呵呵,换头像了?
average:
1.[only before noun] calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts: an average rate / cost / price ◆ Average earnings are around £20 000 per annum. ◆ at an average speed of 100 miles per hour
2.typical or normal: hours is a fairly average working week for most people. ◆ children of above / below average intelligence ◆ £20 for dinner is about average.
3. ordinary; not special: I was just an average sort of student.
如果这里要翻译为“平均每个教授带53个学生”,average应该用副词形式放在动词后面。而且average放在名词前,一般是加数字类的名词,如牛津的第一个解释。
...found that school-leavers in states that charge tuition are no less likely to attend university than those in non-tuition states.
这句是不是译为:发现在收取学费的国家辍学者重返大学的可能性不会比在免除学费的国家更低?