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耶鲁大学校园英语情景对话 04:教授治校

SHi, Elena, what have you been up to?

S:嗨,艾丽娜,最近怎么样?

E: It's you, Stephen. Oh, you know, so far, so good. How about your travel?

E:是你啊,史蒂芬。到目前为止,还不错。你的旅行怎么样啊?

SNot bad. I heard that Bonnie is going to study at Yale University next semester.

S:还好啦。我听说波尼下学期要去耶鲁大学学习。

EThat’s what I’m gonna tell you. She got the admission last week and  is still filled  with joy now. It’s been her long-time dream to study at Yale. Now the dream has come true and it’s really exciting, you think so?

E:我正要告诉你这件事。她上固收到录取通知,现在还沉浸在喜悦之中。到耶鲁求 学是她很久以来的梦想,现在梦想成真,的确令人高兴。你觉得呢?

SCan't agree more. She really deserves it.

S:完全同意。这是她应得的。

E: Yeah, she is so excellent and outstanding that she made it without a hitch. I am so proud of her.

E:的确。她这么优秀又这么突出,才会这么顺利地获得成功。我真为她骄傲。

SYeah, I also feel glad for her in my bones. By the way, did she mention which major she chose?

S:是啊,我也是打心里为她高兴。顺便问一下,她提到过她选的是什么专业吗?

EThe Law I think. Because she wants to be a lawyer one day.

E:我猜是法律吧,她一直希望成为一名律师。

SSounds amazing. Actually I just read an article about this famous  university.  It is  so fascinating and the Yale spirit has impressed me a lot.

S:真是了不起。实际上,我刚读了一篇关于这所名校的文章。真是吸引人啊,尤其 是耶鲁精神,真是极大地鼓舞了我。

ESpeaking  of  the Yale spirit, I have something to say. Over the past three centuries, the Yalies have kept their self-governed spirit for long and they never give in to any political pressure or material attraction. The Yale spirit has inspired its people to pursue the pure academic progress and also spread far and wide around U. S.

E:谈到耶鲁精神,我还真有的说。 300多年来,耶鲁人一直保持着他们的独立精神,从不向政治压力或物质诱惑屈服。耶鲁精神激励着耶鲁人追求纯粹的学术进步, 并且在美国被广为流传。

SMaybe this can shed light on 2 its unique way of teaching and excellence  in  academic pursuit.

S:这阐释了他们独特的敘学方法及完美的学术追求。

EWell, you know, Yale’s idea offaculty governancehas not only played a great role in its self-development but also set a good example for other universities in America.

E:的确。要知道,耶鲁的“教授治校"这一理念不但对其自身发展起了重要作用, 而且为美国其他高校树立了榜样。

SByfaculty governance”, you mean it’s ruled by professors?

S:“敘授治校”,你指教授治理大学?

EExactly. It goes that At Princeton, the trustee is in power, at Harvardthe  principal manage, and at Yale, professors take responsibility.

E:对呀。人们常说,普林斯顿董事掌权、哈佛校长当家、耶鲁教授做主。

SInteresting. Then professors at Yale must be very influential.

S:有意思。这么说,耶鲁的教授必定很有影响力了。

EYou’re right. Just because of this traditionprofessors there are all carefully selected and they are broad and profound. So they value much to lift themselves, which, in turn, make them more respectable and independent.

E:是的。正因为这一传统,耶鲁的教授都是精挑细选出来的,他们的学识都相当渊博。

SI see. Then students there must be very lucky to have an early chance to contact with so many brilliant talents.

所以他们也很注重提升自身的修养,这反过来使他们更受人尊敬,也更加独立。

ERight. Since professors are so powerful and important, they are very strict with their students. Anyway, as you said, students there are really lucky, 4 cause not everyone can be schooled by a galaxy of outstanding figures in an early age.

S:我明白了。学生们能这么早接触这么多优秀的学者还真是幸运啊。

S: Then I know why students there are relatively well-cultivated. Environment is important.

E:对。教授们都位高权重,对学生也极其严格。不管怎样,就像你说的,学生们还 是很幸运的,不是每个人都能在年轻的时候就得到众多优秀教授的指导。

E: Yes. One point is that this kind of rule can encourage academic progress and contribute a lot to good atmosphere for pursuit of knowledge.

S:现在我知道为什么耶鲁的毕业生这么出色了,环境还是很重要的。

SI see why Bonnie longs for that university so much. It's worth it.

