Mrs Meng had to move her family into the school's catchment area and cultivated contacts among the staff, who helped get her son in.

孟女士不得不举家迁往学校附近并且施惠于让她小孩进入那个学校的人。

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The newspaper said Beijing resident Zhang Meng, who had more than 10 years' driving experience, failed to get a job because his prospective employers considered his name to be "unlucky".

《北京晨报》在报道中称，一位名叫张猛的北京居民已有十几年的驾驶经验，但由于用人单位认为他的名字“不吉利”，所以将他拒之门外。

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While Africans apparently get along well with each other, college student Meng Jia said they have little interaction with the local Chinese.

孟佳指出，非洲人之间相处比较融洽，但与当地中国人的交流却很少。

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