哈佛校園生活情景對話：購課周

哈佛大學，簡稱哈佛。坐落於美國馬薩諸塞州劍橋市，是一所享譽世界的私立研究型大學，是著名的常春藤盟校成員，被公認爲是當今世界最頂尖的高等教育機構之一。下面本站小編爲大家帶來關於哈佛校園生活情景對話，歡迎大家學習!

　哈佛校園生活情景對話：購課周

Han Meimei visits Li Lei and is asking Li Lei about his first week at Harvard.

H: You’ve told me about your life in the first week, now tell me something about your study. Do you have class in the first week?

H:你紿我講了第一週的生活情況，現在給我說說學習吧。你們第一週有課嗎?

L： The first week is the Shopping Week. It’s one of best things at Harvard in my opinion.

L:第一週是“shopping week",我認爲這是哈佛最好的事情之一。

H： Shopping Week? I’m curious about it. How do you buy classes?

H: "shopping week" ?我很好奮，你們怎麼買課?

L: We don’t buy. All the classes are for free. In the first week, you can go to any class as you want. You can go to as many classes as you want, and see whether you want to take that class.

L:不是買，所有的課都是免費的。在第一週，你可以去上任何你想去的課，去上多 少課都可以，看看你是不是想選那門課。

H: That’s wonderful. But why do you call it “shopping week” since you are not actually “buying” classes?

H:那很好呀。但既然也不是真的"買”課，爲什麼還叫"購課周”呢?

L: Because the way we choose classes is like the way we choose goods.

L:因爲我們選課的方式和選擇商品的方式很像。

H: Sounds interesting. But is it feasible? I mean you may not have enough time to go to every class. So you may miss some classes that you’re really interested in.

H:聽起來很有趣。但可行嗎?我的意思是 你們可能沒有足夠的時間去聽每個課，所以有可能錯過一些你真正感興趣的課。

L： We don’t have to sit through the whole class. If I feel that the class doesn’t interest me and is boring, it’ll be a waste of time to continue to sit there.

L:我們不必聽完整節課。如果我感覺這個課沒意思，很無聊,坐在那兒就是浪費時間。

H: So, you can just leave?

H：所以說，你可以就那樣走開?

L： Yes. We call it “shopping week” because during this period, the whole university is like a market. Students come and go. It’s bustling with noise and excitement.

L:是的，我們之所以叫它"購課周”就是因爲在這段時間內，整個學校就像一個市 場。學生來去匆匆，很熱鬧。

H: What if the professors feel unhappy or angry?

H:如果教授感到不高興或是生氣呢?

L: They’ve experienced a lot of things like this, they won’t mind. No professor can ask students to stay quietly in the first week.

L:他們已經經歷過很多類似的事情了，不會介意的。在第一固裏，沒有哪個教授可 以要求學生安靜地呆着。

H： Is there really no constraint condition?

H:真的沒有限制條件嗎?

L: Almost no. The only mandatory class for freshmen is an expository writing class. There are other requirements for graduation, but there are four long years during which I can get those out of the way.

L:幾乎沒有。新生唯一必須上的課是說明文寫作課。對於畢業也有其他要求，但我 有四年足夠長的時間來達到這些要求。

H: You can arrange your own classes every semester as long as you meet the minimal requirements for education? Cool!

H:只要你滿足了最低的畢業要求，你毎學期都可以安排自己的課?太酷了丨

L： In this way, we, to some extent, can design our own education. It，s a challenge but a benefit at the same time.

L:這樣在某種程度上，我們就可以設計自己的敎育。這是個挑戰，同時也是個好處。

H： I believe most students will love the shopping week.

H:我相信大部分學生都會喜歡購課周。

L: Yes, the first week is full of excitement. But students begin to get down to business in the second week. Studying at Harvard is not a piece of cake.

L:是的，第一週充滿了激動和興奮。但學生第二週就開始做正事了，在哈佛學習可 不是件容易的事。

H; That’s for sure, or it will not be Harvard.

H:那肯定了，要不然就不是哈佛了。

L: I could hardly imagine the scene that many student stay up all night in the library.

L:我以前很難想象很多學生在圖書館裏整晚不睡這一情景。

H: Really? I only know that Harvard students may sleep less than students in other universities. Don't they sleep at all?

H:真的嗎?我只知道哈佛的學生睡得可能比其他大學的學生少。他們都不睡嗎?

L: They’re not immortal and need sleep, that’s out of question. However, they often study and sleep in the library several nights of a week, in particular during the exam weeks.

L:他們也是人，當然需要睡覺。只是，他們經常幾個晚上都在圖書館裏學習和 睡覺，特別是在考試周。

H: The point is, are the libraries open all night?

H:關鍵是，圖書館整晚都開門嗎?

L： Surprised? My friends in China often complain that they can’t even find a place where they can study without being disturbed. The libraries open late in the morning and close early in the afternoon,

L:嚇一跳?很多在國內的朋友經常抱怨找不到一個不被打擾、可以學習的地方。圖 書館早上很晚纔開，下午很早就關門了。

H: A university must provide students with the atmosphere of study. Otherwise, students may tend to be lazier. For example, if they can't find a place to study, they will find a place to play.

H: 一個大學必須爲學生提供良好的學習氣氛。否則，學生可能就傾向於變懶了。比 如，假如他們找不到可以學習的地方，他們就會去找可以玩的地方。

L: Definitely! Although internal cause is the fundamental cause, external cause may play a role and even can change the result.

L:肯定了!雖說內因纔是根本原因，但外因會起作用甚至改變結果。