双语：中国学生考取美国名校越来越难

　　No students from mainland Chinese schools have been admitted to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through its early admission programme this year, intensifying concerns that candidates are facing growing difficulty in entering the United States’ best universities.

　　没有一名来自中国大陆学校的学生在今年的早期入学计划中被著名的麻省理工学院录取，这加剧了报考生的担忧，他们想进入美国最顶尖的大学面临着越来越大的困难。

　　The news epitomised the falling success rate of mainland Chinese students seeking places at top US colleges in recent years amid growing uncertainty about immigration and visa policies, and the increased importance placed on applicants’ soft skills, some industry insiders have said.

　　一些业内人士表示，这一消息体现了这样一个事实：随着移民和签证政策的不确定性日益增加，学校对申请者软技能的重视程度日益提高，中国大陆学生近年来在美国顶尖大学寻求学位的成功率有所下降。

　　The MIT offered early admission to more than 700 students chosen from 9,600 applicants from around the world. While five of them were Chinese nationals, they all graduated from US high schools.

　　麻省理工学院提前从世界各地的9600名申请者中选出700多名学生，为其提供入学资格。 虽然其中五人是中国公民，但他们都毕业于美国高中。

　　“This is in line with the overall trend,” said Sun Rui, founder of Insight Education, a company based in the south China city of Shenzhen that helps Chinese students apply for undergraduate programmes in the United States.

　　“这与整体趋势一致，” Insight Education的创始人孙锐表示，该公司位于中国南方城市深圳，主要帮助中国学生申请美国的本科课程。

　　“We feel that it’s harder each year to apply for top universities,” she said.

　　“我们觉得每年申请顶尖大学的难度变大了，”她说。

　　The number of students from Shenzhen who secured a place at one of the top four colleges in the US had been falling year by year, she said.

　　她说，能在美国四大学院之一获得一席之地的深圳学生人数逐年下降。

　　“Last year, a couple of students from Shenzhen made it to Stanford. This year it was none.”

　　“去年，一些来自深圳的学生去了斯坦福大学。 今年没有。“

　　While Chinese students had a reputation for getting high exam scores, Sun said they were often at a disadvantage when it came to soft skills, such as leadership and citizenship.

　　虽然中国学生考试拿高分是出了名的，但孙锐表示，在领导力和公民身份等软技能方面，他们往往处于劣势。

　　Chinese schools did not care about the latter, but American schools valued them greatly, she said.

　　她说，中国学校并不关心这些方面，但美国学校非常重视。