VOA慢速英语:Why Some International Students Are Bypassing American Colleges

短语讲解：

1.Just last year, the number of international students at American colleges topped one million for the first time ever, according to the Institute of International Education.

according to 根据，按照; 据…所说; 如; 比照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

2.“There have been cases, again isolated, but I think we feel safe and feel like we have a place at the University of Texas, Dallas that always has been supportive of diversity,”

feel like 摸起来像是…，有…的感觉; 想要
例句：I feel like a newborn baby.
我感觉像是个新生的婴儿。

3.Some colleges open up centers to help international students with their study.

open up 打开; 开发
例句：They decided to open up an office in town.
他们决定在市区设立一个办事处。