英国大学萎靡不振迫使优秀学生赴美求学
<p><span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="headmaster">headmaster</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="malaise">malaise</span>”, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Seldon">Seldon</span>, <span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="Berkshire">Berkshire</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>-<span word="strapped">strapped</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lecturers">lecturers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="perfunctory">perfunctory</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="Guide">Guide</span> – <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 2008. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10,000 <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> £9,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="Uni">Uni</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Seldon">Seldon</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="theexodus">theexodus</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="American">American</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="breadth">breadth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfunctory">perfunctory</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="prowess">prowess</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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