走进耶鲁大学 第43期:住宿生活(1)

 Colourful Residential¹ Life

多彩的住宿生活

There is something special for the residential life at Yale: the residential systems for undergraduates and postgraduates² operate differently. While it is a necessity for freshmen³ to live on campus, postgraduates enjoy the freedom to choose where they prefer to live, either on campus or outside.

耶鲁的住宿生活有些特别：本科生和研究生分属于不同的住宿体制。大一新生必须住在校园里；而研究生却享有自由选择权利，住在学校或是校外是完全自愿的。

Yale's residential college system which is more than seventy years old is perhaps the most distinctive⁴ feature of the College. The twelve residential colleges allow students to experience the cohesiveness⁵ and intimacy⁶ of a small school while still enjoying the cultural and scholarly resources of a large university; it is in this sense that each college is a microcosm of the larger student population. The twelve residential colleges all have their own master and dean who live in the college with their families and eat their meals with students in the dining hall.

耶鲁的住宿学院体制已拥有70多年的历史，而且恐怕它也是耶鲁学院最具特色的地方。12所住宿学院既让学生感受到了一个个小学院的凝聚力与亲和力，又使得他们可以享受到整所大学的文化与学术资源。也正是在这种意义上，每所住宿学院都代表着更广泛的学生群体。每所住宿学院都有各自的院长及学监，他们和家人都住在学院里，并且同学生一样在食堂吃饭。

Freshmen are required to live on campus and they live on single-sex floors. Before freshman⁷ year, all incoming undergraduates are assigned to one of the twelve residential colleges by the individual college deans with two considerations in mind: compatibility and diversity. While students are matched based on general living habits, they should look forward to encountering a slice of Yale's diversity in their suites⁸. After freshman year, students choose their roommates and obtain rooms through lotteries⁹ held by their colleges. Students remain affiliated¹⁰ with their residential college for all four years (and beyond). The residential college system offers students a familiar, comfortable living environment, personal interaction with faculty¹¹ members and administrators¹², and exciting opportunities for academic and extracurricular exploration.

大一新生必须住在校园里，而且男女生不会混层居住。在开学之前，每个学院的学监已经为所有即将入学的新生分配好了其所归属的住宿学院。这个分配是基于两方面的考虑的：相容性与多样性。尽管学院的分配总体上是依据学生各自的生活习惯的， 但是学生同时也很期待能在套间中感受到一些耶鲁的多样性。大一过后，学生可以自己选择室友，房间的分配也是由学院采取抽签决定的。学生整个四年（或四年以上） 都隶属于自己所在的住宿学院。这种住宿学院体制在为学生提供一个熟悉并且舒适的住宿环境的同时，也方便了学生与教职员工及行政人员的个人交往，此外这也为学生提供了更多有趣的学术及课余探索机会。

1 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

2 postgraduates   

研究生( postgraduate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Professor Zhu will give lectures to the postgraduates [graduate students] this term. 朱教授这学期给研究生开课。
• These postgraduates were a very talented group. 这些研究生是一群天分很高的学生。

3 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 cohesiveness   

n. 粘合，凝聚性

参考例句：

• The Bogor Goals concern APEC's credibility, cohesiveness and future development. 茂物目标事关亚太经合组织的信誉、凝聚力和未来发展。
• One of the most important properties of a work team is cohesiveness. 工作小组的最重要特征之一是凝聚力。

6 intimacy   

n.熟悉，亲密，密切关系，亲昵的言行

参考例句：

• His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切，这有点言过其实。
• I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。

7 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

8 suites   

n.套( suite的名词复数 )；一套房间；一套家具；一套公寓

参考例句：

• First he called upon all the Foreign Ministers in their hotel suites. 他首先到所有外交部长住的旅馆套间去拜访。 来自辞典例句
• All four doors to the two reserved suites were open. 预定的两个套房的四扇门都敞开着。 来自辞典例句

9 lotteries   

n.抽彩给奖法( lottery的名词复数 )；碰运气的事；彩票；彩券

参考例句：

• Next to bullfights and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 除了斗牛和足球以外，彩票是西班牙最热门的玩意儿。 来自辞典例句
• Next to bullfight and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 发行彩票在西班牙是仅次于斗牛和足球的最大娱乐活动。 来自辞典例句

10 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

11 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。

12 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