留学的得与失 The Gains and Losses of Studying Abroad

如今rújīn，出国chūguó留学liúxué已经yǐjīng不是bú shì什么shénme新鲜xīnxiān事shì，每年měi nián都dōu有yǒu几十万jǐshí wàn学生xuésheng去qù国外guówài读书dúshū。

Nowadays, studying abroad is nothing new — every year hundreds of thousands of students go overseas to study.

留学liúxué的de好处hǎochu很hěn明显míngxiǎn：可以kěyǐ提高tígāo外语wàiyǔ水平shuǐpíng，了解liǎojiě不同bùtóng的de文化wénhuà，还hái能néng锻炼duànliàn独立dúlì生活shēnghuó的de能力nénglì。

The benefits of studying abroad are obvious: you can improve your foreign language, learn about different cultures, and train your ability to live independently.

一个yí gè人rén在zài国外guówài，什么shénme事情shìqing都dōu要yào自己zìjǐ处理chǔlǐ，这zhè让ràng很多hěn duō留学生liúxuéshēng变得biàn de更加gèngjiā成熟chéngshú。

Alone in a foreign country, you have to handle everything yourself, which makes many overseas students become more mature.

但是dànshì，留学liúxué也yě有yǒu失去shīqù的de一面yí miàn。

But studying abroad also has a side of loss.

首先shǒuxiān，留学liúxué的de费用fèiyòng很hěn高gāo，可能kěnéng要yào花掉huādiào父母fùmǔ多年duō nián存cún下来xiàlái的de钱qián。

First, studying abroad is very expensive and may use up money that parents have saved over many years.

其次qícì，留学生liúxuéshēng远离yuǎnlí家人jiārén，节日jiérì的de时候shíhou常常chángcháng特别tèbié想家xiǎngjiā。

Second, overseas students are far from their families and often feel especially homesick during the holidays.

另外lìngwài，有些yǒuxiē人rén毕业bìyè以后yǐhòu既jì不bù了解liǎojiě国内guónèi的de情况qíngkuàng，又yòu不能bù néng完全wánquán进入jìnrù国外guówài的de社会shèhuì，感觉gǎnjué自己zìjǐ站zhàn在zài两liǎng种zhǒng文化wénhuà中间zhōngjiān。

In addition, after graduating, some people neither understand the situation back home nor can fully enter the foreign society, feeling that they stand between two cultures.

因此yīncǐ，要不要yào bu yào出国chūguó留学liúxué，应该yīnggāi根据gēnjù自己zìjǐ的de情况qíngkuàng来lái决定juédìng，不能bù néng只zhǐ看kàn别人biéren怎么zěnme做zuò。

Therefore, whether or not to study abroad should be decided according to your own situation, not just by watching what others do.

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Key words 生词

如今rújīnnowadays

明显míngxiǎnobvious

成熟chéngshúmature

费用fèiyòngexpense; cost

其次qícìsecondly

失去shīqùto lose

Grammar note 语法点

既不……又不……

'Neither... nor...' — links two negative situations that are true at the same time.

有些人毕业以后既不了解国内的情况,又不能完全进入国外的社会。

首先……其次……另外……

'First... second... in addition...' — organizes the points of an argument in order.

首先,留学的费用很高。

根据……来决定

'Decide according to...' — base a decision on a certain standard or situation.

应该根据自己的情况来决定。

Check yourself 小测验

1. 文章说留学能锻炼什么能力?

2. 为什么说留学的费用是一个问题?

3. 作者认为要不要留学应该怎么决定?

留学的得与失Liúxué de dé yǔ shīThe Gains and Losses of Studying Abroad

Key words 生词

Grammar note 语法点

Check yourself 小测验

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