英伦广角 2011-06-05 英国大学的中国“钱眼”

 "Leeds is a great city for nightlife and also it’s got great shopping; I am sure that you probably like shopping. You like shopping? Yeah. " 

 

But this is a serious business. Chinese students are already worth 2 billion pounds a year to the UK economy. 

 

"It is the biggest opportunity there is right now. Everyone feels it. Everybody in the UK is very very excited about China. China is what everybody wants right now." 

 

And what China wants is a British education. At Beijing’s New Talent Academy, the students have opted¹ to take A-levels; and nearly all of them have multiple offers from Britain’s top universities. 

 

He Jiayi, Philosophy Economics, University College London; Wu Yingwen, Computer Science, Imperial College of London; Fu Lingfang, Accounting² and Finance, University of Bath. 

 

For British universities, short of cash, wealthy foreign students are the perfect formula. The British government sets strict limits on how many UK students can go to university; but there are no limits at all on international students from outside the EU because they pay full fees. 

 

British students have rioted because their government subsidized fees are going up. But that wouldn't happen here. They are happy to pay fees of up to 27,000 pounds a year. 

 

"As you know Chinese parents, they have been preparing for their education from a very young age. They can spend all the money they have just on education. 

 

Zhu Hanlin wants to be a banker. She thinks studying in Britain is a solid investment.

 

Maybe after this four-year (study) in University, I can get better life in the future. 

 

Their British education might not come cheap, but it is a price they are happy to pay. 

 

Holly³ Williams, Sky News, Beijing.

1 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

2 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

3 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。