哈佛大學(xué)校園生活情景對話(3)
哈佛大學(xué)校園生活情景對話
哈佛校園情景對話：學(xué)習(xí)生活返回目錄
Han Meimei pays a visit to Li Lei on Sunday.
H: This is the second time I’ve been here.
H:這是我第二次來這兒。
L: You’ve been here before?
L:你以前來過?
H: Several weeks ago, John showed me around, but we only took a look at the buildings and scenery.
H:幾個(gè)星期以前，約翰帶我轉(zhuǎn)了一下，但只看了些建筑和風(fēng)景。
L: Next week you two will come and sit in on the class of positive psychology, right?
L:你們兩個(gè)下周要來聽積極心理學(xué)了是吧?
H: Yes, I feel time goes by so slowly. Tell me about your first impression of Harvard.
H:是的，我覺得時(shí)間過得好慢呀。給我說說你對哈佛的第一印象吧。
L： Well, as I went through the main gate and entered the Yard, the sun was filtering through the trees, softly illuminating the historic, brick buildings and causing the green grass to sparkle in the early morning dew. I gazed out the window at this beautiful scene and thought to myself, “No freshman should be so lucky.”
L:好吧，當(dāng)我穿過大門來到哈佛園，看到陽光穿過樹木，柔和地照在古老的磚墻建 筑上，陽光下綠草在晨露里閃光。我凝望著窗外，看著這美麗景色，心想M沒有 新生竟會(huì)這么幸運(yùn)了”。
H: Get to the point, tell me about your life in the first week. The first thing you did must be going to your dorm room.
H:說重點(diǎn)，給我說說你第一周的生活。第一 件事應(yīng)該是去宿舍吧。
L: Right. I was luckily enough to move into the Canaday Hall. It s the newest dormitory in Harvard Yard，yet it was completed as early as in 1974.
L:對。我很幸運(yùn)搬進(jìn)了卡納迪堂，它是哈佛 學(xué)院最新的宿舍樓了。盡管如此，它早于 1974年就建成了。
H: The newest was built in 1974. How old the other dormitories are!
H:最新的樓都是1974年的，其他宿舍樓該 多古老呢!
L; Very old. Some were even built in the 18th and 19th century.
L;很古老，一些甚至建于18和19世紀(jì)。
H: I know. Last time John and I had a look at Massachusetts Hall, the oldest dormitory, from the outside.
H:我知道，上次我和約翰從外面看了最古老的宿舍樓馬薩諸塞堂。
L: In addition to Mass Hall and Canaday Hall, there're about 15 other dormitory buildings, most of which are quite ancient. And these dormitories have housed many distinguished people in history. Emerson lived in Hollis Hall, J. F. Kennedy lived in Weld Hall, Bill Gates lived in Wigglesworth Hall, and so on and so forth.
L:除了馬薩諸塞堂和卡納迪堂，還有大約15個(gè)宿舍樓，很多都很古老。歷史上有 很多著名人士曾經(jīng)住過這些宿舍樓。愛默生住過霍利斯堂，J. F.肯尼迪住過維 爾德堂，比爾·蓋茨住過威格爾斯沃斯堂，等等。
H: The feeling of living in these buildings must be different.
H:住在這些樓里的感覺肯定不一樣吧。
L： Quite different. When I went into the Canaday Hall, I was a little disappointed. It lacks some of the charm of the freshmen housing. Instead of hardwood floors and fireplaces, Canaday's rooms have white cinderblock walls and sketchy carpeting,
L:相當(dāng)不一樣。我剛進(jìn)卡納迪堂時(shí)，有點(diǎn)失望。它缺少一些新生宿舍的魅力?？{ 迪的房間不是硬木地板和壁爐，相反卻是白色煤渣墻壁和破爛的地毯。
H: I think it’s good to have a different feeling in modem times when everything is made of, you know, cement. Didn’t it give you the feeling of historical vicissitudes?
H:我想，在什么都是用水泥做的現(xiàn)代社會(huì)，有一種別樣的感覺也挺好的。設(shè)有給你 一種歷史滄桑感?
L: Whatever you say, I was really disappointed at the first sight. However, my initial disappointment quickly wore off as I came to realize all the advantages Canaday has to offer.
