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嗨 我是红序教育的Mary Maboz
– Hi, I’m Mary Maboz for Crimson Education
今天我们在剑桥大学
and we’re here today at Cambridge University
问一些大问题
to ask some big questions.
*剑桥大学大问题*五月周版
Big Questions AT CAMBRIDGEMAY WEEK EDITION
剑桥的“五月舞会”是什么?
What’s the Cambridge “May week”?
噢 是五月周
– Oh, it’s May Week.
有些人总结的很好
So some person summed it up best.
他们说 这并不是真的五月周
They said, “It’s not really May Week,
因为并不是在五月
because it’s not only not in May,
也不到一周 而是九天
but it’s not even a week, it’s nine days.
那是考试完后的一段时间
So, it’s a period after the examinations are finished
这期间 基本允许学生
where basically the students are allowed
放任疯狂
to kind of go wild.
他们不受监管
They haven’t really got any supervision
且不必担责 而且校方似乎
or commitments and the colleges kind of cater to that
也在为这些丰富而宏大的活动服务
through these very lush and very grandiose events.
这就是你西装革履的原因?
– Which is why you’re wearing the swarthy attire.
是的 我承认 大热天穿这样并不太合适
– Yes, it’s not great for the sun, I will admit.
#我现在追悔不已#
♫ Now I do
#别让我褐色的眼睛#
♫ Don’t it make my brown eyes
#别让我褐色的眼睛#
♫ Don’t it make my brown eyes
#别让我褐色的眼睛中带着忧伤#
♫ Don’t it make my brown eyes blue
在剑桥大学
– [Mary] What’s the best thing
最棒的事情是什么？
about being at Cambridge University?
我认为可能是
– I think it’s probably the fact that
能得到一流的教育
you get a first-class education.
剑桥和许多其他大学不同
The difference between Cambridge and lots of other unis
在这里有一种监督体系 所以你会定期
is that you get to have a supervision system.
接触各领域的
So you’ll get regular time with academics
顶尖学者
who are at the top of their field
这在今年
which is something for me
对我来说非常棒
that’s been really really excellent this year.
人与人之间的距离
– The proximity to everyone else,
很亲密
it’s quite small.
这是一个很美的地方
– Oh, it’s a very beautiful place.
是的 它很美
Yeah, it’s really nice.
人很好 你知道的 我也说不清
– Good people, you know. It’s, I don’t know really.
挺难的
It’s just quite tough.
就是难 我也说不清
It’s just hard, I don’t know.
最棒的事 老兄
– You were asked the best thing, mate,
最棒的事是什么
you were asked the best thing.
我不知道啊 老弟
– I dunno, mate, I dunno.
有很多有益的财务资助
– There’s a lot of really helpful financial support
这使很多人受益
that benefits a lot of people.
人们不太注意的是
People don’t tend to know that about Cambridge
剑桥为不同背景的学生
but there’s actually a lot of money
进行了大量的资金支持
that goes into students from different backgrounds.
我也从中受益
So, I’ve really benefited from that.
老实说 一切都很棒
– Honestly, everything.
我就是热爱它
I actually just love it.
学业虽难 但这里的人们很好
I know it’s hard work, but the people are amazing.
这是个绝佳的学习场所 而且……
It’s a wonderful place to study, and yeah.
我也不知道什么是最棒的
I don’t really have a best thing.
只是 爱它的一切
It’s just, I love it all.
五月舞会定期举办
– I’ve had a standing May Ball.
但我没去 因为这家伙说我们不能去
I haven’t been because this guy here said we couldn’t go.
-舞会 没错-舞会 就今天 这周
– The balls, indeed. – The balls, today, this week.
还有过去两周的天气
– And the weather in the last two weeks.
那么在剑桥
– [Mary] Okay, what’s the worst thing about
最糟糕的事是什么？
being at Cambridge University?
我能说是学业吗？
– Am I allowed to say the work?
那真**的难 真的难
– It’s so (bleep) hard. It’s really hard.
学业
– The work.
是的 学业 压力真的很大
– Yeah, the work, it’s quite stressful.
是的 考试期间很紧张
– Yeah, exam term has been intense
而且大家一直都在图书馆学习
and everyone spends every hour in the library.
就像被逼的一样
It’s like you are forced.
连续几周
– The entire college is just a ghost town,
整个校区就像个鬼镇一样
for weeks on end.
学生健康未得到关注
– Student welfare wasn’t very well looked-after,
尤其是学生的心理健康 这是个问题
especially student mental health was quite an issue.
有很多这样的事
Lots of things like that, and there were
很多人因压力
lots of people getting quite down in their work
在学业上情绪低落
’cause all the pressure of things.
但现在已开始强调这些了
But they’ve started to address that now,
现在有免费咨询和物品可用
I think there’s free counseling, and things you can use.
这里白人很多
– It’s very white.
