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调查显示，去美国读本科的中国学生相比于去年增长了百分之四十三，不仅中国学生增加了，美国学校的国际学生也日益增加。申请美国本科的竞争将越来越激烈。一起来看看这些数据吧。 Chinese students enroll in record numbers at U.S. colleges

The number of Chinese undergraduates on U.S. campuses in the last school year increased 43 percent from the previous year, according to the annual Institute of International Education Open Doors report that was released today.

一项报告显示，在美国大学里读本科的中国学生比前年增加了百分之四十三。

Chinese undergraduates, like most international students, are highly attractive to universities: They are usually well-educated and well-traveled, bringing a global point-of-view and sophistication to campuses. Their helicopter parents are on the other side of the world. And they hardly ever tap university resources to fund their education.

去美国读本科的中国学生，就像大多数的国际学生一样，对于美国大学是非常有吸引力的。他们一般受过良好的教育并且有丰富的旅行经验，给美国大学带来了国际化的视点，使美国学校更加多元化。中国学生的直升机父母(是美国媒体用来形容过度焦虑和宠爱孩子的父母)远隔大洋彼岸，他们自己很少有效利用大学的资源来加强自己的教育。

(In fact, some universities became so zealous in their recruitment of international students that they hired commercial recruiting agents who charged hefty fees, Bloomberg reported in May.)

实际上，一些大学在招国际学生的时候非常热心，以至于他们雇佣收费超高的商业招聘机构。

At the beginning of this school year, I tagged along with a group ofChinese students traveling from Dulles International Airport to the University of Virginia. In the last decade, U-Va. has seen its international student population increase 44 percent, with China being the most popular country of origin.

在过去的十年间，弗吉尼亚大学的国际学生增长了百分之四十四，中国学生成为最受欢迎的生源。

With that influx, it becomes easy for international students to just hang out with each other and speak their native language. At U-Va. I heard many gentle reminders for students to get out of their comfort zones and meet American students.

由于国际学生的大量涌入，他们往往和自己国家的朋友呆在一起，讲本国语言。

Some other numbers from the Open Doors report:

723,277: The total number of international students in the United States last school year. That’s a 4.7-percent increase from the previous year when there were 690,923 international students.

去年截至，美国大学校园里有72万的国际学生。相比于前年增长了百分之四点七(前年国际学生数量是69万)

32 percent: The growth in the number of international students in the past decade.

过去十年间国际学生比例增长了百分之三十二。

$21 billion: The amount of money international students spend in the United States on tuition, fees, housing and living expenses.

国际学生在美国学习生活所用费用(学费、住宿费、生活费)为210亿美元。

70 percent: The percentage of international students whose primarysource of funding for college is from their personal funds, family, government and other foreign sources.

百分之七十的国际学生上大学的费用是由他们的父母、家庭或者政府、美国奖学金支持的。

157,558: The number of students from China, a group that makes up 22 percent of all international students. (This group grew 23 percent in one year for all Chinese students and 43 percent for undergraduates.) Other popular countries of origin are: India with 103,895 students, South Korea with 73,351 and Canada with 27,546.

近15万的国际学生是中国人，占国际学生比例的百分之二十二。(中国全部学生的比例增长了百分之二十三，去美国读本科的学生增长了百分之四十三)

8,615: The number of international students at the University of Southern California, the most popular host school last year.

南加州大学去年国际学生人数是8615人，是国际学生最多的学校。