走进耶鲁大学 第22期:耶鲁300年校庆

 About the Tercentennial

耶鲁300年校庆

In 1701，the collegiate institution that would soon become well-known Yale was founded. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of this event, President Levin convened¹ a group including faculty², students, administrators³ and Fellows of the Corporation to develop guiding principles for the programs of the Tercentennial Year. Every school，museum and academic center has responded by creating special exhibitions，publications or symposia⁴.

1701年，一个学院机构成立了，并且不久便成为了举世闻名的耶鲁大学。为了庆祝建校300周年，莱文校长召集了全体教职员工、学生、管理人员，以及耶鲁集团成员来讨论300周年校庆活动的指导方针。各学院、博物馆及学术中心都积极响应，设计了许多别具一格的展览会、出版物，或座谈会。

The official opening of the anniversary was Saturday, October 21，2000 when Yale opened its doors to the public. Thousands enjoyed this daylong celebration which included tours, exhibits, hands-on demonstrations⁵ and special events for children and families.

2000年10月21日，周年纪念庆祝活动正式开始。就在这天，耶鲁大学向公众敞开了大门。成千上万的人们参与到一整天的庆祝活动中来，有游行、展览、自制作品展示，还有为孩子及家庭成员设计的特殊活动。

The events continued with the Alumni Leadership Convocation April 19-22, 2001. The weekend allowed alumni representatives to "Go to Yale" again and choose from an array of lectures, panels and workshops. Over 1,400 attendees chose among 50 different sessions, which included topics as diverse as modem⁶ business ethics⁷, cartooning, Yale's rowing history, sexual harassment⁸ law, as well as a tutorial on how to conduct the end of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

活动一直进行着，并在2001年4月19日到22日举办了一次校友领导人集会。这个周末，校友代表们再次回到耶鲁，参与各种讲座座谈会及研讨会。出席人数超过1400人，共涉及50场会议，包含形形色色的议题，如现代商业道德、漫画行业、耶鲁大学划船项目的历史、性骚扰相关法律，还有一场如何指挥贝多芬的第九交响曲的结尾部分的专门指导会。

Another important activity was the Yale Women Faculty Forum⁹. With staff support from the Tercentennial Office, a group of faculty had convened the Women Faculty Forum for the Tercentennial. The forum consisted of faculty who had been meeting to insure that women have a strong presence in the Tercentennial and beyond. That year marked both the 300'1' anniversary of the founding of Yale and the 30th anniversary of the first graduating class of women from Yale College. To mark the transformations¹⁰ brought about by women of Yale, the forum sponsored a series of events during the Tercentennial year.

另一个比较重要的活动是耶鲁大学女性教职工论坛。在300周年纪念策划委员的大力支持下，不少教员参与到这个论坛，他们一直强调在300周年校庆期间女性教员参与的重要性。那一年不仅是耶鲁大学建校300周年纪念，也是耶鲁第一届女子班毕业的30周年纪念。为了突出这些年来耶鲁女性所带来的巨大变化，这个论坛发起了一系列的纪念活动。

The yearlong anniversary culminated¹¹ the weekend of October 5-7. On the afternoon of October 5, members of the Yale community, returning alumni, and representatives from sister institutions processed to Yale's Cross Campus for a convocation commemorating¹² the University's founding. In the afternoon, some other events took place at the Yale Bowl and lasted long into the night.

持续了一年的庆祝活动在10月5日到7日的周末进人尾声。10月5日，耶鲁大学社区成员、返校校友，以及来自姐妹院校的代表们列队前行，来到耶鲁的十字形校园， 参加纪念耶鲁建校的集会。下午，在耶鲁大型运动场又举办了其他活动，一直持续到晚上。

1 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。

2 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

3 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

4 symposia   

座谈会，评论集； 讨论会( symposium的名词复数 )； 专题讨论会； 研讨会； 小型讨论会

参考例句：

• Two symposia are scheduled for the ESC Congress 2007 on this subject. 在这个领域，两个会议被安排在2007ESC大会上。
• Moreover, the coordinator participated in four international conferences and symposia, gave talks or showed papers. 此外，项目执行期间，参加了四次国际学术研讨会，作了分组报告或论文展示。

5 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

6 modem   

n.调制解调器

参考例句：

• Does your computer have a modem?你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
• Provides a connection to your computer via a modem.通过调制解调器连接到计算机上。

7 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

8 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

9 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

10 transformations   

n.变化( transformation的名词复数 )；转换；转换；变换

参考例句：

• Energy transformations go on constantly, all about us. 在我们周围，能量始终在不停地转换着。 来自辞典例句
• On the average, such transformations balance out. 平均起来，这种转化可以互相抵消。 来自辞典例句

11 culminated   

v.达到极点( culminate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers 一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战
• The gala culminated in a firework display. 晚会以大放烟火告终。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网