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B:You’re right. Just because of this tradition， professors there are all carefully selected and they are broad and profound. So they value much to lift themselves, which, in turn, make them more respectable and independent.

是的。正因?yàn)檫@一傳統(tǒng),耶魯?shù)慕淌诙际蔷艏?xì)選出來的，他們的學(xué)識(shí)都相當(dāng)淵博。所以他們也很注重提升自身的修養(yǎng)，這反過來使他們更受人尊敬，也更加獨(dú)立。

A:I see. Then students there must be very lucky to have an early chance to contact with so many brilliant talents.

我明白了。學(xué)生們能這么早接觸這么多優(yōu)秀的學(xué)者還真是幸運(yùn)啊。

B:Right. Since professors are so powerful and important, they are very strict with their students. Anyway, as you said, students there are really lucky, 4cause not everyone can be schooled by a galaxy of outstanding figures in an early age.

對(duì)。教授們都位高權(quán)重，對(duì)學(xué)生也極其嚴(yán)格。不管怎樣，就像你說的，學(xué)生們還 是很幸運(yùn)的，不是每個(gè)人都能在年輕的時(shí)候就得到眾多優(yōu)秀教授的指導(dǎo)。

A:Then I know why students there are relatively well-cultivated. Environment is important.

現(xiàn)在我知道為什么耶魯?shù)漠厴I(yè)生這么出色了，環(huán)境還是很重要的。

B:Yes. One point is that this kind of rule can encourage academic progress and contribute a lot to good atmosphere for pursuit of knowledge.

沒錯(cuò)，重點(diǎn)在于，這種管理方式可以鼓勵(lì)學(xué)術(shù)進(jìn)步，有利于形成良好的學(xué)習(xí)氛圍。 S:難怪波尼這么渴望去那所學(xué)校，真是值得一試啊。

A: I see why Bonnie longs for that university so much. It's worth it.

我明白為什么博妮如此渴望那所大學(xué)了。這是值得的.

B:Definitely, it’s a place in dream. Those professors are all elites in their respective field and it seems they are on top the things concerning curricular decisions for example. And they often make plans out of the concern1) of their students. It for certain offers a perfect place for one to improve himself.

那是，這是眾人夢(mèng)想的地方。教授們?cè)诟髯缘念I(lǐng)域內(nèi)都各有建樹，對(duì)諸如課程規(guī) 劃之類的事了如栺掌，并且常常從學(xué)生的角度出發(fā)，制定教學(xué)計(jì)劃。這無疑提供 了一個(gè)完善自我的好地方。

A:It seems that this idea of “faculty governance” is so important to Yale.

看起來“教授治校”的理念對(duì)耶魯來說很重要。

B:I think so. Professors there enjoy high reputation and they play a very important role in3 university decision-making. Yale adopted the concept of faculty governance and made it characteristic of democratic governance. It’s a big leap.

我覺得也是。教授在耶魯享有很高的聲望，對(duì)大學(xué)的決策也起著非常重要的作用。耶魯釆用了這一形式，并使其成為民主管理的一大特色。這是大進(jìn)步。

A:I can’t wait to get there with Bonnie.

我真想和波尼一塊兒去。

B:Then you gotta make an early start before it’s too late.

那你可要準(zhǔn)備了，現(xiàn)在還不是太晚。

A:Oh, stop kidding me. studying is a burden for me, but I wanna know more from you.

哦，別笑我了，學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)我來說簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)負(fù)擔(dān)，但是我還想聽多講些事情。

B:With pleasure. Actually, to make things get on well, the work is divided in black and white among different departments.

樂意至極。實(shí)際上，為使日常工作順利進(jìn)行，不同部門有著明確的職責(zé)分工。

A:I’m willing to hear it.

說來聽聽。

B:To give you a clear idea about it, we need to know that faculty is mainly responsible for decisions on appointments and tenure, curriculum and general faculty governance; while administrators are expected much on decisions about the use of financial resources and broader issues of university governance.

要想有個(gè)清楚的了解，首先要知道，教授主要負(fù)責(zé)人事錄用、課程制定和人事管 理，而校長(zhǎng)主要負(fù)責(zé)資金運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)方面的決策及有關(guān)大學(xué)管理等比較寬泛的同題。

A:How about the board of trustees?

那么，校董事會(huì)呢？

B:Well, they keep a watch-dog eye on all decisions and are expected to be the most direct influence over major decisions as well as decisions involving large amounts of financial capital.

哦，他們主要對(duì)上述決策進(jìn)行監(jiān)督并直接影響一些重大問題以及一些涉及大量資金的問題的決策。

A:I see, you know so many things.

我明白了，你知道得真多啊。

B:Don’t flatter me, you know, book is our best friend. We know many things from it.

別笑我了。書是我們最好的朋友，它能教人很多東西。

A:That’s why we are so different. I rarely read books, if any, are those the funny things about the big names. Oh, Yeah, I just read a story about G.W.Bush from Internet. Want to hear?

看出差距來了，我就不愛讀書，要說我讀過什么的話，就是些名人軼事了。對(duì)了， 我剛在網(wǎng)上看過一篇關(guān)于G.W?布什的文章，想聽嗎？

B:Why not?

好呀。

A:It says that in 2001, on Yale’s graduate day, when the principal declared to grant Bush the honorary Doctor Degree1 for law, students there began to laugh and hiss to show their dissatisfaction in public，and more than 200 professors refused to attend the graduate ceremony. In their eyes, Bush didn’t live up to that degree.

在2001年的耶魯畢業(yè)日那天，當(dāng)校長(zhǎng)宣布授予布什耶魯大學(xué)榮譽(yù)法律博士學(xué)位時(shí)，學(xué)生們報(bào)以笑聲、噓聲公然表示他們的不滿。另外，有200多名教授拒絕出席畢 業(yè)典禮。在他們看來，布什并設(shè)有資格獲得這一學(xué)位。

B:Sounds like Yale’s style.

還真是耶魯?shù)娘L(fēng)格啊。

A:It is. Bush was also aware of that, and he poked a little joke at himself while giving the commencement speech at his alma mater. He said Yale is a worth, so even a C student can become president of the U.S..

的確。布什也很清楚這一點(diǎn)，在母校畢業(yè)典禮上致辭時(shí)，他也有意自嘲。他說, 耶魯?shù)膶W(xué)位還是很有價(jià)值的，即使得C的學(xué)生也有可能成為美國(guó)總統(tǒng)。

B:I can see that. By the way, do you have any plans this afternoon?

看得出來。對(duì)了，下午有事嗎？

A:Not yet, any good suggestions?

還沒有，有什么好的建議嗎？

B:There is a new film on show, would like to go with me?

有一部新電影要上映，要一起去看嗎？

A:Good idea! Let’s go!

好主意，走吧！