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,Passage A,Samantha Liu,Passage A Oxford University,Related Information,United Kingdom England London Higher Education in Britain The Rhodes Scholarship Marshall Scholarships Yale University The Mission of Oxford University The Homepage of Oxford University,Passage A Oxford University,United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles. The capital of the United Kingdom is the city of London, situated near the southeastern tip of England.,United Kingdom,Click the flag to listen to the Anthem of the U.K. “The God Save the Queen”.,Passage A Oxford University,England,England is a political division of the island of Great Britain and the principal division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It occupies all of the island east of Wales and south of Scotland, other divisions of the island of Great Britain.,Lands End, Cornwall,Passage A Oxford University,England,Passage A Oxford University,London,London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is situated in southeastern England along the Thames River. With a population of about 7 million, this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century.,Thames River, London,Big Ben, London,Passage A Oxford University,In Great Britain, universities enjoy almost complete autonomy from national or local governments in their administration and the determination of the curricula, despite the fact that the schools receive nearly all of their funding from the state. Entry requirements for British universities are rather complicated. A student must secure a General Certificate of Education by taking examinations in various subjects and receiving passing marks in them. The greater the number of “advanced level” passes, rather than “ordinary level” passes,Higher Education in Britain,Passage A Oxford University,that a student acquires, the better his chances are of entering the university of his choice. This selective admission to universities, combined with the close supervision of students through a tutorial system, makes it possible for most British undergraduates to complete a degree course in three years rather than the standard four years. Great Britains model of higher education has been copied to varying degrees in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.,Higher Education in Britain,Passage A Oxford University,The Rhodes Scholarship,Rhodes scholarship is a scholarship for study at Oxford University, a sum of money awarded annually to students from the United States, South Africa, and several Commonwealth countries to help pay for studies in the United Kingdom at Oxford University,Passage A Oxford University,Marshall Scholarships,Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.,The scheme allows the Scholars, who are the potential leaders, opinion-formers and decision-makers in their own country, to gain an understanding and appreciation of British values and the British way of life. It also establishes long-lasting ties between the peoples of Britain and the United States. Each scholarship is held for two years.,Passage A Oxford University,Yale University,Chartered in 1701, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, is one of the oldest and most highly acclaimed universities in the United States. It has a residential college system modeled after Englands Cambridge and Oxford universities. The towering Harkness Hall, shown here, houses a 54-bell carillon, one of the largest in the world.,Passage A Oxford University,The Mission of Oxford,The mission of Oxford: -achieving and maintaining excellence in every area of its teaching and research -maintaining and developing its historical position as a world-class university -enriching the international, national, and regional communities through the fruits of its research and the skills of its graduates.,Passage A Oxford University,The Homepage of Oxford,http:/www.ox.ac.uk/,Talk About It,Talk About It,Passage A Oxford University,distinct - distinctive adj.,distinct 種類不同的；分開的；常與from搭配,These two ideas must be kept distinct one from the other.,這兩個概念要嚴格區(qū)分開來。,distinctive 特別的，有特色的，常與of搭配,Sea food is distinctive of the restaurant.,海鮮是這個餐館的特色。,Passage A Oxford University,eligible,adj. 符合條件的, 合格的,有資格當選的；合適的,In the U.S, only native-born citizens are eligible to the office of president.,任何年滿十八歲的人都有資格投票。,Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to vote.,eligibility n. 適任，合格,eligibly adv. 適當?shù)?在美國,只有在美國本土出生的公民才有資格擔任總統(tǒng)一職。,Passage A Oxford University,the criminal enterprise a man of enterprise a spirit of enterprise undertake take on an enterprise sizeable enterprise minor enterprise contracting enterprise export-centered enterprise,enterprise,n. 企業(yè), 事業(yè), 計劃, 事業(yè)心, 進取心, 干事業(yè),罪惡冒險行為,有事業(yè)進取心的人,進取精神,創(chuàng)辦事業(yè),大型企業(yè),中小企業(yè),承包企業(yè),出口主導型企業(yè),Passage A Oxford University,grant,vt. 同意, 準予, 承認(某事為真) n. 授予之物（尤指政府撥款，補償金和助學金）,granted the franchise to all citizens,The request was granted by the college committee that he wanted to go where he was most needed.,他要求到最需要的地方去的請求被校務委員會批準了。