E:没错,重点在于,这种管理方式可以鼓励学术进步,有利于形成良好的学习氛围。 S:难怪波尼这么渴望去那所学校,真是值得一试啊。

EDefinitely, it’s a place in dream. Those professors are all elites in their respective field and it seems they are on top the things concerning curricular decisions for example. And they often make plans out of the concern 1) of their students. It for certain offers a perfect place for one to improve himself.

E:那是,这是众人梦想的地方。教授们在各自的领域内都各有建树,对诸如课程规 划之类的事了如栺掌,并且常常从学生的角度出发,制定教学计划。这无疑提供 了一个完善自我的好地方。

S: It seems that this idea offaculty governanceis so important to Yale.

S:看起来‘‘教授治校"的理念对耶鲁来说很重要。

EI think so. Professors there enjoy high reputation and they play a very important role in 3 university decision-making. Yale adopted the concept of faculty governance and made it characteristic of democratic governance. It’s a big leap.

E:我觉得也是。教授在耶鲁享有很高的声望,对大学的决策也起着非常重要的作用。耶鲁釆用了这一形式,并使其成为民主管理的一大特色。这是大进步。

SI cant wait to get there with Bonnie.

S:我真想和波尼一块儿去。

E: Then you gotta make an early start before it’s too late.

E:那你可要准备了,现在还不是太晚。

S: Oh, stop kidding me. Studying is a burden for me, but I wanna know more from you.

S:哦,别笑我了,学习对我来说简直是个负担,但是我还想听多讲些事情。

EWith pleasure. Actually, to make things get on well, the work is divided in black and white among different departments.

E:乐意至极。实际上,为使日常工作顺利进行,不同部门有着明确的职责分工。

SI’m willing to hear it.

S:说来听听。

ETo give you a clear idea about it, we need to know that faculty is mainly responsible for decisions on appointments and tenure, curriculum and general faculty governance; while administrators are expected much on decisions about the use of financial resources and broader issues of university governance.

E:要想有个清楚的了解,首先要知道,教授主要负责人事录用、课程制定和人事管理,而校长主要负责资金运转方面的决策及有关大学管理等比较宽泛的同题。

SHow about the board of trustees?

S:那么,校董事会呢?

EWell, they keep a watch-dog eye on all decisions and are expected to be the most direct influence over major decisions as well as decisions involving large amounts of financial capital.

E:哦,他们主要对上述决策进行监督并直接影响一些重大问题以及一些涉及大量资金的问题的决策。

SI see, you know so many things.

S:我明白了,你知道得真多啊。

E: Dont flatter me, you know, book is our best friend. We know many things from it.

E:别笑我了。书是我们最好的朋友,它能教人很多东西。

S: That’s why we are so different. I rarely read books, if any, are those the funny things about the big names. Oh, Yeah, I just read a story about G. W.Bush from Internet. Want to hear?

S:看出差距来了,我就不爱读书,要说我读过什么的话,就是些名人轶事了。对了,我刚在网上看过一篇关于 G. W?布什的文章,想听吗?

EWhy not?

E:好呀。

SIt says that in 2001, on Yale’s graduate day, when the principal declared to grant Bush the honorary Doctor Degree 1 for law, students there began to laugh and hiss to show their dissatisfaction in publicand more than 200 professors refused to attend the graduate ceremony. In their eyes, Bush didnt live up to that degree.

S:在 2001年的耶鲁毕业日那天,当校长宣布授予布什耶鲁大学荣誉法律博士学位时,学生们报以笑声、嘘声公然表示他们的不满。另外,有 200多名教授拒绝出席毕业典礼。在他们看来,布什并设有资格获得这一学位。

ESounds like Yale’s style.

E:还真是耶鲁的风格啊。

SIt is. Bush was also aware of that, and he poked a little joke at himself while giving the commencement speech at his alma mater. He said Yale is a worth, so even a C student can become president of the U. S..

S:的确。布什也很清楚这一点,在母校毕业典礼上致辞时,他也有意自嘲。他说,耶鲁的学位还是很有价值的,即使得 C的学生也有可能成为美国总统。

EI can see that. By the way, do you have any plans this afternoon?

E:看得出来。对了,下午有事吗?

SNot yet, any good suggestions?

S:还没有,有什么好的建议吗?

EThere is a new film on show, would like to go with me?

E:有一部新电影要上映,要一起去看吗?

SGood idea! Let’s go!

S:好主意,走吧!