Take Away English-Chinese Students in the UK 在英国的中国学生

Yu Huai Zhang overcame ill health to attend Queens University

Two Chinese students, who are studying at British Universities, have been awarded prizes for being the best international students in their respective host countries.

Psychology¹ student Yusi Liu was crowned Welsh international student of the year while Yu Huai Zhang, who studies management, was named Northern Ireland’s international student of the year. Both students join 12 regional finalists in next month’s final, where one will become the UK’s top international student.

Yusi and Yu Huai were among more than 2,000 students from 130 countries who participated in the International Students Awards – a competition run every year by the British Council to find international students who have contributed to life in the UK.

Entrants in the competition were asked to write a letter in English describing their academic successes, extra-curricular achievements and community involvement.

Yusi wrote about her volunteer work with autistic children and elderly people while Yu was the first Chinese national to become a student officer in his university.

Both students told us how integrating² with their adopted communities had helped them improve their English skills. Yu Huai said : "Through socialising, voluntary job, my internship³ and student union work, I have learned a lot of vocabulary I didn’t learn in class."

Yusi agreed: "I joined a lot of volunteer work and got a part-time job which is related to my subject and so I helped a lot of people with mental health issues. A lot of what I learn working with people helps me get a better understanding in my lectures".

Studying in parts of the UK with strong regional accents has helped both of them gain a more realistic approach to speaking English.

Yu Huai said: "As long as you can understand others and make yourself understood, vocabulary and good sentence structure is more important than accent."

GLOSSARY 词汇表
host countries 主办国，但这里指学生的居住地 Welsh 威尔士的 participated 参加了 entrants 参赛者 extra-curricular achievements 课外活动的成就 volunteer work 志愿工作 student officer 学生干部 internship 实习机会 mental health issues 精神健康问题 strong regional accents 很浓的地方口音	crowned 夺冠 regional finalists 地区入围决赛者 contributed 做出贡献 academic successes 学业上的成就 community involvement 社区参与 autistic children 有自闭症的孩子 adopted communities 寄托社区, 这里指第二故乡 student union 学生会 lectures 讲课，讲演 realistic approach 现实的处理方式

 

1 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

2 integrating   

使一体化( integrate的现在分词 )； 使整合； 使完整； 使结合成为整体

参考例句：

• We should carry out the policy of integrating unified planning with the principle of adaptation to local conditions. 我们应该执行计划同因事制宜的原则相结合的政策。
• Talks will now begin about integrating the activities of both companies. 关于合并两家公司业务的谈判现在将会开始。

3 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习