頂尖大學難逃零註冊率
Universities and institutes in Taiwan are facing a shortage of new students as a result of the country’s falling birth rate.
台灣大專院校因生育率不斷下降而面臨新生不足的困境。
shortage(n.)短缺;缺乏;缺少a shortage of foodA as a result of B=A作為B的結果=因為B所以AHe was late as a result of the traffic jam on his way here.falling(adj.)不斷減少或下跌的falling crime rate=不斷下跌的犯罪率birth rate=出生率;生育率
Statistics released by the Ministry of Education show that there are 40 doctoral programs and 39 master’s programs that have reported zero enrollment in 2020.
教育部的統計數據顯示，2020年共有40個博士班與39個碩士班招生掛蛋。
statistic(n.)統計數據
Some top universities have also been in crisis due to a lack of students’ enrollment.
一些頂尖大學也難逃零註冊率的危機。
crisis(n.)(單)危機crises(複)economic crisis=經濟危機midlife crisis=中年危機be in crisis=處於危機之中lack(n.)~不足(v.)缺乏a lack of confidence=自信心不足She just lacks a little confidence.
The Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature, the Japan Studies program, the Department of Diplomacy and the Department of Finance and Taxation at National Chengchi University have seen zero enrollment in 2020.
政治大學台灣文學研究所、日本研究博士學程、外交系、財政系招生掛蛋。
National Cheng Kung University has reported its postgraduate program in finance and doctoral programs in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, its international degree program on Energy Engineering and master degree program on Nano-IC Engineering failed to receive any enrollment.
成功大學財務金融研究所、材料科學及工程學系奈微科技博士班、能源工程國際博士學位學程、奈米積體電路工程博士學位學程也沒有招到新生。
fail to RV=未能做到某事fail to complete tasks
The Institute of Anthropology and the Department of Economics at National Tsing Hua University also have zero students enrolled.
清華大學人類學研究所與經濟系也無新生註冊。
The number of universities in Taiwan suffering from enrollment lower than sixty percent has doubled to 12, compared with only six schools last year, which reached a three-year high.
相較於去年僅有的六所，今年全台註冊率未達六成的大學翻倍至12所，創下三年來的新高。
suffer(v.)受...所苦;受...折磨The man has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease.double(adj.)兩倍的(v.)翻倍compared with...=相較於
Taiwan Shoufu University and Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology have received less than 45 percent of enrollment.
台灣首府大學與大同技術學院註冊率未達45%，
less than=少於
St. John’s University has had a registration rate of only 40 percent.
聖約翰科技大學註冊率只有四成。
registration rate=註冊率=enrollment rate
These three schools have been unable to get a 60 percent enrollment for two years in a row now.
這三所大學已連續兩年註冊率未達六成。
be unable to RV=無法做到某事in a row=連續three times in a row=連續三次
Taiwan Hospitality and Tourism University has hit rock bottom with the lowest enrollment rate of 39 percent.
招生紀錄最低的是台灣觀光學院，新生註冊率僅39%。
hit (reach) rock bottom=跌到谷底;數字跌到最低;心情很差I feel like I have hit rock bottom.low-lower-lowest