Overseas Study Tours Become Popular

上海 彭 玲

□语篇导读

近年来,越来越多的家长将孩子送往国外参加假期游学活动。尽管价格不菲,大家对于游学的热情却有增无减。人们为什么对此事有如此大的兴趣呢？让我们一起了解一下游学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.

◆词语沉淀

1.overseas/ˌəʊvə'si∶z/adj.海外的；国外的

2.fruitful/'fruːtfʊl/adj. 富有成效的；多产的；果实结得多的

3.participant/pa:'tisipənt/n.参与者；关系者

4.expand/ɪk'spænd/v. 拓展；扩张；使……膨胀

5.explore/ɪk'splɔː(r)/v. 探索；探测；探险

6.on the rise在上升；在增长

◆典句赏析

1.It can not only enable students to enrich their life experience but also learn some knowledge they can't get from books.它不仅能让学生丰富人生阅历还能学到书本上学不到的知识。

not only...but also...意思是“不仅……而且……”,它是一个并列关联连词,主要用来连接两个并列成分(如主语、谓语、表语、宾语、状语等),有时也可用来连接两个分句,所强调的重点是后面一项。例如：

He not only speaks English fluently but also writes English well.他不但英语说得流利,而且写得也好。

【即时尝试】他不但会说英语,而且会说法语。

2.Although the cost of study tours is high,the number of students going abroad for study tours is on the rise.尽管价格不菲,去国外游学的学生数量仍呈上升态势。

连词although意思是“虽然;尽管”,引导的是让步状语从句,它不可以和but连用。although引导的从句既可以放在主句的前面,又可以置于主句之后,有时还可以放在句子的中间。例如：

He often helps me with my English although he is quite busy.他尽管相当忙,但是还常常帮助我学英语。

【即时尝试】尽管这个老妇人很穷,她仍然每天快乐地生活着。

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译文助读

近几年,越来越多的学生喜欢上了海外游学,它是一种去国外进修的新型方式。它不仅能让学生丰富人生阅历还能了解到书本上学不到的知识。

除了语言课程,学生们去国外还能旅游观光和学习国际化的交流。这种去国外学习的新型方式满足了中国家长和学生想要度过一个悠长而又充实的假期的需求。尽管价格不菲,去国外游学的学生数量仍呈上升态势。一个最新报告显示他们中的大多数是正在上中学的青少年。根据六月份途牛网发布的报告显示,2016年73%的参加者是中学生,11%是小学生,只有3%是大学生。

为什么这么多家长想要把他们年龄如此小的孩子送去海外游学？有一些家长想要开拓孩子的视野和提高语言技能,还有一些家长希望孩子能够体验独立生活和探索文化差异。

从海外游学的经历中,一些学生发现他们自己变得更加自信,并且能够将知识学以致用。