英語聽力：告訴你一生必知的事26：大學(xué)生的留學(xué)潮

　　導(dǎo)語：讀者在聽讀該文時，重點注意以下單詞和短語：traced back 追溯;traced back 追溯;admission n. 承認(rèn)；錄用。為加深印象，小編又給每個重點詞或短語配了一個精彩的例子。

　　In China, studying abroad has a long history.

　　出國留學(xué)在中國已有很長一段歷史。

　　It can be traced back to 1847 when the first Chinese student Rong Hong went to America to study. After that, China gradually opened its door to western education, and the first surge of studying abroad appeared in the early 20th century.

　　它可以追溯到1847年第一位中國學(xué)生容閎赴美留學(xué)。從那之后，中國逐漸向西方教育敞開了大門，并在20世紀(jì)初期，出現(xiàn)了第一次出國留學(xué)熱潮。

　　According to figures from the Ministry of Education, between 1978, when the country launched the reform and opening up policy (改革開放政策) , and the end of 2007, more than 12 million Chinese students have studied abroad.

　　依據(jù)教育部統(tǒng)計的數(shù)字可知，從1978年中國改革開放至2007年底，有超過1200萬的中國學(xué)生遠(yuǎn)赴海外求學(xué)。

　　Nowadays, for many college students, going abroad has become their primary choice after graduation. Since GRE and TOEFL scores are a must for students to apply for admissions into foreign universities, taking the TOEFL and GRE has become many college students' main task during their college life.

　　現(xiàn)如今，對于許多大學(xué)生而言，出國已成為其畢業(yè)后的主要選擇。由于GRE和托福成績是申請國外大學(xué)所必需的一個條件，因而對很多大學(xué)生而言，參加GRE和托福考試已成為其大學(xué)期間的主要任務(wù)。

　　As the saying goes on many campuses, "College life cannot be fulfilled without taking the GRE(Graduate Record Examination) and TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language)".

　　許多大學(xué)校園里有這樣一句流行語，“沒參加過GRE和托?？荚嚨拇髮W(xué)生，其大學(xué)生活是不完整的。”

　　注釋：

　　traced back 追溯

　　例句：The widespread belief that faith in itself is valuable can be traced back into the American past.

　　這種認(rèn)為宗教信仰本身有價值的普遍信念可以追溯到美國的過去。

　　gradually adv. 逐步地;漸漸地

　　例句：Gradually a smile reappeared on her face.

　　她的臉上逐漸又露出了笑容。

　　admission n. 承認(rèn);錄用

　　例句：He wept for joy when he received the admission notice.

　　接到錄取通知書的時候他高興地落下了眼淚。