VOA慢速英語：八大常春藤名校爭奪尼日利亞學霸

八大常春藤名校爭奪尼日利亞學霸

For the second time in two years, all eight Ivy League schools have offered admission to a teenager from Nigeria.

這是兩年來第二次，美國全部8所常青藤大學錄取尼日利亞裔學霸。

Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna is in her final year at Elmont High School in Long Island, New York. She is at the top of their game, academically speaking. Few Americans are able to get accepted into every one of the Ivy League schools.

今年是烏瓦曼祖-納在紐約長島的埃爾蒙特紀念高中的最后一年。就學習方面來講，她是佼佼者。很少有美國人可以接到美國所有常青藤大學的邀請。

The eight are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University,Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania,Princeton University and Yale University.

這8所常青藤大學為布朗大學、哥倫比亞大學、康奈爾大學、達特茅斯學院、哈佛大學、賓夕法尼亞大學、普林斯頓大學和耶魯大學。

In addition, the teenager was accepted at four other schools in the United States. They are Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

此外，她還美國其他四所大學也向她拋出了橄欖枝，分別為約翰霍普金斯大學、麻省理工學院、紐約大學和倫斯勒理工學院。

The 17-year old is valedictorian of her high school class. She has a grade point average of 101.6.

烏瓦曼祖-納在高中期間的加權GPA高達101.6分，她將作為發(fā)言致辭者(valedictorian)出現在學校的畢業(yè)典禮上。

In a press release, Uwamanzu-Nna credits her success to the ideals of the town of Elmont, New York, her supportive parents and her teachers. She said she is “elated” and “thankful”.

在接受采訪時，烏瓦曼祖-納將自己的成功歸因于紐約埃爾蒙特鎮(zhèn)的精神，父母及老師的支持。她說她很“興奮”，很“感激”。

Last year, Harold Ekeh from Elmont Memorial High was accepted for admission at all eight Ivy League schools. He chose to attend Yale University after having a total of 13 schools to choose from.

去年，同在愛爾蒙特紀念高中的哈羅德·伊克也被全部8所常春藤大學錄取。總共有13所高等學府錄取了他，而他最終選擇了耶魯大學。

Ekeh was born in Nigeria and came to the United States when he was 8 years old. Uwamanzu-Nna is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants.

伊克出生于尼日利亞，于8歲時移居美國。烏瓦曼祖-納是你日日麗亞移民的女兒。

She was a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search for her research on cement. Researchers say her findings could help prevent underwater oil rigsfrom breaking apart.

她憑借對水泥的研究最后一個入圍2016年英特爾科學獎?？蒲腥藛T說她研究的水泥可以防止地下油井破裂。

She plans to seek a science-related study program in college.

她計劃在大學開啟另一項科研項目。

Uwamanzu-Nna has yet to make a decision on what school she will attend. But with her admission to 12 schools guaranteed, the decision is sure to be a difficult one.

烏瓦曼祖-納還沒有決定要去哪所學校。由于受到12所大學的歡迎，這無疑是一個困難的決定。

I’m Marsha James.

我是瑪莎·詹姆斯。