,Tears came to her eyes when she accepted the certificate granted by the president,她接過校長授予她的證書時，淚水奪眶而出。,grant ones request,take it for granted that,同意某人的要求,認為是理所當然,給予所有公民選舉權,Passage A Oxford University,innovative,adj. 創(chuàng)新的, 革新(主義)的,innovation,n. 改革, 創(chuàng)新,技術革新,教育革新,technical innovation,educational innovation,The innovation of air travel in the twentieth century has made the world seem smaller.,20世紀發(fā)明的空中飛行似乎使世界變小了。,innovate,v. 創(chuàng)新, 革新,The innovation of the Internet has changed the way how people live.,網(wǎng)絡的革新改變了人們的生活方式。,asset, property詞義相似，可指個人或公司的“財產(chǎn)，資產(chǎn)”。但后者多指個人財產(chǎn)，而asset常以復數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)，多指公司財產(chǎn)，且比property在價值方面更高一些，有時指有價值的，可變賣用的不容還債的東西。有些價值低廉的東西一般只用property而不用asset表示。,fortune表示某人的“成功，發(fā)財”，常用于一些固定搭配,wealth意為“財富”，指大量的金錢，財產(chǎn)以及其他值錢的物品。,辨析 asset property fortune wealth treasure,treasure 意為“財富”，但主要指示金銀財寶，珠寶，以及有價值極貴重的物品，寶物，珍品,Passage A Oxford University,restrict,v. 限制 restrict sth to sth,We restrict the number of the students per class to 30.,在長沙，城里的車速限制為每小時30英里。,Speed is restricted to 30 m.p.h. in Chansha.,restricted adj. 有限的，制約的，受控制的，受約束的,我們將每個班的人數(shù)限定為30人。,The use of the pool is restricted to members only.,游泳池僅對會員開放。,Passage A Oxford University,rigorous,adj. 嚴格的, 嚴厲的, 嚴酷的, 嚴峻的,a rigorous climate,rigorous programs,嚴明的紀律,應該給他嚴厲的懲罰。,He deserved the rigorous punishment.,Having got a reliable report that a passenger was to smuggle drugs, the police carried out a rigorous search.,在得到可靠情報知道有人將走私毒品之后，警察進行了嚴格的搜查。,嚴酷的氣候,嚴格的計劃,rigorous discipline,Passage A Oxford University,scheme,n. 安排, 配置, 計劃, 陰謀, 方案, 圖解, 摘要 v. 計劃, 設計, 圖謀, 策劃,scheming their revenge,那個人圖謀從他生意合伙人那里騙取數(shù)千美元。,The man schemed to cheat his business partner out of thousands of money.,他提出幾種促銷的計劃。,He suggested several schemes to increase sales.,謀劃他們的報復,Passage A Oxford University,venture,n. 冒險, 投機, 風險 v. 冒險, 冒昧, 斗膽, 膽敢(謙語),ventured her entire fortune,他把大把的錢拿去賭賽馬。,He ventured large sums of money on horse racing.,at a venture,venture on an undertaking,venture ones life in space exploration,冒生命危險探索宇宙空間,碰巧；胡亂地；隨意地,冒險從事某項事業(yè),冒著失去她的所有財產(chǎn)的風險,Passage A Oxford University,1. How many international students are studying at Oxford? 2. What does a tutor do? 3. Are good students often granted a scholarship? 4. Why did the students and staff visit more than 3,700 schools and colleges in 2001? 5.Would you like to study at Oxford University if you have an opportunity? List as many reasons as you can think of.,Listen to the whole text.,Understanding the Text,Passage A Oxford University,1. How many international students are studying at Oxford?,About 4,000 international students are studying at Oxford.,Understanding the Text,2. What does a tutor do?,A tutor supervises the students course of study and meets with them every week.,Passage A Oxford University,3. Are good students often granted a scholarship?,Not necessarily. Because most of the scholarships are restricted to certain nationalities and / or courses.,Understanding the Text,4. Why did the students and staff visit more than 3,700 schools and colleges in 2001?,They visited those schools in order to encourage the brightest and best students to apply to Oxford.,Passage A Oxford University,5. Would you like to study at Oxford University if you have an opportunity? List as many reasons as you can think of.,Of course Id like to. Because it has brilliant professors, the first rate class equipments, a great many smart fellows, and so on.,Understanding the Text,Passage A Oxford University,The Structure of the Passage,Part I(Para.1) This paragraph briefly introduces the status of Oxford University in Britain and in the world, its time of foundation and its location. Part II(Paras.2-10) This section tells something concrete about Oxford University. Part III(Paras.11-12) What is the mission of Oxford University and how to complete the mission.,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),There are over 163000 students in Oxford University(1999-2000). Almost a quarter of these students are foreigners, and they represent more than 130 nationalities.,牛津大學有16 300多名學生 （1999-2000），其中留學生占將近四分之一，來自130多個國家。,Passage A Oxford University,consist of: (no passive) be made up of,The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.,The book consists of eight chapters. His job consists of helping old people who live alone.,由組成,Passage A Oxford University,Notes to the Text,At oxford, each college is a corporate body distinct from the university and is governed by its own head and fellows.(Para.3) 牛津大學的每一個學院都是獨立于大學的實體,由該學院的院長和管委會成員負責管理。,Each student at Oxford is assigned to a tutor, who supervises the students program of study, primarily through tutorials. (Para. 4),Each Oxford student has a private supervisor who advices and instructs the student on a one-to-one basis.,在牛津，每個學生都配有一個導師，主要通過導師制監(jiān)督學生的學習。,Passage A Oxford University,on the basis of,circumstance that provides a reason for some action or opinion,以和平共處五項原則為基礎，任何兩國政府間都可以進行合理的對話。