美国习惯用语-第180讲:Brain drain
<p>美国习惯用语-第180讲:<span word="Brain">Brain</span> <span word="drain">drain</span></p><p>人的脑子不仅是各种思想和情绪的源泉，而且还控制着人体各部门的功能。人脑是人身体上非常关键的组成部份。大概也正是因为这个原因，"脑子"这个字经常出现在美国人粘Ｓ玫某捎锖退子锏敝小＝裉煳颐且?驳牡谝桓鱿肮哂糜锞褪牵篵<span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>. 大家要注意的是，<span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>这两个字的拚法只差一个字母。<span word="Brain">Brain</span>的第一个字母是<span word="b">b</span>，而<span word="drain">drain</span>的第一个字母是 <span word="d">d</span>。大家都已经知道，<span word="brain">brain</span>就是脑子，那么，<span word="drain">drain</span>是什么呢？<span word="Drain">Drain</span>在这里的意思是：外流。<span word="Brain">Brain</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>这两个字合在一起就成了：脑子外流。我们一般都把这称之为：人才外流。<span word="Brain">Brain</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>这个说法是在第二次世界大战以后出现的。当时有好多国家的学生，为了学习美国的科学技术，都纷纷到美国的大学来念书。可是，好多学生毕业以后就留在美国了，因为他们在美国工作所得到的工资要比回到自己国家去要高。<span word="Brain">Brain</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>就是指一个国家受过高等教育的人才，被别的国家更好的就业机会或者其它条件所吸引而移居国外了。但是，现在的人才外流已经跟过去的情况有所不同。请听下面这个例句。</p><p>例句-1: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> -- <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p>
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