L:隨便你怎么說，反正我第一眼看到時(shí)，真的有些失望。不過，這種失望很快就消 失了，因?yàn)槲野l(fā)現(xiàn)了卡納迪的好處。
H: You change your mind so quickly and easily.
H:你的想法變得還真快，真容易。
L： I'm sharing a suite with four other boys that has four singles off of a large common room. Thus, only two of us have to share a bedroom. I chose to share a room with another boy.
L:我和另外4個(gè)男生住在一個(gè)套房里，有四個(gè)房間，一個(gè)公共休息室。所以，只有 兩個(gè)人需要住在一個(gè)房間里。我選擇和另_男生住在一個(gè)房間。
H: That’s wonderful. In Chinese universities, usually six or eight students have to share one room. It’s too crowded. How do you like your roommates?
H：那很好啊，在國內(nèi)的大學(xué)，通常6到8個(gè)人要住在一個(gè)房間，很擠。你喜歡你的 室友嗎?
L: I adore my roommates. They’ve definitely helped make this place feel more like home. During this first week, it’s such a relief to have four boys to be my friends whom I can count on to help me through this adjustment process.
L:喜歡，他們幫了我很多忙，讓我有家的感覺。第一周能有4個(gè)人成為我的朋友， 我感覺輕松許多，我靠他們幫我度過了調(diào)整期。
H: Do you have any difficulties in communication?
H:你和他們交流有沒有困難?
L: No. Sure, we're completely different in terms of background, ethnicity, religion, and interests, but we actually reflect quite well the diversity that Harvard is so proud to offer. There is nearly no obstacles between us.
L:沒有。當(dāng)然我們的背景、民族、宗教和興趣都完全不同，但我們實(shí)際上很好地反 映了哈佛的多樣性，這是哈佛引以為豪的。我們之間幾乎沒有什么障礙。
H; Will you live in the same dorm room all four years?
H:你們4年要一直住在同一個(gè)宿舍嗎?
L： No, in the second year, we，11 move from dormitories to Houses. But I haven’t ftgure out what Houses are like.
L:不是的，我們第二年會(huì)從宿舍搬到學(xué)舍，但我還不清楚學(xué)舍是什么樣的。
哈佛校園情景對話：哈佛法學(xué)院返回目錄
Han Meimei is watching the movie “Liar” on TV when there is a knock at the door.
H: Hey, John, why are you here?
呀，約翰，你怎么來了?
J: I just went to my uncle’s and stop by. You’re watching TV?
我剛?cè)ノ沂迨寮?，順便就過來看下你。你在看電視嗎?
H: Yeah, a movie called Liar. I like Jim Carrey. He’s so funny.
是啊，看電影《大話王》。我喜歡金·凱瑞，他很搞笑。
J: A little nonsensica.
有點(diǎn)無厘頭吧。
H： I'm surprised that lawyers have such a bad reputation in America.
我很吃驚，律師在美國的名聲很差哦!
J： It’s true that people don’t like lawyers, but they can’t live without lawyers.
這是寘的，大家都不喜歡律師，但是又離不開他們。
H: Just like the rich people in the movie, they can buy freedom with money.
就像電影里說的，有錢人魷能用錢買自由。
J: Do yowant to be a lawyer any more after watching the movie on TV?
看了這電影之后你還想當(dāng)一名律師嗎?
H: Well, this career is indeed profitable. As you said, people need lawyers all the time. But now, I have another goal.
嗯，這樣的職業(yè)確實(shí)很賺錢啦。正如你說的，大家一直都需要律師的。但現(xiàn)在我有另一個(gè) 目標(biāo)。
J: What’s it?
什么目標(biāo)?
H: You must promise not to laugh at me first. Cross your heart.
你要保證你不笑話我哦。你發(fā)誓!
J: Ok, I cross it.
好，我發(fā)誓。
H: If I stay in America, Fm determined to fight for the rights of Chinese who don’t know American laws. I don’t want to be a liar and a slave to money, who grind those poor people beneath his or her heel.
H:如果我留在美國，我決心要為不懂美國法律的中國人爭取權(quán)益。我不要成為一個(gè) 說謊的人，也不要成為金錢的奴隸，把窮人踩在自己的腳底下。
J: Salute!
