EDUCATION REPORT - Foreign Student Series Introduction

EDUCATION REPORT - Foreign Student Series¹ Introduction
By Nancy Steinbach

Broadcast: Thursday, September 02, 2004

This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report.

This week, we begin a series of reports about how students in other countries can attend colleges and universities in the United² States.

The last time we broadcast our Foreign Student Series was two years ago. Since then we have gotten more requests for information about how to attend American schools. So we will offer new reports in our series with the most current³ information.

Each week, we will discuss a part of the process of becoming an international student in the United States. Each report will also appear on the Internet at www.tingroom.com. Currently⁴ you can find the programs from the last time our series aired.

Foreign students who want to study in the United States have many questions. How do I find out about American colleges? How do I choose the right one for me? What tests must I take? What kinds of documents will I need? How much will it cost? We will answer these and other questions in our reports.

We will discuss the American system of higher education. We will tell about financial aid and rules about working in jobs while a student. We will discuss required tests and explain English language requirements⁵. And we will tell where to find help in other countries.

Our reports will also describe a few of the three-thousand colleges and universities in the United States. We will discuss programs of study as well as living situations at American schools. For students without the ability to come to the United States, we will tell how to take classes by computer. We will also examine how the threat⁶ of terrorism has changed some of the rules for study in the United States.

In researching our series, we talked not only to officials in education and government, but also to some foreign students. Most students say planning ahead helped make their educational experience successful. That is the purpose of this series - to help you plan.

We would like to hear from anyone who has a question about studying in the United States. We will try to answer as many questions as possible as part of our series in the coming weeks. Send your questions to [email protected].

This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy Steinbach. This is Gwen Outen.

1 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。

4 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

5 Requirements   

n.所需的（或所要的）东西；必要条件，必备的条件；要求( requirement的名词复数 )；必要条件；需要；需要的东西

参考例句：

• the basic requirements of life 基本生活所需
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements. 这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 threat   

n.威胁，恐吓，造成威胁的事物

参考例句：

• Never submit to a threat.永远不要屈服于威胁。
• There was a threat of typhoon.有刮台风的兆头。