V: Sam, are all the buildings in Oxford University of antique beauty?
V:萨姆，牛津大学的建筑物都是这么古香古色的吗？
S: Mostly. However, there are also some modern buildings. Let me show you a picture... look!
S:大部分建筑物都是这样。不过，也有一些现代建筑。我给你看一张照片……看！
V: Wow! What a splendid building it is!
V:哇！这是一栋多么壮观的大楼啊！
S: Yeah! It is the new building of the Department of Biochemistry at the University, which is the largest such department in Europe.
S:是啊！它是牛津大学生物化学系的新大楼，该系是全欧洲规模最大的生化系。
V: With coloured glass facades， the building doesn’ t seem to be a research building at all.
V:这座建筑有着彩色的玻璃表面，完全不像是一栋科研楼。
S: I did think so at my first sight of it! Whereas, it， s our preconceptions about how a research building should be designed! Actually, the world-class scientific research department aims to create a state-of-the-art research building that houses a substantial amount of contemporary art.
S:刚看见这栋楼的时候，我也这么认为来着！然而，那是我们的偏见，我们认 为科研楼不应该是那样设计的。事实上，这个世界一流的科研部门力图建造 —栋最先进的科研楼，里面还摆放着大量的现代艺术品。
V: It is really an innovation to blend scientific research and art together.
V:将科研与艺术相交融，这真是个创举！
S: Quite right! On 20 th May 2009， the Royal Institute of British Architects held its Southern Regional awards ceremony in the new Biochemistry building. Architects of the building are awarded to the RIBA Stirling Prize for making the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year.
S:对极了！ 2009年 5月 20日，英国皇家建筑师协会在新的生物化学系大楼里举行了南部地区颁奖典礼。这座大楼的建筑师们被授予了史特灵建筑奖，因 为他们在过去的一年里为英国的建筑做出了巨大的贡献。
V: RIBA Stirling Prize? What is it?
V:史特灵建筑奖？那是什么奖项？
S: It is a British prize to persons for excellence in architecture, and is considered to be the most prestigious architecture award in the United Kingdom. The awards ceremony is organised annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Prize laureates may receive a stipend of GB￡ 20， 000. The laureates must be RIBA members, but the building can be anywhere in the European Union.
S:它是英国的一个颁发给卓越建筑师的奖项，该奖项是英国建筑界的最高荣誉奖。英国皇家建筑师协会每年都举办史特灵建筑奖颁奖典礼，该奖项得主可以获得 2万英镑的奖金。得奖者必须是英国皇家建筑师协会的成员，但是建 筑物可以是在欧盟的任何地方。
V: Oh! It is quite like the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.
V:噢！它与被誉为建筑界诺贝尔奖的普利兹克奖很相似。
S: Yeah! Both of them are considered to be the world’s premier architecture prizes.
S:是的！它们都被认为是全球瞩目的建筑界重量级奖项。
V: Well, do you know why the Department decided to creat a new building?
V:那你知道生物化学系为什么决定要建一座新大楼吗？
S: The tour guide have ever mentioned it. It seems that the old buildings couldn’ t provide enough research facilities for graduate students, visiting scholars, and research groups.
S:导游曾经提起过。好像是因为旧的教学楼提供的科研设备不能满足研究生、 访问学者和科研人员的需要。
V: I see. Although historic buildings possess great charm, but they contain a lot of shortcomings.
V:我知道了。古建筑虽然拥有巨大的魅力，但是也有很大的局限性。
S: Right. The establishment of the new building can also relieve the burden of teachers and students, and they needn’ t rush about a variety of buildings across the University.
S:你说得很对。新大楼的建成还可以减轻师生们的负担，他们不必再在整个牛 津大学的各种敎学楼之间奔波了。
V; Hum. Do you have other pictures of such kind of building?
V:嗯。你还有牛津大学其它现代建筑物的照片吗？
S: Let me see! Oh, here is the picture of the new Institute of Biomedical Engineering, which also opened in recent years.
S:让我看看！哦，这是新生物医学工程研究所的照片，这个研究所也是近几年 才投人使用的。
V: Compared to the new Biochemistry building, the new Institute is slightly inferior. However, it is also very special,
V:与生物化学系的新大楼相比，这个新的研究所就稍徴逊色了一点。不过，它 还是很特别的。
S: Each one has its good points!
S:各有所长嘛！
V: That’s correct!
V:没错！
