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VOA慢速英语:China Passes India as Top Country Sending Students to US

2010-11-18来源:和谐英语
1.The president of the institute, Allan Goodman, says the economic crisis could have limited growth from other countries.

could have对过去发生的事情表示猜测

can用在肯定句中,表示理论上的可能性。如:

Smoking can cause cancer. 吸烟有可能引起癌症。

may用在肯定句中,表示对现在把握不大的推测,意为“也许,可能”。如:

Don't play with the knife. You may cut yourself. 不要玩小刀,你可能会伤了自己。

could, might也可表示推测意义,常用在过去时态中;但在某些场合下,为了使语气更缓和、更委婉,常用could, might代替can, may。如:

They saw something in the sky last night. It could/might be a UFO. 昨天晚上他们看见天空中有个东西。它有可能是不明飞行物。

You may/might/could be very tired. 你可能很累吧!

2.And the number of Americans studying abroad declined a little bit.

a little bit有点;有几分

例句:I was a little bit annoyed.
      我有点恼了。

3.For a ninth year, the University of Southern California in Los Angeles reported the largest number of foreign students -- nearly eight thousand.

英语中,使用序数词时前面要加定冠词 the,但是,在下面的情况下则不加the:   

1)当序数词前有形容词性物主代词或名词所有格修饰时,序数词前不用the。   

Mother was my first teacher in my life.妈妈是我生命中的第一个老师。   
Tom is Lily's third boyfriend. 汤姆是莉莉的第三个男朋友。   

2)当表达分数时,序数词前不用the。   

One fifth of the students here are from the country. 这儿1/5的学生来自农村。   
Three fourths of the students here are from the country. 这儿的3/4的学生来自农村。   

3)当表达“又一,再一”时 ,序数词前不用 the,但可加不定冠词。   

Please give me a second chance. 请再给我一次机会。   

The poor woman had a third baby. 那个可怜的妇女又生了一个宝宝。   

4)当表达“年月日”时,尤其在朗读时,序数词前要加the;但当书写时,序数词前不用the。   

He was born on June 6th, 1974. 他出生在1974年6月6日。   

5)当序数词在句中作状语时,序数词前不用 the。   

Who got there second? 谁第二个到那儿的?   
I finished the work first. 我最先完成那项工作。   

6)当表达考试(赛跑等)中获得的名次时,序数词前不用 the。   
She stands first in his class. 她在班上成绩排名第一。   

7)当用在一些习语中, 序数词前不用 the。   

Business first and pleasure afterwards. 先做事而后娱乐。   
First come, first served. 捷足先登/先到者优先。   
at first sight 乍一看到   first and last 总计,一共   
first of all 首先

4.International students make up only about three percent of our total enrollment."

make up组成, 构成

例句:How many countries make up the Common Market?
      (欧洲)共同市场由多少国家组成?

      The audience was made up of very young children.
      观众由小孩子们组成。