West Point is the four-year school in New York State that educates future Army officers. The students are called cadets. They do not have to pay for their education. But they do have to agree to serve on active duty in the Army for at least five years after they graduate.
西點軍校是紐約州的四年制學(xué)校，教育未來的軍官。學(xué)生被稱為學(xué)員。他們不必為他們的教育付費。但他們必須同意在他們畢業(yè)后至少在軍隊服役5年。
A young man or woman must be nominated to the academy, usually by a federal or state lawmaker. Nominees also must satisfy the entrance requirements. These include excellent physical condition and high marks in school.
一名年輕男子或女子必須被提名為學(xué)院，通常由聯(lián)邦或州議員提名。被提名者也必須滿足入學(xué)要求。這些包括良好的身體狀況和學(xué)校的高分。
About four thousand American cadets are at West Point this year. In addition, there are forty-four cadets who were sent by other countries for a military education.
今年西點軍校大約有4000名美國學(xué)員。此外，還有四十四名學(xué)員被其他國家派往軍事教育。
International students are nominated by their home government. They also must satisfy the physical and educational requirements. In addition, they must do well on the TOEFL, the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
國際學(xué)生由本國政府提名。他們也必須滿足身體和教育的要求。此外，他們必須考好托福，考英語作為一門外語。
Home governments may have to pay up to fifty thousand dollars a year per student at West Point.
在西點軍校，各國政府每年要支付高達5萬美元的費用。
Among those with cadets at the academy this year are Bulgaria, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Taiwan and Tunisia.
今年在該學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)員包括保加利亞、喀麥隆、哥斯達黎加、哈薩克斯坦、新加坡、臺灣和突尼斯。
Each year, the United States Defense Department invites countries to nominate students to West Point and other military academies. Last year, one hundred fifty-five countries were invited to do so. Not all countries take part in the program.
每年，美國國防部都會邀請各國提名學(xué)生到西點軍校和其他軍事院校。去年，有一百五十五個國家被邀請參加。并非所有國家都參與了這個項目。
We spoke to Captain Robert Romans, head of the international cadet program at West Point. He says up to sixty foreign cadets at any one time can attend the academy. He says students who are interested should seek information at their local American Embassy. The embassy should know where in the home government to go to learn how to be nominated.
我們采訪了西點軍校國際學(xué)生項目負責(zé)人羅伯特·羅馬上尉。他說任何時候最多有60名外國學(xué)員可以進入學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)。他說，有興趣的學(xué)生應(yīng)該在當(dāng)?shù)氐拿绹笫桂^尋求信息。大使館應(yīng)該知道在哪里政府去學(xué)習(xí)如何被提名。
