显微镜下看留学美国

　　
　　The United States offers limitless opportunities for sports, recreation, and entertainment. Cities large and small offer numerous indoor and outdoor opportunities. Almost every city or town in the United States with college and university students will likely offer those students ways to kick back, run around, and have a good time.
　　
　　Sports and activities 健身活动
　　Sports make up a considerable portion of the United States economy and culture. People can be found anywhere in the United States who are interested in participating in almost any sport. The most popular sports in the United States are arguably baseball, American football, basketball, and hockey. Football (called soccer in the United States) is very popular in secondary schools, colleges, and universities, but is still in the process of becoming a popular professional sport. Rugby and cricket are also popular intramural collegiate sports.
　　
　　Recreation and Entertainment 娱乐消遣
　　Students less interested in competitive sports are certainly not left without entertainment. The United States claims the most successful cinema industry in the world, and if a town or city has a college or university, then it likely has a movie theater. Movie tickets usually cost between USD2 and USD15, depending on where you are in the country and how long the movie has been released.
　　
　　Most colleges and universities arrange a great deal of on-campus programming for their students' enjoyment. Comedians, musical groups, theater troupes, guest lecturers, actors, actresses, writers, poets, playwrights, stunt teams, and even traveling massage therapy clinics are regular guests at American institutions of higher learning.
　　
　　
　　Words
　　词汇
　　
　　endowment n. 捐赠
　　alumni n. 毕业生
　　transcript n. 成绩报告单
　　SEVIS（Student Exchange Visitors Information System）学生和与交换学者信息系统
　　be affiliated with 与……有关系
　　Academic Master 学术硕士
　　Professional Master 专业硕士
　　The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service 美国移民归化局
　　saving face 挽回面子
　　controversial adj. 有争议的；引起争论的
　　recreation n. 消遣，娱乐
　　intramural adj. 校内的；内部范围的
　　on-campus adj. 在学校的
　　playwright n. 剧作家