全球刮起留學(xué)熱 中國家長最積極

想去美國讀大學(xué)？那你要做好充分的心理準(zhǔn)備——尤其是對(duì)學(xué)費(fèi)的心理準(zhǔn)備，因?yàn)樵诿绹攸c(diǎn)大學(xué)就讀四年的花費(fèi)足夠你在二線城市買一套房。來看看匯豐銀行面向家長的留學(xué)調(diào)查報(bào)告。

HSBC has good news for teenagers who want to get far, far away from their parents.
對(duì)于那些想離父母遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的青少年，匯豐銀行有一個(gè)好消息。

A new survey published by the bank shows that 42% of parents would consider sending their kids abroad for college, up from 35% in 2016.
匯豐銀行發(fā)布的一項(xiàng)新調(diào)查顯示，42%的父母會(huì)考慮送孩子出國讀大學(xué)，相比2016年的35%有所上升。

Interest in an international education -- which can be very expensive -- has increased in almost all of the 15 countries and territories included in the survey.
調(diào)查涵蓋的15個(gè)國家和地區(qū)中，父母們對(duì)于海外教育的興趣基本上都有所增加，盡管出國留學(xué)可能非常昂貴。

Parents in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates were the most enthusiastic, with a majority in each saying they would consider sending their kids abroad for college.
中國大陸、中國香港、印度、馬來西亞、印度尼西亞和阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國的父母最熱衷于送孩子出國留學(xué)，大多數(shù)父母都表示會(huì)考慮送孩子出國讀大學(xué)。

British, Australian and French parents were less keen, with only 17% to 22% expressing an interest in international study. The figure was 36% among American parents.
英國、澳大利亞和法國的家長們就沒那么積極，只有17%到22%的父母表達(dá)出送孩子出國留學(xué)的意愿。有意愿送孩子出國留學(xué)的美國家長占36%。

Parents said the US was the most desirable place for their kids to study, followed by Australia and the UK.
從父母們的反饋來看，美國是最理想的留學(xué)目的地，其次是澳大利亞和英國。

Some families could be in for major sticker shock -- especially if they've set their sights on an American education.
一些家庭可能會(huì)對(duì)高昂的留學(xué)費(fèi)用感到震驚，尤其是那些打算送孩子去美國留學(xué)的家長。

HSBC said that international parents expect tuition at US colleges to be $11,000 a year or less. In reality, the tuition costs are closer to $33,000 a year.
匯豐銀行稱，留學(xué)生家長對(duì)美國大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)的預(yù)期是每年最多1.1萬美元（合7.3萬元人民幣）。實(shí)際上，美國大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)每年將近3.3萬美元（合22萬元人民幣）。

The bank said that total costs over four years, including living expenses, average more than $180,000 at major US universities.
匯豐銀行稱，在美國重點(diǎn)大學(xué)就讀四年，包括生活開銷在內(nèi)的總花費(fèi)平均超過18萬美元（合119萬元人民幣）。

International students typically pay full tuition at American universities.
留學(xué)生通常在美國大學(xué)都要支付全額學(xué)費(fèi)。

Here are a few more key numbers from the study:
以下是研究中的幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵數(shù)據(jù)：

- 60% of parents said they'd be open to having their child complete a degree that is either completely or partly online.
- 60%的父母稱，他們可以接受讓孩子通過完全或部分在線的方式完成學(xué)位。

- 68% of parents said they are confident their kid will get a great job, with Indians being the most optimistic at 85%. That number drops to only 36% among parents in France.
- 68%的父母稱，他們相信自己的孩子能找到一份好工作，其中印度人最樂觀，85%的印度人有這種信心。只有36%的法國父母這么認(rèn)為。

- 93% of Chinese parents said they have paid for private tuition or tutoring, the highest of any country. Only 23% of British parents said they've done the same.
- 93%的中國父母表示，他們支付了家教費(fèi)或補(bǔ)習(xí)班費(fèi)，這是所有國家中比例最高的。只有23%的英國父母自稱做了同樣的事。

The HSBC report surveyed nearly 8,500 parents in 15 countries and territories.
匯豐銀行的這一報(bào)告調(diào)查了15個(gè)國家和地區(qū)的近8500名家長。

英文來源：CNN
翻譯&編輯：丹妮