柯灵思英语-英语听力高手13

Cambridge ---University Town

A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The University is not just one part of the town. It’s all over the town. The heart of the Cambridge has its shops, market-place and so on, but most of it is university - colleges, faculties¹, libraries, clubs, and other places for stuff and students. Students fill shops, cafes, banks and churches, making these as well part of university.

The town was there first. Two Roman roads crossed there, and there are signs of buildings before roman times.

Trouble in Oxford² in 1209 caused students and their teachers to move. Cambridge became a center of learning and the authority of the head of the university, the chancellor³, was recognized by king in 1266.

At that time, many of the students were very young and many of the teachers were not more than 21. At first they found lodgings⁴ where they could. Colleges were opened so that students could live cheaply. This was the beginning of the college system, which has continued at Cambridge up to present day.

1 faculties   

n.能力( faculty的名词复数 )；全体教职员；技巧；院

参考例句：

• Although he's ninety, his mental faculties remain unimpaired. 他虽年届九旬，但头脑仍然清晰。
• All your faculties have come into play in your work. 在你的工作中，你的全部才能已起到了作用。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 lodgings   

n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍

参考例句：

• When he reached his lodgings the sun had set. 他到达公寓房间时，太阳已下山了。
• I'm on the hunt for lodgings. 我正在寻找住所。