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由于美国新冠肺炎感染病例居高不下，很多高校开学计划不明，一些高校担心这将导致大批留学生流失，从而使得学校预算降低。 Chinese students take part in a graduation ceremony at Columbia University in New York. Guo Ke / Xinhua While colleges across the country are still on the fence about opening their campuses to students, most are preparing for a drop in the number of international students, according to a new study. 最新研究显示，尽管美国各地的大学仍在犹豫是否开学，但多数大学都在为国际学生数量下降做准备。 on the fence：保持中立；抱观望态度 The Institute of International Education (IIE), which tracks data on college students, on Thursday released the results of a survey it conducted with 599 colleges and universities in all 50 states about their plans for the summer and fall semesters in light of the coronavirus pandemic. 美国国际教育协会对全美50个州的599所大学开展了一项调查，询问其鉴于目前的新冠疫情，夏季和秋季的开学计划，并在本周四Mirka Martel, the report's author, noted that 74% of respondents said they don't know if they will continue their study abroad programs in the fall but 70% said they anticipate that at least some international students won't able to come to their campus for that semester. 报告的作者米尔卡·马特尔指出，74%的高校表示不确定秋季是否会继续开展海外学习项目，但70%的受访高校预计部分留学生在秋季学期开始后不会返校。 | 
