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牛津大学校园英语情景对话 12:政治家的摇篮——贝利尔学院

S: Mind if I join you?

S:我能加入吗?

T Not at all. Hi, I’m Tory.

T:当然可以。嗨,我是托丽。

S: Scott. Nice to meet you! What a beautiful night.

S:斯科特。很高兴认识你!今晚是个多么美丽的夜晚啊。

TYeah, there are so many stars out tonight.

T:是啊,今晚星星很多。

S: Tory. What’s your major?

S:托丽,你学的是什么专业?

T: I major in economics and I'm from Balliol College,

T:我的专业是经济学,我来自贝利奥尔学院。

S: Great! Do you know Adam Smith? He was a graduate of Balliol College.

S:真棒! f尔知道亚当?斯密吗?他就是贝利奧尔学院毕业的。

T: Of course, I know! He is a pioneer of political economics. I make a decision to study here just because that I adore him.

T:我当然知道啦!斯密是政治经济学的创始人。我就是因为崇拜他才决定到这 里来学习的。

S: Smith was really a genius. He is widely accepted as the father of modern economics. His magnum opus The Wealth of Nations is considered as the first modem work of economics.

S:斯密真是个天才。他是公认的现代经济学之父。斯密的代表作《国富论》被 认为是现代经济学的第一部经典著作。

T: However, Smith just studied moral philosophy in Balliol College, and his work of economics was finished in his old. As a result, Balliol College is renowned for politics rather than economics. I know that the college had produced three British Prime Ministers.

T:但是,斯密仅仅是在贝利奧尔学院学习了伦理学,他的经济学著作是在晚年完成的。因此,比起经济学,贝利奧 尔学院更有名的是政治学。据我所知,该学院曾经培养了 3位英国首相。

S: Three? That’s really a large number. Welldo you know who they are?

S: 3位?还真不少啊!那你知道他们都 是谁吗?

T: I read the college introduction a few days ago, so I remembered it clearly. They are Herbert Asquith, Harold Macmillan, and Edward Heath.

T:我前几天刚看过学院简介,所以记得很清楚。他们是赫伯特阿斯奎斯,哈 罗德麦克米兰和爱德华希思。

S: Well, I also heard that Balliol College is well-known for its politics. It is said that there are kings studied in this college.

S:嗯。我也听说贝利奧尔学院的政治学很有名。据说,还有国王在这个学院学 习过。

T: Youre quite right. Indeed, three kings have studied at Balliol. In my memory, they are Olav V of Norway, Harald V of Norway, and Yang diPertuan Besar of Malaysia. Moreover, Richard von Weizsacker, President of Germany from 1984 to 1994, also studied at Balliol

T:没错。确实有 3个国王曾经在贝利奧尔学院汞学。我记得他们是挪威国王奧 拉夫五世和哈拉尔五世、以及马来西亚元首严端。而且, 1984-1994年间担任德国总统的理査德?冯魏茨泽克也曾经在这里学习。

S: Wow! It deserves to be called the cradle of politicians.

S:哇!贝利奧尔学院真不愧是政治家的摇篮。

T; You mentioned cradle? That’s funny.

T:你说摇篮?这个比喻太有趣了。

S; Dont you agree with me?

S:你觉得我说的不对吗?

T: Oh, of course not. I’m just astonished by your words for this is the first time I hear it

T:噢,当然不是啦。我只是第一次听到有人这么说,感到有点吃惊。

S; That’s great. Balliol College should also produce a large number of politicians except for Prime Ministers and Kings.

S:那就好。除了首相和国王,贝利奧尔学院应该还出过不少政治家吧?

T: Yeah, there are many members in the three major political parties, who graduate from Balliol College.

T:对,英国最主要的三个政党里就有很多人是从贝利奧尔学院毕业的学生。

S: What a great college! You’re a lucky dog.

S:多了不起的学院啊!你真是个幸运儿。

T: Well, I need to wet my whistle. Im just going to grab a drink. Do you want one?

T:嗯,我想喝点东西。我现在去拿点喝的,你要吗?

S: That would be great. You are very nice.

S:太好了。谢谢。

T: Don, t mention it.

T:不客气。