Chinese students can now defer their studies to start their own business, in a move by the education ministry to deal with the record number of college graduates due next year.

China will see 7.5 million people graduate from college next year, 220,000 more than the number last year. Helping them find a job is a tremendous challenge.

The Education Ministry has found measures to cope with the unprecedented number of graduates. In a recent notice, it called on colleges to offer a more flexible schooling system, allowing students to suspend their studies to pursue business opportunities off campus.

Colleges are required to offer courses on entrepreneurship that award academic credit and invite entrepreneurs, business owners, academics and investors to share their expertise with students.

defer vt. 推迟，延期 vi. 服从、听从，跟to形成固定搭配（换言之，即使没有足够的上下文，也可以凭defer是单独出现还是以defer to的形式出现推断出它的意思。）

例句：

Some people defer credit card payment for as long as possible, but I prefer to settle it early, in case I forget about it. （有些人总是尽可能地拖延信用卡付款，我却喜欢早付，以免我事后忘记。）

We will defer to whatever the committee has decided. （我们遵从委员会做出的任何决定。）

China will see 7.5 million people graduate from college next year. 中国明年将会有750万大学毕业生。这里的China will see something happen = Something will happen in China. 严格说来，China是国家，不是具体的人，不可能亲眼看到任何东西，但这种用法在新闻语境里是完全可以接受的。China也可以换成其他的国家或地区。

例句：

The U.S. will see itself in a messier situation if the President doesn’t act right now. （如果总统现在不立刻行动，美国将会陷入更混乱的局面。）

The Education Ministry n. 教育部，即The Ministry of Education，两种说法都可以。

call on v. 号召、呼吁，通常以call on someone to do something的形式出现。

例句：

The mayor has called on everyone to stop spitting in public places. （市长号召大家停止在公共场所吐痰。）

schooling n. 学校教育 也可以是动词school（教育）的ing形式。要注意schooling和school（学校）不是一回事儿。

entrepreneurship n. 企业家精神，创业精神，来源于entrepreneur（企业家，创业者）