A US university will begin accepting the Chinese university entrance exam known as the Gaokao in an effort to attract more Chinese students.

­　　為吸引更多中國學生，美國新罕布爾大學將接受以中國高考成績申請入學。

­　　The University of New Hampshire will be the first state university in the US to accept the standardised placement test.

­　　這所大學將成為美國首個接受中國高考成績申請的州立大學。

­　　China is the largest exporter of students to the US, with 377,000 currently enrolled in US universities, according to government data.

­　　美國聯邦政府數據顯示，中國是美國最大的留學生來源國，目前約有37.7萬中國留學生在美就讀。

­　　The University of New Hampshire had 781 international undergraduate and graduate students on campus last fall, according to the?Union Leader?newspaper - double the figure from five years previous. About half of those foreign students - 357 - came from China.

­　　新罕布什爾當地媒體《工會領袖報》報道稱，去年秋季，新罕布什爾大學的在校海外本科生及研究生達到781人，比5年前翻了一倍，其中357人是中國學生，占到近一半。

­　　As part of the new initiative, the university has launched a recruiting website in Chinese and English.

­　　為宣傳新的錄取方式，這所大學已經上線了一個中英雙語招生網站。

­　　"This initiative is part of UNH"s commitment to attracting more and stronger applicants from around the world," said university spokeswoman Erika Mantz.

­　　新罕布什爾大學發言人埃里卡-曼茨說：“這一項目旨在為學校吸引更多來自全球的優秀生源，學校一直致力于此。”

­　　"This new programme will in no way limit access for New Hampshire students," she added.

­　　她補充說：“這一新的招生項目將不會減少當地學生的入學人數。”

­　　In addition to submitting their Gaokao results, students must also take an English test, participate in a video interview and send their high school transcripts before moving forward with the application process.

­　　在申請前，除了提交高考成績，申請者依然需要參加一項英語測試、一次視頻面試，并提供他們在高中時候的成績單。

­　　Ms Mantz added that the process was still being finalised, but that Chinese students may still need to take the American SAT or ACT exam.

­　　曼茨補充說，最終的錄取標準仍未敲定，但中國的學生可能還得參加美國學業能力傾向測驗（SAT）或美國大學入學考試（ACT）。

­　　Students who are accepted will be able to begin classes in Durham this January, allowing them to start a semester early.

­　　被錄取的學生明年1月在達勒姆開學，比之前提早一個學期。

­　　Previously, students from China would have had to wait for a new application period to begin in the autumn, putting them behind the rest of the first-year class.

­　　此前，中國學生要等到秋季的新申請期，這使他們開學時間比其他一年級學生晚。

­　　A similar programme at the University of San Francisco, a Jesuit college, allows Chinese students to bypass US standardised tests altogether and instead submit just their Gaokao score, grades, and English language interview.

­　　美國舊金山大學耶穌會學院也有一個類似的項目，中國學生甚至不需要參加美國的標準化考試，只需提供高考成績、高中成績單并通過英語面試即可申請。

­　　International enrolment - in which students are required to pay full priced tuition - helps universities bolster revenue.

­　　海外招生項目通常需要繳納全額學費，這是美國大學的重要資金來源。

­　　The University of New Hampshire charges $45,000 per academic year for tuition and housing costs.

­　　新罕布什爾大學每學年的學費和住宿費是4.5萬美元（約合28.8萬元人民幣）。

­　　Dozens of universities in Europe, Australia, and Canada already accept Gaokao results on applications.

­　　歐洲、澳大利亞和加拿大的幾十所大學已經接受學生用高考成績申請入學。