走进哈佛大学 第37期:坡斯廉俱乐部的猪头

 The Porcellian Club, or called the Pig Club, is a male-only final chib at Harvard University. It is the iconic “hotsy-totsy1”final club, often bracketed with Yale’s Skull¹ and Bones and Princeton’s Ivy² Club. The club emblem³ is the pig.

“坡斯廉俱乐部”, 或“猪俱乐部”, 是哈佛大学里的一个只吸收男生的本科生俱乐部, 是标志性的“绝妙本科生俱乐部”。人们常把它和耶鲁大学的“骷髅会”以及普林斯顿大学的“常青藤俱乐部”相提并论, 其会徽是一头猪。

This society was established in 1791. It occupies rooms on Harvard street, and owns a library of some 7, 000 volumes. Its members are taken from the senior, junior and sophomore⁴ classes, about eight from each class. The origin of its name is popularly supposed to be as follows:

该社团1791年成立, 位于哈佛街上, 拥有藏书量为7000册的图书馆。其成员是是从大四、大三和大二的学生中挑选出来的, 每一届有8个人左右。“猪俱乐部”的名字常被认为是这样得来的。

In the year 1791, a student brought a pig into his room in Hollis. In those days the window-seats were merely long boxes with lids, used to store articles in. Said student having an antipathy⁵ to the proctor who roomed beneath, was accustomed to squeeze piggy’s ears and make him squeal⁶ whenever said proctor was engaged in the study of the classics. The result would be a rush by the proctor for the student’s room, where the student was to be found studying, peacefully seated on his window-seat. Piggy, in the mean time had been deposited beneath, and no sound disturbed the tranquility of the scene. On the departure of the hated proctor, a broad grin would spread over the countenance⁷ of the joker, and in a little while the scene would be repeated with variations.

1791年, 一个住在霍利斯学舍的学生把一只猪带进了宿舍。那时候的窗台只是有盖子的长箱子, 用来存放物品。这个学生很讨厌住在楼中的学监, 每当学监学习古典文学时, 他就掐小猪的耳朵, 让小猪发出嚎叫声。结果学监就冲进了这个学生宿舍, 但却发现这个学生平静地坐在窗台上学习。这时候小猪已被藏到了下面, 没有一点声音。讨厌的学监走了以后, 这个恶作剧者咧嘴笑了起来, 一会儿这样的情景又重复出现, 只是每次略有不同罢了。

But when it was rumored⁸ that his room was to be searched by the faculty⁹, the joker determined¹⁰ to cheat them of their prey¹¹. So he invited some of his classmates to the room, and the pig being cooked, all present partook of a goodly feast. They enjoyed their midnight meal so much that they determined then and there to form a club and have such entertainments periodically. In order to render historical the origin of the club, and also to give it a classic touch, they decided¹² to call it the Porcellian from Latin “porcus”. In 1831, the society bearing the name of the “Order of the Knights¹³ of the Square Table”was joined to the Porcellian, as “the objects and interests of the two societies were identical. ”

但当听说他的房间要被系里检査时, 恶作剧者决定骗他们一下。因此他把同学都邀请到他的房间, 把猪炖了, 大伙分享了一顿大餐。他们很喜欢这次宵夜, 于是当场决定成立一个俱乐部, 定期举办这样的活动。为了让俱乐部的起源同历史联系起来, 并且让它带有经典的味道, 这些人决定称该倶乐部为“坡斯廉”, “坡斯廉”在拉丁语中是“非洲河猪”的意思。1831年一个名叫“方桌骑士的餐点”的社团加入了“坡斯廉”, 因为“两个社团的目标和兴趣是一模一样的”。

In 1901 a gate to Harvard Yard, directly opposite the clubhouse, was erected¹⁴ by members of the Porcellian Club in memory of Joseph McKean the founder¹⁵ of the Porcellian Club. The gate features prominently the symbol of the club, the pig’s head, and is a famous Harvard landmark¹⁶.

1901年, 为纪念“坡斯廉”俱乐部的创办者约瑟夫?麦基恩, 俱乐部成员在俱乐部的正对面建立起一个通往哈佛园的大门。这个大门的显著特色就是“坡斯廉”俱乐部的标志----头猪, 现在这个大门是哈佛的一个标志性建筑。

1 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

2 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

3 emblem   

n.象征，标志；徽章

参考例句：

• Her shirt has the company emblem on it.她的衬衫印有公司的标记。
• The eagle was an emblem of strength and courage.鹰是力量和勇气的象征。

4 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

5 antipathy   

n.憎恶；反感，引起反感的人或事物

参考例句：

• I feel an antipathy against their behaviour.我对他们的行为很反感。
• Some people have an antipathy to cats.有的人讨厌猫。

6 squeal   

v.发出长而尖的声音；n.长而尖的声音

参考例句：

• The children gave a squeal of fright.孩子们发出惊吓的尖叫声。
• There was a squeal of brakes as the car suddenly stopped.小汽车突然停下来时，车闸发出尖叫声。

7 countenance   

n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同

参考例句：

• At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
• I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。

8 rumored   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.传闻( rumor的过去式和过去分词 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• It is rumored that he cheats on his wife. 据传他对他老婆不忠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede. 传说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。 来自辞典例句

9 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。

10 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

11 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

12 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

13 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

14 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

15 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

16 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。