Overseas Study Tours Become Popular

上海 彭 玲

□語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀

近年來(lái),越來(lái)越多的家長(zhǎng)將孩子送往國(guó)外參加假期游學(xué)活動(dòng)。盡管價(jià)格不菲,大家對(duì)于游學(xué)的熱情卻有增無(wú)減。人們?yōu)槭裁磳?duì)此事有如此大的興趣呢？讓我們一起了解一下游學(xué)到底有什么特殊的魅力吧!

In recent years,more and more students like overseas study tours.It is a new way of further their study in another country.It can not only enable students to enrich their life experience but also learn some knowledge they can't get from books.

Besides language courses,they go abroad for sightseeing and international communication.This new way of studying abroad meets the need of Chinese parents and students for a long and fruitful holiday.Although the cost of study tours is high,the number of students going abroad for study tours is on the rise.A recent report showed most of them were teenagers in middle school.According to the report by Tuniu.com in June,73 percent of their participants in 2016 were middle school students,11 percent primary school students and only 3 percent college students.

Why do so many parents want to send their children to go on study tours at a very young age？Some want to expand children's horizons and improve language skills,others expect their children to experience independence and explore cultural differences.

From the experience of study tours,some students find themselves become more confident and learn to put knowledge from books into practice.

◆詞語(yǔ)沉淀

1.overseas/???v?'si∶z/adj.海外的；國(guó)外的

2.fruitful/'fru?tf?l/adj. 富有成效的；多產(chǎn)的；果實(shí)結(jié)得多的

3.participant/pa:'tisip?nt/n.參與者；關(guān)系者

4.expand/?k'sp?nd/v. 拓展；擴(kuò)張；使……膨脹

5.explore/?k'spl??(r)/v. 探索；探測(cè)；探險(xiǎn)

6.on the rise在上升；在增長(zhǎng)

◆典句賞析

1.It can not only enable students to enrich their life experience but also learn some knowledge they can't get from books.它不僅能讓學(xué)生豐富人生閱歷還能學(xué)到書(shū)本上學(xué)不到的知識(shí)。

not only...but also...意思是“不僅……而且……”,它是一個(gè)并列關(guān)聯(lián)連詞,主要用來(lái)連接兩個(gè)并列成分(如主語(yǔ)、謂語(yǔ)、表語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)、狀語(yǔ)等),有時(shí)也可用來(lái)連接兩個(gè)分句,所強(qiáng)調(diào)的重點(diǎn)是后面一項(xiàng)。例如：

He not only speaks English fluently but also writes English well.他不但英語(yǔ)說(shuō)得流利,而且寫(xiě)得也好。

【即時(shí)嘗試】他不但會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ),而且會(huì)說(shuō)法語(yǔ)。

2.Although the cost of study tours is high,the number of students going abroad for study tours is on the rise.盡管價(jià)格不菲,去國(guó)外游學(xué)的學(xué)生數(shù)量仍呈上升態(tài)勢(shì)。

連詞although意思是“雖然;盡管”,引導(dǎo)的是讓步狀語(yǔ)從句,它不可以和but連用。although引導(dǎo)的從句既可以放在主句的前面,又可以置于主句之后,有時(shí)還可以放在句子的中間。例如：

He often helps me with my English although he is quite busy.他盡管相當(dāng)忙,但是還常常幫助我學(xué)英語(yǔ)。

【即時(shí)嘗試】盡管這個(gè)老婦人很窮,她仍然每天快樂(lè)地生活著。

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譯文助讀

近幾年,越來(lái)越多的學(xué)生喜歡上了海外游學(xué),它是一種去國(guó)外進(jìn)修的新型方式。它不僅能讓學(xué)生豐富人生閱歷還能了解到書(shū)本上學(xué)不到的知識(shí)。

除了語(yǔ)言課程,學(xué)生們?nèi)?guó)外還能旅游觀光和學(xué)習(xí)國(guó)際化的交流。這種去國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)的新型方式滿足了中國(guó)家長(zhǎng)和學(xué)生想要度過(guò)一個(gè)悠長(zhǎng)而又充實(shí)的假期的需求。盡管價(jià)格不菲,去國(guó)外游學(xué)的學(xué)生數(shù)量仍呈上升態(tài)勢(shì)。一個(gè)最新報(bào)告顯示他們中的大多數(shù)是正在上中學(xué)的青少年。根據(jù)六月份途牛網(wǎng)發(fā)布的報(bào)告顯示,2016年73%的參加者是中學(xué)生,11%是小學(xué)生,只有3%是大學(xué)生。

為什么這么多家長(zhǎng)想要把他們年齡如此小的孩子送去海外游學(xué)？有一些家長(zhǎng)想要開(kāi)拓孩子的視野和提高語(yǔ)言技能,還有一些家長(zhǎng)希望孩子能夠體驗(yàn)獨(dú)立生活和探索文化差異。

從海外游學(xué)的經(jīng)歷中,一些學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他們自己變得更加自信,并且能夠?qū)⒅R(shí)學(xué)以致用。