牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)為什么一直都把對(duì)方當(dāng)作是最大的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)，
 
牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)為什么一直都把對(duì)方當(dāng)作是最大的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手
 
來(lái)聽(tīng)今天的講解:
 
A:Frank, have you watched the live Boat Race on 3 April at 4:30p.m.?
 
弗蘭克，你看了4月3日下午4點(diǎn)半那場(chǎng)劃船比賽的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播了嗎？
 
B:Do you mean the Race on Saturday between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club? Of course, it，s impossible for me to miss it!
 
你說(shuō)的是固六牛津大學(xué)劃船倶樂(lè)部和劍橋大學(xué)劃船俱樂(lè)部之間的那場(chǎng)比賽嗎？我當(dāng)然不會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)了！
 
A:How wonderful it was! The Cambridge Club eventually won this time!
 
多精彩的比賽??！劍橋俱樂(lè)部這回終于臝了！
 
B:Right! The Oxford Club has triumphed during the past two years, and I thought it would get another victory.
 
對(duì)啊！牛津俱樂(lè)部已經(jīng)連續(xù)贏了兩次，本來(lái)以為它會(huì)取得更大的勝利呢。
 
A:The result is never beyond expectation! The two teams are at about the same strength.
 
結(jié)果一點(diǎn)也不出乎意料！這兩個(gè)隊(duì)的實(shí)力不相上下。
 
B:I agree. Do you think that both the Oxford University and the Cambridge University regard each other as the greatest rival?
 
我同意。你有沒(méi)有感覺(jué)到牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)一直都把對(duì)方當(dāng)作是最大的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手？
 
A:Yes, I do think so. It seems that competition between them has a very long history, which can be traced back to around 1209，when the Cambridge was just established.
 
嗯，我感覺(jué)到了。它們之間的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)似乎已經(jīng)有很悠久的歷史了，自從1209年劍橋成立的那天就開(kāi)始了。
 
B:I’ve heard an interesting story about a debate between the Oxford and Cambridge scholars. Do you know that there is a book on the school badge of each university?
 
我曾經(jīng)聽(tīng)過(guò)一個(gè)有趣的故事，是關(guān)于牛津?qū)W者和劍橋?qū)W者之間的一個(gè)辯論。你知道在兩個(gè)學(xué)校的校徽上都有一本書(shū)嗎？
 
A:Yeah! What’s up?
 
知道！怎么了？
 
B:Well, the book on the Oxford University school badge is open, while on the Cambridge University school badge is closed. As a result, the Oxford scholars made fun of the Cambridge scholars for not studying hard, but using books to decorate themselves.
 
牛津大學(xué)?；丈系臅?shū)是打開(kāi)的，但是劍橋大學(xué)?；丈系膮s是合著的。因此，牛津人就嘲笑劍橋人不用功讀書(shū)，只是拿書(shū)本裝點(diǎn)門(mén)面。
 
A:Really? What’s the response of the Cambridge scholars?
 
是嗎？那劍橋人是什么反應(yīng)呢？
 
B:They Cambridge scholars fought back immediately, “It’s not the case! In fact, you are reading too slowly. We have already finished learning it, while you are still reading.”
 
他們?cè)O(shè)有想到劍橋人立刻回?fù)簦?quot;哪兒??！事實(shí)上是你們讀書(shū)太慢了。我們已經(jīng)學(xué)完了，但是你們還在學(xué)。”
 
A:The Oxford scholars must be very embarrassed just at that moment. Nevertheless, the story just verified that the Cambridge scholars were extremely good at thinking.
 
牛津人當(dāng)時(shí)一定很窘迫。不過(guò)，這也證實(shí)了劍橋人善長(zhǎng)邏輯思維。
 
B:Quite right! It is considered that Oxford is good at politics, while Cambridge does better on science and technology.
 
對(duì)極了！有人認(rèn)為牛津大學(xué)的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)是政治，而劍橋大學(xué)的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)是科技。
 
A:There is a fierce competition between the two universities just because they have different strengths.
 
正因?yàn)楦饔兴L(zhǎng)，所以才有激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
 
B:However, they are collectively called “Oxbridge”，right? Doesn't that mean that they are sister schools, sharing lots of common features?
 
但是，它們被含稱為“牛橋"，不是嗎？這不是說(shuō)明它們是有著很多共同點(diǎn)的姐妹學(xué)校嗎？
 
A:Yes, it does! They are indeed sister schools. As we all know, most Oxford colleges have a sister college in Cambridge. Consequently, despite the impassioned rivalry between the two universities, there is also much cooperation when the need arises.
 
是啊！它們是名副其實(shí)的姐妹學(xué)校。眾所固知，大部分牛津大學(xué)的學(xué)院在劍橋大學(xué)都會(huì)有一個(gè)姐妹學(xué)院。因此，盡管兩所大學(xué)之間有著充滿激情的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，當(dāng)有需要的時(shí)候他們還是會(huì)合作的。
 
B:Oh, I remember that at an academic convocation in the Oxford University, the Vice-Chancellor announced a scheme for cooperation in academic work with the Cambridge University.
 
哦，我記得在牛津大學(xué)曾經(jīng)舉辦過(guò)的一次學(xué)術(shù)會(huì)議上，副校長(zhǎng)宣布了一個(gè)與劍橋大學(xué)進(jìn)行學(xué)術(shù)合作的計(jì)劃。
 
A:Well, do you still keep in memory the detail information of the scheme?
 
那你還記著計(jì)劃的詳細(xì)內(nèi)容嗎？
 
B:I’m afraid not. However, it is proposed to promote legislation to allow students, whether undergraduate or graduate, from either university to go to the other for special courses of study and to keep residence while doing so.
 
恐怕不記得了。不過(guò)，它的提出是為了改進(jìn)校規(guī)，允許所有本科生和研究生到彼此的學(xué)校去交流學(xué)習(xí)，并提供住所。
 
A:It’s really a good idea! In this way，they are able to share their recourses, and to provide a lot of convenience for their students.
 
那真是個(gè)好主意！這樣，兩校就可以實(shí)現(xiàn)資源共享了，也能為學(xué)生們提供很多便利。
 
B:Yeah! Though the two universities have different styles, as well as fierce competition, they match very well in some areas,
 
是啊！雖然這兩所大學(xué)風(fēng)格迥異，也有激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，但是在某些領(lǐng)域它們配合得很好。
 
A: That’s right!
 
沒(méi)錯(cuò)！