China will train village teachers to teach a broader variety of subjects to cover for a shortage of teaching staff, said a senior education official last Tuesday.

一位高级教育官员上周二表示，我国将培养能教授更多科目的乡村教师，以解决教师短缺的问题。

Liu Limin, vice¹ minister of education, said at a press conference that the biggest challenge facing village schools was the insufficient² number of teachers, particularly of music, physical education, art, foreign languages and computer science.

教育部副部长刘利民在新闻发布会上说道，农村学校所面临的最大问题就是师资不足，尤其缺少音乐、体育、美术、外语、计算机科学类教师。

China wants versatile³ teachers who will be able to perform multiple roles, just like general practitioners⁴ in the medical field, Liu said, citing a guideline the State Council issued on keeping the development of compulsory⁵ education in villages commensurate with that in cities at county level.

刘利民援引国务院发布的《关于统筹推进县域内城乡义务教育一体化改革发展的若干意见》称，我国需要的是像医疗领域里的全科医生一样、"一专多能"的"全科教师"。

The guideline set the objective of compulsory eduction⁶ developing at the same pace as urbanization by 2020, meaning significant progress must be achieved in village elementary schools, junior high schools and boarding schools.

这一《意见》制定了到2020年实现城镇化和义务教育同步发展的目标，意味着我国在乡村小学、初中和寄宿学校方面须取得显著进展。

It also said village school teachers should enjoy a steadily⁷ increasing income.

此外，该《意见》还指出，农村学校的教师应该享受到稳定增长的收入。