VOA慢速英语:China Heads New Alliance of Asian Universities

短语讲解：

1.China has organized an alliance of Asian universities to compete with western educational institutions.

compete with 与…抗争
例句：Here was a car priced to compete with the small imports.
这部车的定价可与进口的小车竞争。

2.The Chinese university was elected as chair of the group that includes a total of 15 universities from 14 countries and areas.

a total of 总数为
例句：Out of a total of 2,602 pupils only 922 passed the test
所有2,602名学生中，只有922名通过了测试。