en-us	While colleges across the country are still on the fence about opening their campuses to students, most are preparing for a drop in the number of international students, according to a new study. 
zh-cn	最新研究显示，尽管美国各地的大学仍在犹豫是否开学，但多数大学都在为国际学生数量下降做准备。 

en-us	The Institute of International Education (IIE), which tracks data on college students, on Thursday released the results of a survey it conducted with 599 colleges and universities in all 50 states about their plans for the summer and fall semesters in light of the coronavirus pandemic. 
zh-cn	美国国际教育协会对全美50个州的599所大学开展了一项调查，询问其鉴于目前的新冠疫情，夏季和秋季的开学计划，并在本周四（5月14日）公布了调查报告。该协会对大学生的数据进行跟踪调查。 

en-us	Mirka Martel, the report's author, noted that 74% of respondents said they don't know if they will continue their study abroad programs in the fall but 70% said they anticipate that at least some international students won't able to come to their campus for that semester. 
zh-cn	报告的作者米尔卡·马特尔指出，74%的高校表示不确定秋季是 否会继续开展海外学习项目，但70%的受访高校预计部分留学生 在秋季学期开始后不会返校。 

en-us	The surveyed campuses taught 519,000 international students during the 2018-2019 academic year, which was approximately 47% of the US's total international student population, according to IIE.  
zh-cn	根据该协会的数据，接受调查的高校中2018至2019学年约有51.9万名留学生，约占美国留学生总数的47%。 

en-us	Martel noted that because of the pandemic, academic institutions had to scale back their recruitment efforts abroad. 
zh-cn	马特尔称，由于新冠肺炎疫情，学术机构不得不减少海外招生工作。 

en-us	Roughly 78% of the schools switched to virtual recruitment methods, such as online information sessions and phone calls with prospective students,  
zh-cn	大约78%的高校转而采取虚拟招生方式，比如与意向学生的网络 会议和电话面试等。 

en-us	and many took actions to waive certain costs, such as application fees, the report said.  
zh-cn	报告称，许多高校采取行动免除申请费等某些费用。 

en-us	Martel said college administrators are concerned about their budgets as the number of international students dwindles. 
zh-cn	马特尔说，随着国际学生数量的减少，大学管理人员担心学校的预算。 

en-us	"They are thinking about internationalization moving forward and how international education may change and evolve post COVID‐19," she said. 
zh-cn	她说：“高校正在考虑如何推动国际化，以及在新冠肺炎疫情过 后国际教育将发生何种变化。” 

en-us	The report added that the schools are turning to alternative options to help students who are still interested in attending their classes.  
zh-cn	报告还指出，这些高校正在转向其他选择，以帮助那些对入读仍然感兴趣的学生。 

en-us	About three-quarters of the respondents said they would offer students the option of deferring their enrollment to the fall of 2021. 
zh-cn	约四分之三的受访高校表示，学生可以选择推迟至2021年秋季学期入学。 

en-us	Colleges are still figuring out how many classes will be taught online and what offerings will be available in the fall. 
zh-cn	各所高校仍在研究有多少课程将在网上教授，以及秋季学期将会有什么课程安排。 

en-us	"As a result, 52% of reported institutions indicate that they plan to offer students online enrollment in the fall,  
zh-cn	报告称：“因此，52%的受访高校表示，计划在秋季为学生提供 在线入学登记。 

en-us	whereas 42% indicate that they will offer online instruction until the student can come to campus in‐person," the report said.
zh-cn	而42%的受访高校表示，他们将提供网络教学，直到学生能够亲 自来到校园。”