请看《中国日报》的报道:
The commission is soliciting public opinion on the Draft Guidelines on Beijing’s Long- and Mid-Term Education Reform and Development, which was issued on Wednesday。
北京市教委近期正就本周三发布的《北京市中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要》公开征求意见。
文中的solicit public opinion就是指“公开征求意见”,也可以叫做“征询民意”,public opinion就是我们平时说的“舆论,民意”,在选举前、或就某项决策进行的“民意调查”就称为public opinion poll/survey,受调查者一般是the general public(一般公众)。某些决策制定前还会召开public hearing(公众听证会)。
“入托难”成为眼下迫切需要解决的问题,此次征求意见中,大家也很关心preschool enrollment rate(幼儿园入学率)以及preschool education(学前教育)的问题。此外,家长关心的热点还集中在reduction of study load/alleviate school burdens(学校减负)、sponsorship fees(赞助费)、school-choosing/school selection fee(择校费)等方面。