媒體英語
UK student loans almost entirely used up by rent 英國大學(xué)生助學(xué)貸款幾乎全部用來支付房租
英國學(xué)生住房慈善機構(gòu) Unipol 表示，住宿費用幾乎占據(jù)了英國大學(xué)生獲得的平均生活費貸款的全部。
In the past two years, student accommodation costs have risen by an average of nearly 15% in England, but the funding students can borrow to cover living expenses has gone up by just over 5%. An undergraduate receiving the average maintenance loan and paying a typical student rent in England would be left with about fifty pence a week to cover their food and anything else.
在過去的兩年里，英格蘭大學(xué)生的住宿費用平均上漲了近15%，但學(xué)生可以借到的用于支付生活費用的資金只增加了5%。一名在英格蘭獲得平均生活費貸款并支付典型學(xué)生房租的本科生每周只能剩下約50便士用于支付食物和其它任何花銷。
The student housing charity Unipol, which carried out the research with the Higher Education Policy Institute, says the student maintenance system is broken. They want the government to be clearer to prospective students – they may need extra financial help.
英國學(xué)生住房慈善機構(gòu) Unipol 與英國高等教育政策研究所合作開展了這項調(diào)查研究，Unipol 表示，生活費貸款機制已失去作用。他們希望政府能更清楚地告訴欲申請上大學(xué)的學(xué)生 —— 除助學(xué)金以外，他們可能還需要額外的經(jīng)濟幫助。
The Department for Education says the system prioritises support for people from the lowest income families and concerned students should ask their university for help.
英國教育部表示，生活費貸款機制優(yōu)先考慮資助來自最低收入家庭的學(xué)生，而對經(jīng)濟狀況感到擔(dān)憂的學(xué)生應(yīng)向所在大學(xué)尋求幫助。
詞匯表
funding 資助，資金
living expenses 生活費用，生活開支
undergraduate 本科生
maintenance loan 生活費貸款
typical 典型的，有代表性的
cover 足夠支付
carried out 開展了
prospective students 欲申請（上大學(xué)）的學(xué)生
prioritises 優(yōu)先考慮
lowest income families 最低收入的家庭
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。
1. In the past two years, how much has the amount of funding students can borrow for living expenses increased by?
2. True or false? A student paying more than the average price in student rent is left with about fifty pence a week.
3. Who carried out this research?
4. What does the Department for Education say concerned students should do?
答案
1. In the past two years, how much has the amount of funding students can borrow for living expenses increased by?
The funding students can borrow to cover living expenses has gone up by just over 5%.
2. True or false? A student paying more than the average price in student rent is left with about fifty pence a week.
False. An undergraduate paying a typical student rent in England would be left with about fifty pence a week.
3. Who carried out this research?
The student housing charity Unipol carried out the research with the Higher Education Policy Institute.
4. What does the Department for Education say concerned students should do?
The Department for Education says concerned students should ask their university for help.
