Nora: I can't see why would people like to go to Singapore for college?
诺拉:我不明白为什么要去新加坡读大学呢?
Kelly: I know some people think universities in Asian countries are not good enough. But that's quite mistaken.
凯利:我知道有些人认为亚洲国家的大学不够好,这样想就不对了。
Nora: I don't look down upon Asian universities. I just think, how to say, they are not different enough from our own, like European or American universities.
诺拉:我没有看轻亚洲大学的意思。我只是觉得,相比欧洲和美洲,它们跟我们 国家的大学差异不够大而已。
Kelly: Singapore has some top-ranking universities, compared with those Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, etc. Their programs in economy, engineering, biology and many others are of very high quality.
凯利:新加坡有些顶级大学,像南洋理工大学,新加坡国立大学等等。这些学校 的经济、工程、生物等各类学科都有很高的质量。
Nora: Is that so? But I still prefer non-Asian countries.
诺拉:是吗?但我还是首选非亚洲国家。
Kelly: There is also the economic factor to consider. It must be acknowledged that many middle class families couldn't afford the high cost in European countries, but can send their children to Asian countries.
凯利:还有经济因素要考虑。必须承认许多中产阶级家庭负担不起去欧洲的高昂 费用,却可以送他们的孩子去亚洲留学。
Nora: I didn't think of that before.
诺拉:这我倒是没想过。