Fewer people accepted into UK universities 英國(guó)大學(xué)錄取學(xué)生人數(shù)下降
（本節(jié)目所用的音頻資源于2023年9月中下旬發(fā)表。）
全英被大學(xué)錄取的18歲英國(guó)學(xué)生人數(shù)五年來(lái)首次下降。
About 85% of 18-year-olds in the UK who applied to university this year were accepted. That is roughly the same as last year. What's different is that the number of applications was down, and so the number of new students setting off for university is too.
在英國(guó)今年申請(qǐng)大學(xué)的18歲青少年中，約有 85% 的人被錄取。錄取比例與去年大致相同。不同的是申請(qǐng)人數(shù)有所下降，因此即將步入大學(xué)的新生人數(shù)也有所減少。
There had been a rise in teenagers applying for university after Covid hit. The Sixth Form Colleges Association say some may have sought refuge in higher education when other opportunities, such as employment, apprenticeships and gap years abroad were harder to come by.
新冠肺炎疫情爆發(fā)后，申請(qǐng)大學(xué)的青少年人數(shù)有所增加。英國(guó)高中學(xué)院協(xié)會(huì)表示，一些學(xué)生可能是在高等教育中尋求 “庇護(hù)”，因?yàn)榫蜆I(yè)、學(xué)徒和海外間隔年等機(jī)會(huì)比以往更難找到。
This year, 35.6% of all 18-year-olds in the UK have been accepted by a university, the lowest proportion since 2019. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service says the figures it has published today reflect a return to normal growth, following the surge of demands seen during the pandemic.
今年，英國(guó)有35.6%的所有年齡為18歲的人被大學(xué)錄取，這是自2019年來(lái)的最低比例。英國(guó)大學(xué)及學(xué)院招生服務(wù)中心表示，今天公布的數(shù)據(jù)反映出在疫情期間申請(qǐng)人數(shù)大幅增長(zhǎng)后，現(xiàn)已恢復(fù)正常的增長(zhǎng)趨勢(shì)。
詞匯表
roughly 大致地，近似地
setting off 動(dòng)身，出發(fā)
sought refuge 尋求庇護(hù)
higher education 高等教育
employment 就業(yè)
apprenticeships 學(xué)徒，實(shí)習(xí)
gap years （上大學(xué)前休學(xué)去打工或旅游的）間隔年
come by 得到
normal growth 正常增長(zhǎng)
surge 激增
閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問(wèn)題。
1. What percentage of 18-year-olds who applied were accepted to university in the UK?
2. True or False? The same number of students applied as in the previous year.
3. What opportunities had become difficult to find after Covid hit?
4. True or False? 35.6% of 18-year-olds in the UK applied to university.
答案
1. What percentage of 18-year-olds who applied were accepted to university in the UK?
85% of 18-year-olds who applied to university were accepted.
2. True or False? The same number of students applied as in the previous year.
False. The number of applications has reduced.
3. What opportunities had become difficult to find after Covid hit?
Employment, apprenticeships, and gap years abroad were harder to come by.
4. True or False? 35.6% of 18-year-olds in the UK applied to university.
False. 35.6% of 18-year-olds in the UK were accepted by a university.
