每日一句口語(yǔ) 158

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Growing numbers of bright teenagers are rejecting

British universities in favour of those in the

United States amid claims they no longer represent

value for money, a leading headmaster has warned.

一位名牌中學(xué)校長(zhǎng)警告說(shuō)，越來(lái)越多的優(yōu)秀英國(guó)中學(xué)生拒

絕英國(guó)大學(xué)，轉(zhuǎn)而選擇美國(guó)大學(xué)。人們認(rèn)為英國(guó)大學(xué)已不

再物有所值。

【Vocabulary】

1. bright:明亮的;聰明的;陽(yáng)光的;生動(dòng)的;有前途的

Example: He is not bright, but he always works hard.他并不聰明，但工作總是勤勤懇懇。

2. reject:拒絕;排斥;駁回;丟棄

Example: He rejected their offer of a job.他拒絕了他們給他的工作。

3. in favor of:贊成;支持;有利于

Example: Oh, good, I am very much in favor of your proposal.哦，好，我非常贊成你的建議。

4. amid:在其間;在其中

Example: He sat down amid deafening applause.他在震耳欲聾的掌聲中就坐。

5. represent:表現(xiàn);表示;描繪;代表;象征;說(shuō)明;闡明

Example: Both represent the triumph of passion over reason.兩者都表現(xiàn)出理智之外的激情。