走进牛津大学 第8期:全欧洲最大的书店

 　　The Burton Taylor Theatre is a 50-seater studio theatre owned by Oxford¹ University.

　　伯顿.泰勒剧场是一个有着50个座位的工作室，归牛津大学所有。

　　It mainly plays host to small-budget productions, as well as used for student productions and for rehearsals².

　　它主要上演低成本的电影，并用于学生作品演出和排练。

　　It is situated³ on Gloucester Street, close to the Oxford Playhouse, which is on Beaumont Street.

　　它位于格洛斯特街，与位于博蒙特街的牛津剧场相邻。

　　The Oxford Playhouse is a larger professional theatre and manages the Burton Taylor Theatre on behalf of the University.

　　牛津剧场是一个更大的专业剧场，并代表牛津大学管理伯顿.泰勒剧场。

　　The New Theatre is the main commercial theatre in Oxford, and has a capacity of 1,800 people.

　　新剧场是牛津城主要的盈利性剧场，能够容纳1800人。

　　It is located in George Street in the city centre, and puts on a variety of shows, from musical theatre to stand-up comedy to gigs.

　　它位于市中心的乔治街，并上演各种节目，从音乐剧、独角戏剧到爵士乐和摇滚等的音乐会，包罗万象。

　　The Old Fire Station Theatre is also situated at George Street, and is one of the smaller studio theatres in the city.

　　老消防站剧场也位于乔治街，是牛津城小型的工作室剧场之一。

　　About 20 student shows are performed thereper year, with the rest of time being filled by a mixture of professional, semi-pro, and community theatre.

　　每年都有大约20个学生节目在那里演出，其余时间都被专业的、半专业的戏剧和社团戏剧麵。

　　The Odeon Cinema is a British cinema chain, which is the largest cinema chain in Europe.

　　安迪剧院是英国的-个连锁电影院，也是欧洲最大的连锁电影院。

　　Oxford has a lot of tourist attractions, many belonging to the university and colleges,

　　牛津城有很多观光景点，其中不少都属于牛津大学和学院，

　　such as the Ashmolean Museum, the Bodleian Library, Oxford Botanic Garden, Sheldonian Theatre, and more.

　　例如：艾什莫林博物馆、牛津大学图书馆、牛津大学植物园、谢尔登剧场 等等。

　　There are also many landmarks⁴ in Oxford, as Carfax Tower and the University Church of St Mary the Virgin⁵.

　　牛津城还有很多标志性建筑，如卡法克斯塔和牛津大学圣玛丽亚教堂。

　　Many tourists should shop at the historic Covered Market.

　　许多游客会在颇具历史意义的室内市场购物。

　　Moreover, Blackwell Bookshop is also a very popular tourist attraction in Oxford.

　　另外，布拉克韦尔书店也是牛津城的一个非常受欢迎的旅游景点。

　　It claims the largest bookshop in the whole of Europe.

　　它自称是全欧洲最大的书店。

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 rehearsals   

n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 )；排练；复述；重复

参考例句：

• The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
• She worked like a demon all through rehearsals. 她每次排演时始终精力过人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 landmarks   

n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 )；目标；（标志重要阶段的）里程碑 ~ (in sth)；有历史意义的建筑物（或遗址）

参考例句：

• The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句

5 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。