（本節目所用的音頻資源於2023年9月中下旬發表。）
全英被大學錄取的18歲英國學生人數五年來首次下降。
About 85% of 18-year-olds in the UK who applied to university this year were accepted. That is roughly the same as last year. What’s different is that the number of applications was down, and so the number of new students setting off for university is too.
在英國今年申請大學的18歲青少年中，約有 85% 的人被錄取。錄取比例與去年大致相同。不同的是申請人數有所下降，因此即將步入大學的新生人數也有所減少。
There had been a rise in teenagers applying for university after Covid hit. The Sixth Form Colleges Association say some may have sought refuge in higher education when other opportunities, such as employment, apprenticeships and gap years abroad were harder to come by.
新冠肺炎疫情爆發後，申請大學的青少年人數有所增加。英國高中學院協會表示，一些學生可能是在高等教育中尋求 “庇護”，因為就業、學徒和海外間隔年等機會比以往更難找到。
This year, 35.6% of all 18-year-olds in the UK have been accepted by a university, the lowest proportion since 2019. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service says the figures it has published today reflect a return to normal growth, following the surge of demands seen during the pandemic.
今年，英國有35.6%的所有年齡為18歲的人被大學錄取，這是自2019年來的最低比例。英國大學及學院招生服務中心表示，今天公佈的數據反映出在疫情期間申請人數大幅增長後，現已恢復正常的增長趨勢。
詞匯表
roughly 大致地，近似地
setting off 動身，出發
sought refuge 尋求庇護
higher education 高等教育
employment 就業
apprenticeships 學徒，實習
gap years （上大學前休學去打工或旅遊的）間隔年
come by 得到
normal growth 正常增長
surge 激增
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. What percentage of 18-year-olds who applied were accepted to university in the UK?
2. True or False? The same number of students applied as in the previous year.
3. What opportunities had become difficult to find after Covid hit?
4. True or False? 35.6% of 18-year-olds in the UK applied to university.
答案
1. What percentage of 18-year-olds who applied were accepted to university in the UK?
85% of 18-year-olds who applied to university were accepted.
2. True or False? The same number of students applied as in the previous year.
False. The number of applications has reduced.
3. What opportunities had become difficult to find after Covid hit?
Employment, apprenticeships, and gap years abroad were harder to come by.
4. True or False? 35.6% of 18-year-olds in the UK applied to university.
False. 35.6% of 18-year-olds in the UK were accepted by a university.
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