VOA慢速英语：八大常春藤名校争夺尼日利亚学霸

八大常春藤名校争夺尼日利亚学霸

For the second time in two years, all eight Ivy League schools have offered admission to a teenager from Nigeria.

这是两年来第二次，美国全部8所常青藤大学录取尼日利亚裔学霸。

Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna is in her final year at Elmont High School in Long Island, New York. She is at the top of their game, academically speaking. Few Americans are able to get accepted into every one of the Ivy League schools.

今年是乌瓦曼祖-纳在纽约长岛的埃尔蒙特纪念高中的最后一年。就学习方面来讲，她是佼佼者。很少有美国人可以接到美国所有常青藤大学的邀请。

The eight are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University,Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania,Princeton University and Yale University.

这8所常青藤大学为布朗大学、哥伦比亚大学、康奈尔大学、达特茅斯学院、哈佛大学、宾夕法尼亚大学、普林斯顿大学和耶鲁大学。

In addition, the teenager was accepted at four other schools in the United States. They are Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

此外，她还美国其他四所大学也向她抛出了橄榄枝，分别为约翰霍普金斯大学、麻省理工学院、纽约大学和伦斯勒理工学院。

The 17-year old is valedictorian of her high school class. She has a grade point average of 101.6.

乌瓦曼祖-纳在高中期间的加权GPA高达101.6分，她将作为发言致辞者(valedictorian)出现在学校的毕业典礼上。

In a press release, Uwamanzu-Nna credits her success to the ideals of the town of Elmont, New York, her supportive parents and her teachers. She said she is “elated” and “thankful”.

在接受采访时，乌瓦曼祖-纳将自己的成功归因于纽约埃尔蒙特镇的精神，父母及老师的支持。她说她很“兴奋”，很“感激”。

Last year, Harold Ekeh from Elmont Memorial High was accepted for admission at all eight Ivy League schools. He chose to attend Yale University after having a total of 13 schools to choose from.

去年，同在爱尔蒙特纪念高中的哈罗德·伊克也被全部8所常春藤大学录取。总共有13所高等学府录取了他，而他最终选择了耶鲁大学。

Ekeh was born in Nigeria and came to the United States when he was 8 years old. Uwamanzu-Nna is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants.

伊克出生于尼日利亚，于8岁时移居美国。乌瓦曼祖-纳是你日日丽亚移民的女儿。

She was a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search for her research on cement. Researchers say her findings could help prevent underwater oil rigsfrom breaking apart.

她凭借对水泥的研究最后一个入围2016年英特尔科学奖。科研人员说她研究的水泥可以防止地下油井破裂。

She plans to seek a science-related study program in college.

她计划在大学开启另一项科研项目。

Uwamanzu-Nna has yet to make a decision on what school she will attend. But with her admission to 12 schools guaranteed, the decision is sure to be a difficult one.

乌瓦曼祖-纳还没有决定要去哪所学校。由于受到12所大学的欢迎，这无疑是一个困难的决定。

I’m Marsha James.

我是玛莎·詹姆斯。