This year, the University of Hong Kong expected to enroll 300 mainland students but it received 10,362 applications from mainland students, representing an increase of 14.8 percent over the previous year.
n* @- N9 ?8 H% C* b However, only 300 mainland students will be able to study at the University, which means one winner for every 34 applicants in 2011.' j/ E, V. _; U. Y8 r! [# q+ t2 j2 B7 J1 t
This year, the Hong Kong Baptist University has seen applicant numbers increase by 14 percent as has the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The Hong Kong institute of education has witnessed an even large increase by percentage, with an increase of 16.3 percent.9 r# h) Q2 @4 @' ?- y; _' }- R
Apart from applicants from the major mainland cities, more students from the Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Ningxia Hui and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions, as well as Qinghai and Gansu provinces have also applied to universities in Hong Kong.
# f+ T& O# M0 @5 v7 v- H; m. l Many universities in Hong Kong say the tuition fee for non-local undergraduate students will be raised by 13 percent to 33 percent. However, higher tuition fees didn‘t deter mainland students.来源:www.233.com
# t% [' k O1 R4 _! x4 `" v" W. v Why so many mainland students prefer universities in Hong Kong, some students say they like the international atmosphere and diversified environment. A more important factor however, is that if they graduate from universities in Hong Kong, it’s much easier for them to be employed by international companies, and they can also choose to go back to mainland cities to work.
- s# Y8 h& a1 g% z) A Lai Qimei is a high school graduate in Guangzhou., ?5 D. W' r0 z7 L3 ^
“I would like to launch a career in economics and finance. I think Hong Kong is considered the center of economics and finance. In addition to this, universities in Hong Kong provide more diversity in terms of the campus lifestyle, and they pay more attention to pragmatic knowledge. I believe the universities in Hong Kong will lay down solid foundations for chosen career path.”: b! f6 m9 M$ `7 L
Some education experts say universities in the mainland cities care more about themselves and their reputation, while universities in Hong Kong care more about the rights of students. That‘s probably why more students nowadays prefer 。
, J Y e) d' z5 V; j8 A- B8 Q' { As competition among universities on the Chinese mainland continues to intensify, some universities are involved in a fierce disputes over claims that some Hong Kong Universities poached talented mainland students.
" t* K0 U6 ^! K' f7 e6 O- Y However, Hong Kong University says mainland students nowadays only because they want to provide more choices and opportunities for students, rather than to compete with universities on the mainland.
9 w) b9 j) W% j( o2 ?% d4 ~" e 词汇讲解:) J* `) v$ P6 [+ \6 f" L
1. enroll v. 使入会;使入学,招(生);使入伍,征(兵)
' [. c( M$ U: P. Z 例句:The school will enroll new students in August.8 J: G" ^- V# @ k0 [5 W. q
这所学校将于八月份招收新生。
: S" \1 n3 A+ |. X 2. application n. 申请表, 申请书! y1 J3 Q7 O) O
例句:He has filed his application.
* l5 G/ J0 D! q, A' } 他已经呈交了申请书。
/ a4 F* P9 v; z% f6 h9 f7 \ 3. applicant n. 申请人, 求职人
i% N5 E, W: k9 g+ V) ^0 b 例句:As the wages were low, there were few applicants for the job. L1 b6 X8 s; ^% w+ [
因为工资低, 没有什么人申请这份工作。* Q- c( g, S; S; f
4. witness vt. 目击; 见证
# u2 i3 G ?$ S) F* q4 B/ _ 例句:I witnessed the traffic accident.! ^1 \! h: {* h# ~( y& e* x$ u
我目睹了那次交通事故。' X; t4 d( T+ @2 V
5. deter vt. 阻止;制止6 G4 {; H4 Q, \8 q& u# Q* A
例句:Don’t let failure deter you.
% u9 C d( C0 i3 P, t. b( ?5 R3 v8 o# v 别让失败把你吓倒。
! A3 b& a! T1 s/ \ 6. atmosphere n. 气氛, 环境,氛围
( G/ a- w1 }/ q8 ? 例句:There is an atmosphere of peace and calm in the country quite different from the atmosphere of a big city.
* x; r6 {+ @ h5 k 在乡间有一种和平宁静的气氛, 与大城市的气氛截然不同。" E: r8 A1 b) l9 e8 B- p7 z
7. graduate n. 毕业生
9 r7 V2 M2 O- \ n; z6 z' U 例句:Graduates from our school are working all over the island.; s! `/ O6 S( w
我们学校的毕业生在全岛各地工作。. k3 i% k2 F) k/ G9 v, f4 a+ H. k
8. diversity n. 多样化5 R1 U, D/ p2 ~, l4 u; {# B
例句:Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.
/ J: c9 N4 W3 l. D' i# G 社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。
8 a. U* \: O+ B; q1 \ 9. reputation n. 名气, 名声, 名誉
5 H5 Y2 i' ` t9 e/ v 例句:This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.3 W6 Q5 y1 r' N" L
该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。4 l9 ?) P6 } I# V
10. intensify v. (使)增强, (使)加剧
3 e; K, ^# ~1 s0 P 例句:The drought has intensified.( y- _, P7 r5 q
旱情加剧了。
9 n7 Y4 F6 D7 B5 c 11. poach vt. 侵入他人地界;偷猎;偷捕, T, v* G9 U1 j [5 h5 ]
例句:We shall see the computer beginning to poach on the preserves of human beings.我们将看到计算机开始侵入本是人类独有的活动范围。 |