China adopts policies to attract graduates to military

 　　BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Wednesday announced a set of policies to encourage more college graduates to serve in the military.

　　A circular posted on the official website of the Ministry¹ of Education states that college graduates will be prioritized for recruitment by the military and enjoy tuition and loan exemptions² after being recruited.

　　These students will also receive aid in job-hunting or furthering their studies upon completing their military service.

　　According to the circular, the army will continue to accept online applications from college graduates from April to July. Experts will be invited to provide online consulting services to help students better understand the policies.

　　China's military started enlisting³ college graduates in 2001. By the end of 2009, college graduates accounted for 130,000 of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s total number of recruits.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 exemptions   

n.（义务等的）免除( exemption的名词复数 )；免（税）；（收入中的）免税额

参考例句：

• The exemptions for interpretive rules, policy statements, and procedural rules have just been discussed. 有关解释性规则、政策说明和程序规则的免责我们刚刚讨论过。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• A: The regulation outlines specific exemptions for some WPM. 答：该规定概述了某些木质包装材料的特定的例外情形。 来自互联网

3 enlisting   

v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的现在分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• He thought about enlisting-about the Spanish legion-about a profession. 他想去打仗，想参加西班牙军团，想找个职业。 来自辞典例句
• They are not enlisting men over thirty-five. 他们不召超过35岁的人入伍。 来自辞典例句