麦哲伦英语 第 54 课：Universities 大学

Nearly half of all Americans go on to college when they graduate from high schools. 接近一半的美国中学毕业生到大学继续求学。

Some colleges are small, with only a few hundred students, but some of the big state universities are huge, with up to 60,000 students. 一些小的学院仅有几百个学生，但一些大的州立大学着实很大，学生多达六万。

There are more than 2,600 universities in the USA, and nearly all colleges have both men and women students. 美国有两千六百多所大学，且几乎所有大学男女生兼收。
You can study many interesting subjects at college, in short or long courses, but if you want to get a degree, you have to study for at least four years.在大学你能学习很多有意思的课程，时间可长可短，但如果你想拿学位的话，至少要花四年时间。

Classes start in September and go on to early June with a break in the middle. 大学九月开学，持续到下年六月初，中间有一段假期。

In Britain, you can get a degree at university, or in some of the many colleges of further education. 在英国，你可从大学或为数众多的继续教育学院获得学位。

There are 42 universities in Britain. There are also many colleges in Britain that teach English as a foreign language. 英国有四十二所大学。有许多大学把英语作为一门外语教授。

Some have short courses (a few weeks or months), and some have one- or two-year courses. 有些大学有短期课程（几星期或几个月），另有一些大学有一到两年的课程。

University classes start in September and go on until mid-June with two breaks, one at Christmas, and one at Easter. 大学从九月到次年六月中旬授课，圣诞节和复活节放假。

Most degrees take three years, but some take four. 大多数学位要求三年学习时间，有些要求四年。