走进牛津大学 第7期:梦想之巅

 　　Oxford¹ is a city in South East England.

　　牛津城是英格兰东南部的一个城市。

　　The city is world famous for Its medieval university, the University of Oxford,

　　这座城市因拥有牛津大学这个成立于中世纪的大学而闻名遐迩。

　　which is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, as well as the academic leading university across the world.

　　牛津大学是英语世界历史最悠久的大学，也是世界上学术研究名列前茅的大学。

　　Oxford is regarded by the poet Matthew Arnold as the city of “dreaming spires”,

　　牛津城被诗人马修.阿诺德称为“梦想之巅”，

　　demonstrating the harmonious² architecture of Oxford's university buildings.

　　这揭示了牛津城大学建筑物和谐的建筑风格。

　　Oxford has buildings of every British architectual period, including the iconic building. Radcliffe Camera of the mid-18th century.

　　牛津城有着英国各种建筑风格时代的建筑物，包括18世纪中期的拉德克里夫图书馆，它是牛津的标志性建筑。

　　Two rivers, Cherwell and Thames, run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre.

　　査威尔河和泰晤士河两条河流经牛津城，并在市中心南部相汇。

　　Centred on Carfax, the Oxford city centre is relatively³ small.

　　牛津市中心位于卡法克斯十字路口，规模较小。

　　Carfax is a cross-road on which a clocktower stands, and which is the junction⁴ of Com-market Street, Queen Street, St. Aldate's and The High.

　　卡法克斯十字路口是一个立着钟塔的十字路口，它是玉米市场街、皇后街、圣奥尔代茨路和高街的交汇处。

　　Pedestrianised Commarket Street and semi-pedes-trianised Queen Street are home to Oxford's various chain stores, as well as a small number of independent retailers⁵.

　　步行的玉米市场街和半步行的皇后街拥有牛津城的各种连锁店，以及为数不多的独立零售商。

　　St. Aldate's is the location of a number of local-govemment buildings, including the Town Hall, the city police station and local council offices.

　　不少当地政府的建筑都座落于圣奥尔代茨路，包括市政厅、牛津城 警察局和当地议会办事处。

　　However, there are still few shops on St. Aldate's.

　　但是，在圣奥尔代茨路上仍然有一些商店。

　　There are a large number of independent and high-end chain stores on the High.

　　在高街上有大量独立的高档连锁店。

　　Furthermore, two small shopping centres are in the city centre: the Clarendon Centre and the Westgate Centre.

　　此外，在市中心还有两个小的购物中心：克拉伦登商场和西门购物中心。

　　The Clarendon Shopping Centre is located to the west of Commarket Street and to the north of Queen Street,

　　克拉伦登商场位于玉米市场街的西部和皇后街的北部，

　　while the Westgate Shopping Centre is located at the west end of Queen Street, where the west gate of the city of Oxford used to be situated⁶.

　　而西门购物中心在皇后街西部的末端，那里曾经是牛津城西门的旧址。

　　In addition, to a great many shops, there are also several theatres and cinemas in the city centre,

　　除了大量的商店，牛津市中心还有很多剧场和电影院，

　　such as the Burton Taylor Theatre, the Oxford Playhouse, the New Theatre, the Old Fire Station Theatre and the Odeon Cinema.

　　如：伯顿.泰勒剧场、牛津剧场、新剧场、老消防站剧场和安迪剧院。

1 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。

2 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

3 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

4 junction   

n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站

参考例句：

• There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
• You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。

5 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

6 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。