英专学姐带你精读《经济学人》04 | 留学梦碎 | 逐句精讲+分享

The forign-student bubble has burst

Related words:

1. degree in finance 经济学学位
2. burst one's bubble = disappoint 使某人希望破裂
3. social distancing rules 社交隔离政策
4. abrupt = sudden

Vocabulary:

1. cram = crowd 挤满的
2. deserted 被遗弃的，空无一人的
3. quash = stop sth from continue sth 制止平息 quash covid-19 平息疫情
4. straggler 落伍的人
5. amid = during = in amid the historic sandstone and modern plate glass 穿行在现代和历史建筑之间
6. in a plight = in a predicament 在困境
7. lean on = depend on = rest on 依赖
8. at the last count 根据最新统计数据
9. bring in = generate 带来
10. rake in 轻松赚大钱

Nice sentence:

1. (疫情对于澳大利亚大学的影响）The abrupt halt to international travel is even more painful for Australian universities than their counterparts in orther English-speaking countries, because they lean more heavily on revenue from foreign students.
2. （澳大利亚的留学产业）The foreign students are like a golden goose. In 2018, they bring in over a quarter of all university funding, and far more per head than local students bring in through fees and government subsidies. The boom turns education into Australia's fourth-biggest export, behind（仅次于） coal, iron ore and natural gas. It funds world-class research centers, shiny new learning facilities and vast collections of art.