英国某大学降分数了？
University lowers entry requirements for overseas students after 'financial challenges'
在“经济困难”之后，英国某大学降低了国际生入学要求
A Russell Group university is lowering the entry requirements for international students who pay higher fees than UK applicants.
罗素大学集团的一所大学正在降低对国际学生的入学要求，这些国际学生比英国本土申请人支付的学费更多。
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University of York will admit some overseas candidates who achieved the equivalent of BBC grades at A level to its undergraduate courses, academics have been told.
大学教师们被告知，约克大学将录取能够取得相当于 A Level BBC 成绩的海外候选人入读其本科课程。
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A "typical offer" for undergraduate courses in subjects such as computer science, physics, history and English is AAA, according to the university website.
据约克大学网站，计算机科学、物理、历史和英语等本科课程的“典型录取标准”是 AAA。
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"This enables us to remain competitive in a global market. It also allows us to take context and individual circumstances into account," the university said.
约克大学表示：“这（降低标准招收国际生）使我们能够在全球市场上保持竞争力，也让我们能够考虑到大环境和个人情况。”
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UK universities fear they could face financial peril if they do not continue to recruit a large number of overseas students because many institutions have targeted international students to boost their income in recent years.
众多英国大学担心，如果不继续招收大量海外学生，他们可能会面临财务危机，因为近年来，许多高校都瞄准了国际学生来提高收入。
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There is no cap on international student fees, whereas tuition fees for British students have been frozen at £9,250 in England since 2017.
国际学生的学费没有上限，而英国学生的学费（上限）自 2017 年以来一直被冻结在 9250 英镑。
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Prof David Latchman, the outgoing vice-chancellor of Birkbeck College, University of London, said that universities had seen international students pull out of degrees last year after Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, announced there would be a crackdown on overseas students bringing family members to the UK as part of a push to bring down legal migration.
即将离任的伦敦大学伯贝克学院名誉副校长戴维·拉奇曼教授表示，英国首相里希·苏纳克宣布将打击国际生带家人来英国的行为，作为减少合法移民行动的一部分。在此之后，去年许多英国大学的国际学生纷纷退学。
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Universities UK has argued that reducing international student numbers "would run directly counter to the Government's strategy to rebuild the economy — given the huge financial contribution they make to every part of the country".
英国大学协会认为，减少国际学生人数“将直接违背英国政府重建经济的战略——考虑到国际学生对英国各方面做出的巨大财政贡献”。
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重点词汇
admit
/ədˈmɪt/
v. 接纳，允许某人加入；承认
搭配短语：admit sb. to / into sth.
例句：He was admitted into the club last year.
equivalent
/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/
n. 等同物，对应物
词性拓展：equivalent（adj. 相等的，等同的）
英文释义：something that has the same value or meaning
例句：He had drunk the equivalent of 15 whiskies.
搭配短语：a Chinese word for which English has no equivalent
context
/ˈkɑːn.tekst/
n. 环境，背景，来龙去脉
文化拓展：context 来自于拉丁语。在拉丁语中，前缀 con- 表示“together”，后缀 -text 表示“to weave”“编织”。所以合起来，context 的字面意思就是“to weave together”“编织到一起”。
搭配短语：the political context
搭配短语：the historical context
peril
/ˈper.əl/
n. 危险
英文释义：great danger
搭配短语：in peril
例句：He put his own life in peril to rescue his friend.
recruit
/rɪˈkruːt/
v. 招收，招聘；招募（士兵）
搭配短语：to recruit staff
搭配短语：to recruit volunteers
target
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
v. 以......为目标，瞄准
词性拓展：target（n. 目标，对象）
例句：The missiles are targeted at some military sites.
例句：The company has targeted adults as its primary customers.
cap
/kæp/
n. 限额；帽子
例句：The mayor raised the cap on local government spending.
whereas
/werˈæz/
conj. 而，尽管
例句：The old system was fairly complicated whereas the new system is really simple.
freeze
/friːz/
v. 冻结（在某个水平上）；结冰
例句：They want the government to freeze prices.
outgoing
/ˈaʊt.ɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
adj. 即将离任的；外向的；往外去的
搭配短语：an outgoing person
搭配短语：outgoing phone calls
搭配短语：outgoing president
chancellor
/ˈtʃæn.səl.ɚ/
n. 名誉校长；（英国的）财政大臣
pull out
终止活动，收回承诺
例句：He was forced to pull out of the championship because of an injury.
crackdown
/ˈkræk.daʊn/
n. 打击，镇压
相关词汇：crack（v. 击打）
相关词汇：down（adv. 向下）
搭配短语：crackdown on / against
搭配短语：the government's crackdown against drugs
push
/pʊʃ/
n.（为达成某个目的的）努力
词性拓展：push（v. 推）
例句：Apple has recently made a big push into the Japanese market.
bring down
使降低
搭配短语：to bring down house prices
run counter to
与......背道而驰
相关词汇：counter（adj. 相反的）
例句：This plan runs counter to the government's environmental policy.
given
/ˈɡɪv.ən/
prep. 考虑到
近义短语：take into account
例句：Given the complexity of the task, she was able to do a good job.