,On the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, there can be reasonable dialogues between any two governments.,On the basis of our sales forecasts we may begin to make a profit next year.,基于我們的銷售預測，我們明年將開始盈利。,based on,同義詞組：,以.為基礎; 依據(jù),Students choose which lectures to attend on the basis of their own special interests and on the advice of their tutors.(Para.4),Students choose lectures to attend according to their own interests and the advice given by their tutors.,學生根據(jù)自己的興趣和導師的建議來選課。,Oxford also grants higher degrees, diplomas, and certificates in a wide variety of subjects.(Para.5),Oxford also grants higher degrees, diplomas, and certificates in other various subjects.,牛津還為其他眾多學科領域授予更高的學位，頒發(fā)文憑和證書。,a wide variety of = various,他興趣廣泛。,He has a wide variety of hobbies.,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),The Rhodes scholarship program gives students from the United States, Canada and many other nations enough money to study at Oxford at least two years.,羅德獎學金面向美國，加拿大和很多其他國家的學生，為其提供至少兩年的牛津學習費用。,enable sb. to do sth. 使某人能夠做某事,Money from parents enabled her to buy the house.,Passage A Oxford University,The competition for scholarships and grants is, however, extremely strong and there are usually strict requirements.(Para.7),But the competition for scholarships and grants is extremely fierce and there are always many strict requirements. It is not easy to get.,然而，獎學金和助學金的競爭極其激烈，而且通常要求嚴格。,Notes to the Text,Passage A Oxford University,apply for,request something, especially officially and in writing,applyto 向申請,apply tofor 向申請,be applied to 適用于，應用于,apply oneself to 致力于，集中精力做某事,他已向銀行申請貸款。,He has applied to the bank for a loan.,申請，（正式以書面）提出要求,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),Students should make sure that they are qualified for applying for a particular scholarship because most of the plans will only accept applicants from some specified nations and/or majors.,學生們在申請某一項獎學金之前應仔細核查是否有資格，因為多數(shù)獎學金對學生國籍和（或）課程都有限制。,Notes to the Text,Passage A Oxford University,aim at,direct ones effort towards obtaining sth.,有一個為之奮斗的目標是很重要的。,It is important that you should have a goal to aim at.,劉翔致力于在2008年奧運會上贏得一枚金牌。,Liu Xiang is aiming at winning a gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games.,Everything aimed at has now been achieved.,致力于,目前所以目標均已經(jīng)達到。,Passage A Oxford University,demonstrate,show clearly by giving proof(s) or example(s),The salesman demonstrated the new washing-machine to the customers. These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.,demonstrate against tax hikes.,vt. 示范, 證明, 論證 vi. 示威,示威反對稅收上漲,The university has been named the UKs most innovative university in the Launchit2001 competition, which aimed to discover which. has demonstrated the greatest achievements in innovation and enterpriseof activity.(Para.9),Oxford university has been named as the most innovative university in the U.K in the Launchit 2001 competition. This competition is to discover,在2001年度的“創(chuàng)新杯”競賽中，牛津大學被授予英國最具創(chuàng)新精神的大學稱號，該競賽旨在發(fā)現(xiàn)哪一所英國大學在最廣的領域內(nèi)取得了改革創(chuàng)新和不斷進取的最大成就。,Passage A Oxford University,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.,牛津,斯坦福和耶魯3所大學最近合作開發(fā)了”遠程學習”項目”終生學習聯(lián)盟”,該項目將提供文科和理科的在線課程.,Notes to the Text,Passage A Oxford University,in support of,supporting,Will you speak in support of this idea?,你會發(fā)言支持這種觀點嗎？,他拿不出任何證據(jù)來證明他的無辜。,He could not produce any evidence in support of his innocence.,支撐，支援，支持，擁護,Passage A Oxford University,at large,as a whole,所有的人都希望和平。,The people at large wanted peace.,The country at large is hoping for great changes.,全國盼望大的變革。,總的來說，男孩子喜歡電腦游戲。,Boys at large like computer games.,整個的，一般的，總的,To help meet this goal the university will give financial and technical support to its teachers in their advanced scientific research for developing the academic environment and the society as a whole.,為了實現(xiàn)這個目標，學校將針對智力環(huán)境和整個社會發(fā)展的需要，為員工提供進行創(chuàng)新研究所需的設施和支持.,In support of this aim the university will provide the facilities and support for its staff to pursue innovative research by responding to developments in the intellectual environment and society at large. (Para. 12),Passage A Oxford University,Language Focus,1. elected 2. minimum 3. distinct 4. responsibility 5. pursue,6. exploit 7.restrict 8. equip 9. granted 10.awarded,1. at large 2. On the basis of 3. in support of 4. apply for 5. is aiming at,Ex.4,Ex.5,Passage A Oxford University,1. At the meeting, the scholars raised some challenging questions for the city government. 2. They finished the work on time with their joint efforts. 3. They will be given a range of topics to choose from. 4. To do this kind of experiment needs specialized equipment. 5. Learning to drive was a whole new venture for me.,Language Focus,Ex.5,Passage A Oxford University,1. Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to vote. 2. A form to apply for these scholarships is sent by the university to each student before the start of each semester. 3. On the advice of my doctor, I decided to give up smoking. 4. The park is located r