大学英语2

Unit 1A. Notes to Text1. Oxford University is the oldest university in Britain and one of the world's most famous institutions of higher learning. (para.1)牛津大学是英国最古老的大学，也是世界最著名的高等学府之一。

（简单句）2. Oxford University was established during the 1100's. (para.1)牛津大学始建于12世纪期间。

（简单句）3. It is located in Oxford, England, about 80 kilometers northwest of London. (para.1)它位于英格兰的牛津郡，在伦敦西北约80公里处。

（简单句）4. The university has over 16,300 students (1999-2000), almost a quarter of these students are from overseas and more than 130 nationalities are represented. (para.2)牛津大学有16,300多名学生（1999－2000），其中留学生占将近四分之一，来自130多个国家。

（并列句）5. It consists of 35 colleges, plus five private halls established by various religious groups. (para.2)牛津大学有35个学院，还有5个由不同宗教团体建立的私人学院。

（简单句）6. Three of the five private halls are for men only. (para.2)5个私人学院中，有3个只招男生。

（简单句）7. Of the colleges, St. Hilda's and Somerville are for women, and the rest are for men and women. (para.2)学院中，圣希尔达和萨默维尔学院只收女生，其他均为男女兼收。

（并列句）8. At Oxford, each college is a corporate body distinct from the university and is governed by its own head and fellows. (para.3)牛津的每个学院都是独立于大学的实体，由该学院的院长和管委会成员负责管理。

（简单句）9. Most fellows are college instructors called tutors, and the rest are university professors and lecturers. (para.3)大部分管委会成员都是学院教师或称“导师”，其余的是大学教授和讲师。

（并列句）10. Each college manages its own buildings and property, elects its own fellows, and selects and admits its own undergraduate students. (para.3)每个学院管理自己的房产和资产，遴选自己的管委会，选择和招收自己的本科生。

（简单句）11. The university provides some libraries, laboratories, and other facilities, but the colleges take primary responsibility for the teaching and well-being of their students. (para.3)大学提供某些图书馆、实验室和其他设施，但教学和学生生活主要由各学院负责。

（并列句）12. Each student at Oxford is assigned to a tutor, who supervises the student's program of study, primarily through tutorials. (para.4)牛津大学给每个学生配一个导师，主要通过导师制监督学生的学习。

（复合句）13. Tutorials are weekly meetings of one or two students with their tutor. (para.4)导师每周和1到2名学生见面一次。

（简单句）14. Students may see other tutors for specialized instruction. (para.4)学生如需专业指导，还可以去约见其他的导师（简单句）15. They may also attend lectures given by university teachers. (para.4)也可选听大学老师讲授的课程。

（简单句）16. Students choose which lectures to attend on the basis of their own special interests and on the advice of their tutors. (para.4)学生选听什么课程是根据自己的兴趣和导师的建议而定的。

（简单句）17. The university, not the individual colleges, grants degrees. (para.5)学位由大学授予，而不是各个学院。

（简单句）18. The first degree in the arts or sciences is the Bachelor of Arts with honors. (para.5)最低人文或科学学位就是荣誉学士。

（简单句）19. Oxford also grants higher degrees, diplomas, and certificates in a wide variety of subjects. (para.5)牛津还授予更高的学位，颁发文凭和证书，涉及众多学科。

（简单句）20. The Rhodes scholarship program enables students from the United States, Canada, and many other nations to study at Oxford for a minimum of two years. (para.6)罗德奖学金面向美国、加拿大和很多其他国家的学生，为其提供至少两年的牛津学习费用。

（简单句）21. The British government grants Marshall scholarships to citizens of the United States for study at Oxford and other universities that are located in Britain. (para.6)英国政府为在牛津和其他英国境内的大学里求学的美国公民提供“马歇尔奖学金”。

（复合句）22. The competition for scholarships and grants is, however, extremely strong and there are usually strict requirements. (para.7)然而，奖学金和助学金的竞争极其激烈，而且通常要求很严。

（并列句）23. Students should check carefully that they are eligible to apply for a particular scholarship before making an application as most of the schemes are restricted to certain nationalities and/or programs. (para.7)学生们在申请某一项奖学金之前应仔细核查是否有资格，因为多数奖学金对学生国籍和（或）课程都有限制。

（复合句）24. The students and staff at Oxford are actively involved in over 55 initiatives (2001), including visits to more than 3,700 schools and colleges, to encourage the brightest and best students to apply to Oxford, whatever their background. (para.8)牛津师生员工积极参与倡议活动，2001年的提案有55多项，包括走访3,700所中学，以鼓励优秀学生报考牛津大学，而不管其背景如何。

（简单句）25. The university has been named the UK's most innovative university in the Launchit2001 competition, which aimed to discover which British university has demonstrated the greatest achievements in innovation and enterprise across the broadest range of activity. (para.9)在2001年度的“创新杯”竞赛中牛津大学被授予英国最具创新精神的大学称号。

该竞赛旨在发现哪一所英国大学在最广的领域内取得了改革创新和不断进取的最大成就。

（复合句）26. In the national Teaching Quality Assessment exercises for 2000, Oxford was awarded top marks in six out of ten subjects assessed. (para.9)在2000年全国教学质量评估中，牛津在所评估的10个科目中有6科得分高居榜首。

（简单句）27. Oxford, Stanford and Yale Universities have recently become partners in a joint 'distance learning' venture, the Alliance for Lifelong Learning, which will provide online courses in the arts and sciences. (para.10)牛津、斯坦福和耶鲁三所大学最近合作开发了“远程学习”项目，称为“终生学习联盟”，将提供人文和科学科目的在线课程。