中国留学生新趋势:美国社区大学成新宠

 　　Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren't the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling² in community colleges.

　　富有的中国大学生现在并不是唯一想在美国获得大学学位的群体。越来越多来自中产阶级下层家庭的中国学生到美国社区大学留学读书。

　　The Los Angeles Times reports that while thousands of Chinese students from affluent³ families enroll¹ in U.S. colleges each year, the number from less privileged backgrounds also has begun to rise.

　　根据洛杉矶时报报道，尽管每年都有上千名出身富裕家庭的中国学生进入美国高校学习，但是，那些出自拥有较少特权背景家庭的学生人数也开始上升。

　　In 2007, just 2,500 Chinese students were enrolled⁴ at US community colleges. Now more than 16,200, or 13% of all Chinese undergraduates in the US, are studying at community colleges in the country.

　　2007年，美国的社区大学仅招录了2500名中国学生，如今在美国社区大学就读的中国学生超过1.62万，占在美国读大学的中国留学生人数的13%。

　　Many of those students are searching for an alternative to China's high-pressure and overcrowded educational system. Los Angeles community colleges host a large percent of those students.

　　他们中的许多学生都在寻找一种能够替代传统的中国式高压教育系统。洛杉矶社区大学就有许多这样的学生。

　　In China, intermediary agencies are marketing⁵ US community colleges as a stepping stone to a four-year university. Experts say the number of Chinese students at community colleges is likely to increase.

　　在中国，留学中介机构将美国的社区大学宣传为通往四年制大学的跳板。专家称，赴美就读社区大学的中国学生人数很可能继续增加。

1 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

2 enrolling   

v.招收( enrol的现在分词 )；吸收；入学；加入；[亦作enrol]( enroll的现在分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They lashed out at the university enrolling system. 他们猛烈抨击大学的招生制度。 来自辞典例句
• You're enrolling in a country club, Billy. 你是注册加入乡村俱乐部了，比利。 来自辞典例句

3 affluent   

adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的

参考例句：

• He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
• His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。

4 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。