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

­　　为吸引更多中国学生，美国新罕布尔大学将接受以中国高考成绩申请入学。

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

­　　这所大学将成为美国首个接受中国高考成绩申请的州立大学。

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

­　　美国联邦政府数据显示，中国是美国最大的留学生来源国，目前约有37.7万中国留学生在美就读。

­　　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.

­　　新罕布什尔当地媒体《工会领袖报》报道称，去年秋季，新罕布什尔大学的在校海外本科生及研究生达到781人，比5年前翻了一倍，其中357人是中国学生，占到近一半。

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

­　　为宣传新的录取方式，这所大学已经上线了一个中英双语招生网站。

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

­　　新罕布什尔大学发言人埃里卡-曼茨说：“这一项目旨在为学校吸引更多来自全球的优秀生源，学校一直致力于此。”

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

­　　她补充说：“这一新的招生项目将不会减少当地学生的入学人数。”

­　　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.

­　　在申请前，除了提交高考成绩，申请者依然需要参加一项英语测试、一次视频面试，并提供他们在高中时候的成绩单。

­　　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.

­　　曼茨补充说，最终的录取标准仍未敲定，但中国的学生可能还得参加美国学业能力倾向测验（SAT）或美国大学入学考试（ACT）。

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

­　　被录取的学生明年1月在达勒姆开学，比之前提早一个学期。

­　　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，中国学生要等到秋季的新申请期，这使他们开学时间比其他一年级学生晚。

­　　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.

­　　美国旧金山大学耶稣会学院也有一个类似的项目，中国学生甚至不需要参加美国的标准化考试，只需提供高考成绩、高中成绩单并通过英语面试即可申请。

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

­　　海外招生项目通常需要缴纳全额学费，这是美国大学的重要资金来源。

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

­　　新罕布什尔大学每学年的学费和住宿费是4.5万美元（约合28.8万元人民币）。

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

­　　欧洲、澳大利亚和加拿大的几十所大学已经接受学生用高考成绩申请入学。