J：向你致敬!
H: John, don't forget what you promised.
約翰，不要忘了你的保證哦!
J： I did it from the heart.
我是發(fā)自內(nèi)心的!
H: But first I have to go to a law school. Is it too early to say this?
但苜先我要能考上法學(xué)院?，F(xiàn)在說這個(gè)是否有點(diǎn)太早啦?
J: No, only a person with a dream can go far.
不會(huì)，一個(gè)人要有夢想才能走得遠(yuǎn)。
H: Right. But easier said than done. The admittance rate of Harvard Law School is only about 7%.
對!但說的比做的輕松。哈佛法學(xué)院錄取率只有7%。
J: I have confidence in you. You can make it. Anyway, you must give it a shot before
you know you can do it or not. It never will rain roses.
我對你有信心，你能做到的。不管怎樣你都要先試一試才知道行不行。想不勞而 獲也是不可能的。
H: Application is difficult, but study at the Law School is more demanding.The Socratic teaching method daunts me.
申請很困難，而在法學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)則更吃力。我被蘇格拉底教學(xué)法嚇到了。
J： What’s so horrible about it?
為什么這么恐怖呀?
H: Law School professors love debating with students. Every semester, each student must have at least one or two heated debates with each professor who teaches them. The debate sometime lasts for over ten minutes.
法學(xué)院教授都愛與學(xué)生辯論。每學(xué)期每個(gè)學(xué)生至少要與教他們的每一個(gè)教授進(jìn)行 1?2次的激烈辯論，有的還長達(dá)10分鐘以上。
J: As long as you，re prepared, you don’t have to worry too much.
只要你準(zhǔn)備充分，就不用太擔(dān)心。
H: I’m worried about my English. After all, Fm not a native speaker.
我很擔(dān)心我的英語啊，畢竟我的母語不是英語。
J: Your English is pretty good now. Irm sure you’ll have a good command of English after staying in America for some time.
你的英語已經(jīng)很好啦，我相信你在美國學(xué)習(xí)一段時(shí)間后一定會(huì)很精通英語的。
H: I believe so. Where there is will, there is a way.
我相信是，有志者事竟成嘛!
J： By the way, how much do you know about Harvard Law School?
對了，你對哈佛法學(xué)院的了解有多少?
H: Are you testing me? Don’t underestimate me, I，ve been collecting information about Law School.
你在考我嗎?別小看我哦，我已經(jīng)收集了很多關(guān)于它的信息。
J： Tell me something I don’t know.
那講些我不知道的結(jié)我聽聽。
H： Do you know how many current Supreme Court justices are Harvard Law School graduates?
你知道現(xiàn)在有多少最高法院的法官是哈佛法學(xué)院的畢業(yè)生嗎?
J: You got me. How many?
還真被你問住了，有多少?
H： Six. Isn’t it amazing? You know, there5re only nine justices in Supreme Court in total!
6個(gè)!驚訝吧?伯^知道嗎，最高法院的法官總共才9個(gè)。
J: The Law School deserves its high reputation.
法學(xué)院真是名不虛傳啊。
H: And a quarter of all Supreme Court clerks in the last five years come from Harvard Law School.
在過去的5年里，最高法院有1/4的司法人員都來自于哈佛法學(xué)院。
J： Incredible.
哇，難以置信!
H: Maybe I can be a member of the Supreme Court if everything goes well.
如果一切順利的話，說不定我以后能成為最高法院的一員呢。
J: President Obama also graduated from Harvard Law School.
奧巴馬總統(tǒng)也是哈佛法學(xué)院畢業(yè)的。
H: I know. The blacks had their turn, now it’s women’s turn. I want to do something for women.
我知道,黑人早已經(jīng)翻身掌權(quán),現(xiàn)在輪到女同胞了。我一定要為女同胞們做點(diǎn)事。
J： Oh, My! You’re so ambitious.
噢，上帝!你還真有雄心壯志。
H: I prefer to believe that’s a compliment,
我寧愿相信這是一句贊美的話。
J: It is. Cross my heart.
是啊，我發(fā)誓。