A new report says the number of foreign students at colleges and universities in the United States increased 3% last year. This was the first notable increase since 2001. And it included a 10% jump in new international students.

一份新的报告指出，去年美国高校的外国学生人数增加了3%，这是自2001年以来首次令人瞩目的增长，而其中新外国学生人数跃增了10%。

The "Open Doors" report is from the Institute of International Education in New York, with support from the State Department. American schools last fall had 583,000 foreign students. The record is 586,000. That was set in 2002 after many years of gains. But after that, the numbers fell.

纽约的国际研究所公布了这份《门户开放》报告，并得到了美国国务院的支持。去年秋季，美国学校的留学生人数为583,000人。而以前的最高记录为586,000人，那是2002年经过多年的增长后创造的。但从那以后，该数值有所回落。

The September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks led to more restrictive visa requirements. Now, stronger efforts are being made to get more foreign students to study in the United States.

2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击导致美国加强了签证的管制。如今，美国方面作了很多努力以让更多的外国学生来美国学习。

For the sixth year, India sent the most international students last fall, almost 84,000. That was up 10% from the year before. China remained in second place, and South Korea was third. Japan was fourth among the 20 leading senders of foreign students. But the number of Japanese fell sharply 9%.

在第6年，即去年秋季，印度来美的留学生最多，约达84000人，这比以往增长了10%，中国排名保持第二，韩国第三。日本在20个美国留学生主要输送地中列第四位，但其人数却比以往锐减了9%。