广播电视英语短句 第 264 课：在美留学生-2

In all, seven of the ten top countries sent more students last year, just as the economic downturn was worsening. 总计，排名前十位中的七个国家在去年向美国派遣了更多的留学生，这正好也是经济低迷更为严重的时期。

For the eighth year, India remained the leader in sending students to the United States. 连续八年来，印度都是向美国输入留学生最多的国家。

More than one hundred thousand students from India attended American schools last year. 去年，赴美留学生中，来自印度的学生超过了10万人。

That was nine percent more than the year before. 这比去年增加了9%。

China again sent the second largest number, more than ninety-eight thousand, an increase of twenty-one percent. 中国（留学生）数量再次占据第二，超过9.8万人，增长了21%。