American colleges typically offer four-year programs because that was the British tradition and Harvard, the first university in America, continued it.

美国的大学通常都提供4年制课程，因为这是英国人沿袭的传统。哈佛，美国第一的大学，也延续着这一传统。

youdao

The two countries have launched the language year programs as part of their cultural exchange activities, and will hold tourism year in each other's countries, Putin said.

关于双方人文合作，普京表示，双方人文交流方面的大项目是互办了语言年，还要互办旅游年。

youdao

Another issue is that because three-year programs are so intense and structured, freshman needs to know right away what she wants to major in, and then stick to a pretty rigid curriculum.

另一个问题是因为三年制的课程安排如此紧凑，新生必须很清楚他们想要选的专业，之后严格按照专业课程的安排来学习。

youdao

But experts say the recession has not cut enrollment in four-year programs, even with their higher sometimes much higher -- costs.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

In the case of last year we did hand students some code with which they could write programs that talked to Yahoo Finance, finance.yahoo.com, free website.

在去年的情况下，我们给学生提供一些,能用来写程序跟雅虎财经的免费网站交互的代码,即finance。yahoo。com，一个免费的网站。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

During the fourth year, students begin contacting hospital programs for the additional training they will need after medical school.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

In contrast, many two-year programs have trips for students arranged and often paid for by the school to career fairs.

WSJ: One-Year M.B.A.s Get Less Career Service

Right now, students in most U.S. medical schools spend about two hours on addiction treatment during their four-year programs.

FORBES: Reinventing Rehab

We see universities who are going to three-year programs, going to no-frills campuses.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing