Question

自1978年以来，我国海外留学生回国人数逐年上升。请在Shanghai Daily上发表一篇文章，根据图表叙述海外人员归国情况，分析回流原因，并希望更多的海外学者回国创业。

要求： 1）可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

       2）词数：150字左右。短文开头已为你写好，不计入词数。

参考词汇：制定政策 work out policies      海归人员 returnee

There has been a reversal of the brain drain since 1978 across the country.

Answer 1

There has been a reversal of the brain drain since 1978 across the country. Between 1978 and 2007, about 7,000 overseas Chinese returned to Shanghai after completing their studies abroad. They accounted for about 25% of all returnees nationwide. The year 2008 has witnessed a boom. The number of returnees came up to 15,000. By the end of 2010, a further 22,000 will have returned to this city.

The reversal of the brain drain mainly arises from three facts. Firstly, our government values overseas Chinese scholars highly, encourages them to return home to start their own careers and has worked out a series of preferential policies. In Shanghai, the famous international city, they can enjoy a modern lifestyle. Secondly, China’s economy has been developing at a high speed, which provides them with a vast space of development. Many returnees have achieved outstanding success in scientific research or in high-level management. They are playing a more and more important role. Thirdly, the current global financial crisis leaves many overseas out of work or at the edge of being laid off. They feel more secure at home because the economy is more stable.

I hope that more overseas Chinese can head home. There is a bright future ahead of them.