时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:VOA慢速英语2008年(九)月


英语课

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.


A listener in Poland recently sent us an e-mail. Slawek Loboda writes: "There are many American universities and colleges that provide long distance education to the world. The trouble is that each university says that it is the best. After an hour of searching and reading what they have in their offer, one gets a headache. You simply don't know whom to trust and what to choose."


Slawek goes on to say, "I have been listening to VOA for years and I would trust you if you made an interesting program about American universities for foreigners. Is there a university that you could recommend?"


Well, choosing a school is an individual decision. But we may be able to help inform that decision.


Slawek's letter happened to come at just the right time. It gives us the perfect opening for not just one program, but a series -- our Foreign Student Series. We update the series every two years to provide fresh information for anyone interested in higher education in America.


The United States has more than four thousand colleges and universities to choose from. They come in all sizes -- from a few hundred students to enough to populate a city. And students may not even have to be in the United States to take classes. Some universities have campuses 1 in other countries. And, as Slawek pointed 2 out, many programs are offered over the Internet.


Over the coming weeks, we will talk all about the American system of higher education. Our reports will take you inside some of the nation's colleges and universities. We will explore programs of study and report on student life. We will talk about financial aid and employment 3, and about admissions 4 tests and English language requirements.


We will also explain the process for becoming an international student in the United States. And we will talk about how the terrorist 5 attacks of September eleventh, two thousand one, changed some of the rules.


Many of the subjects in our Foreign Student Series are based on your questions and suggestions. So keep them coming! Send e-mail to special@voanews.com, or click on the Contact Us link at voaspecialenglish.com. Or write to VOA Special English, Washington, D.C., two zero two three seven U.S.A.


In case you miss any of the programs, our Foreign Student Series will be archived at voaspecialenglish.com.


And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. I'm Steve Ember.



n.(大学)校园(campus的复数形式)
  • University campuses are often the bellwether of change. 大学校园往往引领变革的新潮。
  • Sport looms much larger on US campuses than in China. 体育在美国大学比中国大学突出得多。 来自互联网
adj.尖的,直截了当的
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
n.雇用;使用;工作,职业
  • A large office requires the employment of many people.一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
  • The state of employment in this city is improving.这个城市就业状况正在改善。
n.准许进入( admission的名词复数 );入场费;入场券;承认
  • a need-blind admissions policy 不考虑经济能力的录取政策
  • He's the Dean of Admissions for the University of Michigan. 他是Michigan大学的新生注册主任。 来自辞典例句
n.恐怖主义者,恐怖分子
  • Without the gun,I'm a sitting duck for any terrorist.没有这支枪,我就成了恐怖分子下手的目标了。
  • The district was put on red alert during a terrorist's bomb scare.这个地区在得到恐怖分子炸弹恐吓后作了应急准备。
学英语单词
-ingly
Accretion-borer
allatectomy
alpha spectroscopy
altitude alkalosis
Anthony Burgess
apidaes
approximate variance
arbitriated par
average energy not supplied
awaken ... to
Bang Khla
bhagats
Blechanaceae
blot out something
BTU (British thermal unit)
chromate -conversion coating
chronologies
Chugaev elimination
clinopinacoid
conger eel
core data
corydalis tuber
cotyloid cavities
defense force
dense population
distributing transformator
divorcecare
dwarf wheat
echinococcosis granulosa
eiffels
enthusiasticke
environmental sanitation
erron
exhaltation
ferace
filter skin
fishing snake
flandern
four-course radio range station
free field room
frequency shift keyed radio channel
Fulcher Of Chartres
harbo(u)r district chart
high-pressure piston rod
hot copper
Igbirra
inappositeness
interpretatio extensiva
kissenger
laumann
limit at pulsating stress
lo siento
Lord-Lieutenants
mellow finishing
multiple fetation
nannorelief
no-down-payment
nonsedatives
null reference system
numeric data item
O-ring packing
ordinary splice grafting
paivio
passive extension test of spine
path generation
pchloroamphetamine
photosynthesises
Pomeroy's operation
possessivenesses
powder forging
pressure switch (pneumatic)
rail upright
regional slope deposit
Rhododendron scopulorum
samawah
saw ginning cotton
Scrapie virus
self-smoothing fabric
seton operation
sharp starter crack
sole-plate
special assessment
SRPR
stabilized current supply
swimsafe
swore enemies
tellinella incerta
tenuivirus rice grassy stunt virus
thanatological
Thunnus thynnus
tower buggy
translocative
transmission gauge
travel of spindle
traveller's tale
underoils
Ungdam-ni
union relationship
upbred
virtuel
za-zen