我认为是一些传统
– Some of the traditions, I think,
我认为我们不需要成绩名册了
I don’t see the need in having class lists anymore.
那是什么?
– What’s that?
实际上就是成绩
– It’s basically when your mark is put up
被贴在行政楼的外面
outside of Senate House.
而且我认为在英国 剑桥
And I think Cambridge is one of the only,
可能是唯一
or maybe the only university,
一个现在还保留这种传统的大学了
that has it now, in the UK.
告诉别人你来这儿读书时
– The looks you get when you tell people
他们的脸色
you go here.
人们认为你很聪明
People jump to the conclusion that you’re smart,
尽管你不这么觉得
even though you don’t feel smart.
我觉得是另外的大部分
– Most of the rest of it, I reckon.
不是这样的
– That’s not true.
学业 但是除此之外的部分没那么糟
The work, but the rest of it’s not that bad.
不带偏见地说
– [Mary] Without any bias,
你最喜欢的剑桥五月舞会是哪一场?
what is your favorite May Ball at Cambridge University?
圣约翰学院的最好
– John’s the best ball,
但我会去有趣的麦格达伦学院舞会
but Magdalene will be a lot of fun. I’m going to Magdalene.
我非常期待
I have really high expectations.
应该会很不错
It should be really good.
这是我第一次去
– This is the first one I’ve gone to,
所以我不能确切地给出回答
so I can’t make too confident a claim.
我知道麦格达伦学院总是说自己的最好
I know Magdalene always tries to say it’s the best,
因为它每年举办两次舞会
because it’s one of the bi-annual ones,
但我因缺乏经历 恐怕不能
but I’m afraid I would not have the experience
给出确切的答案
to make a very confident claim I’m afraid.
是的 我们只去过一个
– Yeah, we’ve only been to one.
所以我们可能以后会给出评价
So our judgment will probably come afterwards.
但是 有传言说 这是个极好的舞会
But, rumor has it, it’s an excellent ball.
但圣约翰学院和三一学院名声更好
– But then John’s and Trinity have a better reputation.
我听说三一学院和圣约翰学院很好
– I’ve heard really good things about Trinity and John’s,
但显然就很好
but obviously they’d be good,
因为它们花了不少钱
’cause they spend a lot of money on it.
-麦格达伦学院-麦格达伦学院?
– Magdalene. – Magdalene?
-百分百是它-为什么?
– Hundred percent. – Why?
因为我仅去过这一个舞会
It’s my only ball I’ve ever been to.
这是剑桥唯一仅存的
It’s the only May Ball left at Cambridge
必须系白领带的舞会了
where you have to wear white tie.
客观地说 我认为三一学院的最棒
– I mean, objectively, I think Trinity is the best.
但大家总是在自己的学院玩的最开心
But, you always have the most fun at your home one.
因为你四处走走
Because you walk around,
遇到熟悉的人
you bump into people you see,
和熟悉的建筑
and you know the buildings.
去年我去了卡莱尔 真心不错
– Last year I went to Clare, and that was really good,
我最喜欢那个
that was my favorite.
但彭布罗克最好
But Pembroke, I’ve gotta say, Pembroke.
我听说耶稣学院不错
– I’ve had a couple people say Jesus is really nice,
因为它是主题化的
’cause it’s themed.
国王学园的
And King’s Affair which is like
替代版舞会
their replacement of a May Ball
也广受好评
is meant to be good as well.
麦格达伦的花园派对
– Magdalene’s garden party.
-没错!-是的
– I was gonna say that! – Yeah.
那么为什么你们今晚要盛装打扮?
– Okay, and why are you guys dressed up tonight?
这是什么？你扮演什么？
What’s this, and what are you?
朱丽叶
– Juliet!
我们演山谷 主题是恐怖谷
– We’re a valley, the theme is Uncanny Valley.
-我在里面了-嗯
– I’m in the valley now. – Yeah.
你可以扮演山谷里的绵羊
You can be the sheep in the valley.
我不确定我是否
– I’m not sure if I want
愿意扮演山谷里的绵羊
to be the sheep in the valley, guys.
我正在排队的国王学院
– The King’s Affair which I’m queuing for now
可能是我最喜欢的
is probably my favorite
因为它的票价是一般五月舞会的一半
because it’s about half the price of a normal May Ball,
我认为它更有趣
it’s more fun, in my opinion.
那些服饰比起单一的黑领带
The costumes are more entertaining
更具有娱乐性
than just black tie.
可以说说你今天的装束吗？
– Could you tell me a bit about your costume today?
主要是为了影射谷物
– The point is to project the idea of cereal
和杀手的概念
and the idea of killer and then
用标题使事物一目了然
make things really obvious with a caption.
我并不是这里的学生 德克萨斯大学的
– I’m not actually a student here, I’m from Texas.
我只是来看望Sam 但在剑桥这几天
I’m just visiting Sam, but my days here in Cambridge
真的很棒
have been really awesome.
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