
高品質的教育
George and Diane are international students at a university in Taiwan. They are chatting in the school cafeteria.
喬治和黛安是在台灣的一所大學讀書的留學生,他們正在學校的自助餐廳聊天。
George: Have you heard about the report on international students wanting to work in Taiwan?
喬治:你有聽說有關留學生希望在台灣工作的報告嗎?
report(n.)報告、報導
Diane: No, what’s it about?
黛安:沒有,內容是什麼?
George: Well, the report said that 86% of international students want to stay and work here after graduation. I’m not the only one!
喬治:嗯,報告指出有86%的留學生想在畢業後留在這裡工作。我可不是唯一一個!
graduation(n.)畢業a graduation ceremony畢業典禮graduate(v.)(n.)畢業、畢業生graduate from…從~畢業
Diane: That’s interesting! Why do they want to work in Taiwan?
黛安:真有意思!他們為什麼想在台灣工作呢?
George: The report didn’t explain why, but it mentioned that Taiwan’s government is trying to attract more international students to study in Taiwan. They want to know what pulls them in.
喬治:那份報告沒有解釋原因,但有提到台灣政府正在努力吸引更多留學生來台灣念書。他們想了解是什麼吸引留學生來台。
attract(v.)吸引attractive(adj.)令人心動的、吸引人的pull in 吸引
Diane: What’s the draw for international students when it comes to studying here?
黛安:是什麼吸引留學生來這裡念書呢?
draw one’s eyes吸引~的注意力when it comes to 當提到某事情時
George: According to the report, many of them are here for high-quality education. Some feel it’s a safe place to study, and others are here to learn Chinese.
喬治:根據報告,他們之中有很多人是為了高品質的教育而來。有些人覺得在這裡念書很安全,還有一些人是為了學中文來這裡的。
poor quality劣等品質=low qualityreceive education接受教育=be educated
Diane: Learning Chinese sounds great! Any other reasons?
黛安:學中文聽起來很棒啊!還有其他的原因嗎?
reason(n.)理由、原因
George: Some students came to Taiwan because they received scholarships.
喬治:有些學生來台灣是因為他們獲得了獎學金。
scholarship(n.)獎學金get a scholarship獲得獎學金=win a scholarship
Diane: Well, thanks for sharing. It’s good to know more about what international students think.
黛安:好的,謝謝分享。很高興能了解更多留學生的想法。
George: You’re welcome. It’s exciting to see how many international students love Taiwan!
喬治:不客氣。看到這麼多留學生喜歡台灣,真是令人振奮!