South Korean test-takers expressed confusion and dejection on Thursday as the country's highly competitive annual university entrance exam, called a "life assignment exam" by some, was postponed a week for the first time ever due to safety concerns.

上周四，韩国宣布全国高考因安全原因推迟一周，这是韩国高考首次推迟，一些高考考生表达出困惑和沮丧之情。高考在韩国竞争相当激烈，被一些人称为“决定一生的考试”。

South Korea postponed the exam after a rare earthquake rattled the country on Wednesday, causing damage to buildings including some schools.

上周三，韩国发生了一次罕见的地震，造成一些建筑物损毁，其中包括一些学校。因此韩国宣布高考延期举行。

The exam is life-defining for many high school seniors, as a prestigious university on one's resume is seen a minimum for securing a place in limited corporate jobs in Asia's fourth-largest economy, which is dominated by conglomerates.

对很多高三毕业生来说，高考是他们人生的重大转折，因为在求职简历上，名牌大学学历是应聘数量有限的公司职位的敲门砖。韩国是亚洲第四大经济体，国内经济由企业集团掌控。

Because the wrong answer to a single question in the roughly 200-question exam can mean dropping in the national ranking and failure to enter one's choice of university, tensions ran high.

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