Overseas Study Tours Become Popular

上海 彭 玲

□語篇導讀

近年來,越來越多的家長將孩子送往國外參加假期游學活動。盡管價格不菲,大家對于游學的熱情卻有增無減。人們為什么對此事有如此大的興趣呢？讓我們一起了解一下游學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.

◆詞語沉淀

1.overseas/???v?'si∶z/adj.海外的；國外的

2.fruitful/'fru?tf?l/adj. 富有成效的；多產的；果實結得多的

3.participant/pa:'tisip?nt/n.參與者；關系者

4.expand/?k'sp?nd/v. 拓展；擴張；使……膨脹

5.explore/?k'spl??(r)/v. 探索；探測；探險

6.on the rise在上升；在增長

◆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.它不僅能讓學生豐富人生閱歷還能學到書本上學不到的知識。

not only...but also...意思是“不僅……而且……”,它是一個并列關聯連詞,主要用來連接兩個并列成分(如主語、謂語、表語、賓語、狀語等),有時也可用來連接兩個分句,所強調的重點是后面一項。例如：

He not only speaks English fluently but also writes English well.他不但英語說得流利,而且寫得也好。

【即時嘗試】他不但會說英語,而且會說法語。

2.Although the cost of study tours is high,the number of students going abroad for study tours is on the rise.盡管價格不菲,去國外游學的學生數量仍呈上升態勢。

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

He often helps me with my English although he is quite busy.他盡管相當忙,但是還常常幫助我學英語。

【即時嘗試】盡管這個老婦人很窮,她仍然每天快樂地生活著。

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譯文助讀

近幾年,越來越多的學生喜歡上了海外游學,它是一種去國外進修的新型方式。它不僅能讓學生豐富人生閱歷還能了解到書本上學不到的知識。

除了語言課程,學生們去國外還能旅游觀光和學習國際化的交流。這種去國外學習的新型方式滿足了中國家長和學生想要度過一個悠長而又充實的假期的需求。盡管價格不菲,去國外游學的學生數量仍呈上升態勢。一個最新報告顯示他們中的大多數是正在上中學的青少年。根據六月份途牛網發布的報告顯示,2016年73%的參加者是中學生,11%是小學生,只有3%是大學生。

為什么這么多家長想要把他們年齡如此小的孩子送去海外游學？有一些家長想要開拓孩子的視野和提高語言技能,還有一些家長希望孩子能夠體驗獨立生活和探索文化差異。

從海外游學的經歷中,一些學生發現他們自己變得更加自信,并且能夠將知識學以致用。