宿学校而发起的战斗，则绝没有什么奇幻元素——对于英国来说，这一出口市场每年带来的价值高达10亿英镑。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Gabbitas">Gabbitas</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="advises">advises</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="applications">applications</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Harrods">Harrods</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bicester">Bicester</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asprey">Asprey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jeweller">jeweller</span>.</p><p>英国《金融时报》部分参与了中国家长们长达一周的学校考察之旅，此次活动是由提供入学申请建议的教育咨询机构<span word="Gabbitas">Gabbitas</span>组织的。家长们白天考察学校，到了晚上则参加由哈罗德百货公司(<span word="Harrods">Harrods</span>)、比斯特购物村(<span word="Bicester">Bicester</span> <span word="Village">Village</span>)的精品购物中心以及珠宝商爱丝普蕾(<span word="Asprey">Asprey</span>)等商家举办的零售活动。</p>
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