Chinese Students Flock to US High Schools in Soaring Numbers
越来越多的中国学生成群结队走向美国中学
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。
Students from China have a long history of coming to the United States for education. And this month, American educators expect high schools across the U.S. to enroll more Chinese students than ever.
中国学生远赴美国去留学已经有一段很长的历史了，本月，美国教育者预计称，今年美国高中所招收的中国学生会比以往任何时候都要多。
17-year-old, Grace Liu is one of about 30,000 Chinese citizens at American high schools. She grew up in Tianjin, a city of 14 million people on China's east coast. This fall, she is starting her third year of high school in the Southeastern United States.
17岁的格蕾丝·刘是在美国高中就读的3万名中国公民中的一员，她在天津长大，天津是中国东部沿海地区的一个拥有1400万人口的城市。今年秋天，她将在美国东南部高中就读高三。
Grace attends Rabun Gap Nacoochee school in Rabun Gap, a small community in the State of Georgia. She sounds very happy with her surroundings.
格蕾丝就读于罗本盖普市的罗本盖普娜库奇中学，这是佐治亚州的一个小社区，听起来她很满意那里周围的环境。
"The people here are really nice, and we say ‘hi' to each other, even though we don't know each other. The people here help me a lot, and the environment here is really good," said Liu.
“这里的人真的很好，我们虽然彼此不认识，但是彼此还会打招呼。这里的人们帮了我很多，而且这里的环境也很好。”
Anthony Sgro heads the Rabun Gap School. He says Chinese applications or requests to attend the school have risen sharply.
安东尼·斯格罗是罗本盖普中学的负责人，他称，中国人的入学申请数量在急剧上升。
"First couple of students came to the United States in 1980s. And they have come in significantly, significantly great numbers in the last 15 years," said Sgro.
“最开始来的几个中国学生是在上世纪80年代来到美国的，而且在过去15年里人数明显剧增。”
Many of the students are from China's growing middle class, they want a good education and an advantage -- a better chance to complete for places in America's most respected universities.
许多学生都来自于中国不断壮大的中产阶级，这些家庭中的父母希望孩子能获得良好的教育以及竞争美国顶尖大学入学名额的优势。
Attending schools outside China also means an escape from the intense competition at schools inside China. Memorization by rote is common there. This method of learning through memory exercises uses up a lot of time. It can keep students from taking part in sports or interest groups.
就读于中国以外的学校也意味着可以逃避开中国学校的激烈竞争，在中国的话，死记硬背的学习方法是很常见的，这种记忆方法来学习的话，会浪费掉很多时间，这就使得学生没有时间参加体育活动或兴趣小组。
In addition, Chinese students in the U.S. do not face the Chinese examination Gaokao. It is designed to measure a student's ability to do college work. Many students in their home country worry about this difficult test.
此外，在美国就读的中国学生不用面对中国的高考，中国高考是用来衡量一个学生是否具有到大学就读的能力的，很多中国学生都很发愁高考。
Anthony Sgro says some of Rabun citizens have expressed displeasure about the young Chinese arrivals.
安东尼·斯格罗称，一些罗本市民对这些中国年轻人的到来表示不满。
"That was the argument when the Chinese started coming in large numbers. ‘Why are we educating our enemies?' And my response to people around this is the world in which we grew up in is very different from the world these students are growing up in today," said Sgro.
“当这些中国学生开始大量到来时，就出现了一些争论：‘我们为什么要培养我们的对手呢?’应对这些人，我的回答是，我们所成长的那个世界和现在这些学生成长的这个世界迥然不同。”
Mr. Sgro says his students see stories about China when they open a newspaper or watch television news. He says they also will know five students from that country. 17-year-old, Yvette Yang, says she and her Chinese classmates are part of a new future.
斯格罗称，当他的学生打开报纸或看电视就会看到中国的新闻。他称，他们会认识来自那个国家的5个学生。17岁的伊薇特·杨称，她和她来自中国的同学是崭新未来的一部分。
The number of international students attending university in the United States is also reaching record numbers. 800,000 foreign students were studying at American colleges in 2012.
在美国上大学的国际学生的数量也达到了历史新高，在2012年时，就有80万外国学生在美国大学就读。
And that's the VOA Learning English Education Report. I'm Jeri Watson.
这就是本期美国之音慢速英语教育报道的全部内容，我是杰里·沃森。
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Chinese Students Flock to US High Schools in Soaring Numbers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.
Students from China have a long history of coming to the United States for education. And this month, American educators expect high schools across the U.S. to enroll more Chinese students than ever.
17-year-old, Grace Liu is one of about 30,000 Chinese citizens at American high schools. She grew up in Tianjin, a city of 14 million people on China's east coast. This fall, she is starting her third year of high school in the Southeastern United States.
Grace attends Rabun Gap Nacoochee school in Rabun Gap, a small community in the State of Georgia. She sounds very happy with her surroundings.
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"The people here are really nice, and we say ‘hi' to each other, even though we don't know each other. The people here help me a lot, and the environment here is really good," said Liu.
Anthony Sgro heads the Rabun Gap School. He says Chinese applications or requests to attend the school have risen sharply.
"First couple of students came to the United States in 1980s. And they have come in significantly, significantly great numbers in the last 15 years," said Sgro.
Many of the students are from China's growing middle class, they want a good education and an advantage -- a better chance to complete for places in America's most respected universities.
Attending schools outside China also means an escape from the intense competition at schools inside China. Memorization by rote is common there. This method of learning through memory exercises uses up a lot of time. It can keep students from taking part in sports or interest groups.
In addition, Chinese students in the U.S. do not face the Chinese examination Gaokao. It is designed to measure a student's ability to do college work. Many students in their home country worry about this difficult test.
Anthony Sgro says some of Rabun citizens have expressed displeasure about the young Chinese arrivals.
"That was the argument when the Chinese started coming in large numbers. ‘Why are we educating our enemies?' And my response to people around this is the world in which we grew up in is very different from the world these students are growing up in today," said Sgro.
Mr. Sgro says his students see stories about China when they open a newspaper or watch television news. He says they also will know five students from that country. 17-year-old, Yvette Yang, says she and her Chinese classmates are part of a new future.
The number of international students attending university in the United States is also reaching record numbers. 800,000 foreign students were studying at American colleges in 2012.
And that's the VOA Learning English Education Report. I'm Jeri Watson.
