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　　今天的句子：

　　At least 60 colleges and universities across the country are now being sued by students who believe they were short-changed when their in-person college experience was replaced by an online one after schools shut down campuses this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. The students are demanding a refund on tuition and fees equal to the difference between what they paid for in advance and the instruction and educational services they actually received. The unprecedented number of class action lawsuits began as a trickle in April.

　　思考题：

　　Class action lawsuits were brought against colleges and universities because_______.

　　A.students demand to have total refund of their tuition and fees

　　B.American higher education has been systemically priced high

　　C.students feel that they have been dealt with unfairly in the crisis

　　D.online courses given by professors are generally of low quality

　　词汇突破：

　　1.sue：起诉

　　2. short-change:亏待，克扣

　　3. trickle 涓涓细流

　　4. unprecedented 空前的

　　5. refund 退款

　　6. tuition and fees 学费

　　句子解析：

　　第一句：

　　At least 60 colleges and universities across the country are now being suedby students (who believe they were short-changed /when their in-person college experience was replaced by an online one after schools shut down campuses this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic.)

　　参考译文：如今，全美至少有60所学院和大学正被学生起诉;他们认为，当学校今年春季由于新冠肺炎大流行而关闭校园，并用线上课替代面对面的大学体验时，自己被坑了。

　　第二句：

　　The students are demanding a refund on tuition and fees equal to the difference /between what they paid for in advance and the instruction and educational services they actually received.

　　参考译文：这些学生要求退还学杂费，数额等于他们预先支付的费用与实际获得的指导和教育服务的价值之间的差额。

　　第三句：

　　The unprecedented number of class action lawsuits began as a trickle in April

　　参考译文：数量空前的诉讼开始于四月份如涓涓细流。

　　思考题解析：

　　Class action lawsuits were brought against colleges and universities because_______.

　　针对大学提起集体诉讼的原因是______

　　定位到第一句和第二句!

　　A. students demand to have total refund of their tuition and fees

　　(学生要求退还全部学杂费)

　　A选项错误。

　　这不是提出诉讼的原因啊!这是诉讼的内容啊。

　　错误!

　　B. American higher education has been systemically priced high

　　(美国高等教育系统性定价过高)

　　B选项错误。

　　不是原因!没有提到!错!

　　C. students feel that they have been dealt with unfairly in the crisis

　　(学生觉得他们在危机中受到了不公平的对待)

　　C选项正确。就是前两句的内容!

　　D. online courses given by professors are generally of low quality

　　(教授提供的在线课程质量普遍较低)

　　没有提及!

　　D选项错误。

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