记者：牛蒙 黄雨琦 审稿：郑文琪

10月25日晚，日语角在图书馆一角进行，松岛加代子老师、佐藤航老师和目黑裕将老师参加了此次日语角活动。

一位同学向佐藤老师问到日本新年习俗。老师介绍道，对日本来说，元旦就是新年，与中国的春节一样重要，大家都会带着美好的祝福迎接新的一年；在饮食方面，打年糕是日本迎接新年的传统活动之一，此外，日本人还会选择耐保存的食材来制作年菜，并放入多层漆饭盒中在新年期间享用。

随后大家又谈起了艰苦的高中生活，佐藤老师也向大家介绍了日本的大学入学考试。在日本，大学入学考试分为高考和二次考试。高考的所有题目相同，侧重于对基础知识的测试，考生根据自己的高考成绩选择大学，然后去报考的大学参加那个学校的二次考试，而报考的大学可以有多个，这大大增加了考生的选择机会。

此次日语角使大家对中日文化差异有了更多了解，增进同学们学习日语的热情，增强学好日语的兴趣和信心。

Japanese Corner: New Year Traditions and the College Entrance Examination

By Niu Meng, Yuqi Huang

On the evening of October 25th, Ms. Kayoko Matsushima, Mr. Wataru Sato and Mr. Hiromasa Megoroattended the Japanese Corner.

Firstly, a student mentioned the customs of the Japanese New Year. Mr. Wataru Sato told them the New Year’s Day in Japanwas just as important as the Spring Festival in China. People usually welcomed the arrival of New Year’s Day with their best wishes. In terms of food, making rice cakes was one of the traditional activities for New Year celebrations. What’s more, he said that Japanese people would make some food which could be stored for a long time and put them inmultilayer paintedcontainers for the comingNew Year.

Secondly, Mr. Mataru Sato introduced the college entrance examination in Japan, which was totally different from that in China. He explained that the Japanese students always hadtwo chances to take the examination. They took the first examination and applied forseveral universities according to their grades. Then, students could take the second examination in the college they’ve applied for, which was an effective way for students to choose an university they liked.

Today’s Japanese Corner provided an opportunity for students to understand thecultural differences between China and Japan. Moreover, it helped boost students’ enthusiasm as well as enhance their interest and confidenceof learning Japanese.