你為什么選擇耶魯呢？為什么耶魯?shù)?出身"存在很大的不確定性

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論耶魯大學(xué)，
 
你為什么選擇耶魯呢？為什么耶魯?shù)?quot;出身"存在很大的不確定性
 
來(lái)聽(tīng)今天的講解:
 
A: Good morning. I’m Andrew. You seem to be new here. Can I help you?

早上好，我叫安德魯。你是新生吧？需要什么幫助嗎？

B: Nice to meet you. My name is Jenny. Actually, I'm a freshman , and I'm looking for the Law School.

很高興認(rèn)識(shí)你，我叫珍妮。實(shí)際上，我是一名大一新生，我在找法學(xué)院。

A: Well, I’m going there, too. Maybe you would like to follow me.

哦，我也要去法學(xué)院。你跟我走吧。

B: Really? That’s great. Thank you.

真的嗎？那太好了。謝謝你。

A: Don’t mention it. Why did you choose Yale?

別客氣。你為什么選擇耶魯呢？

B: Well, I learned its motto when I was nine: Lux et Veritas.Right?

哦，我9歲的時(shí)候就知道耶魯?shù)男Ｓ?xùn)了一光明與真理。對(duì)不對(duì)？

A: That’s right.

是的。

B: From then on, I had been dreaming of this University. Finally, I’m standing here. You know, it has a long history. It was established in 1701...

從那時(shí)起，我就夢(mèng)想著來(lái)這所大學(xué)讀書(shū)，現(xiàn)在，我終于站在這里了。要知道，耶魯大學(xué)有悠久的歷史，它建校于1701年……

A: That’s right.

是的。

B: By the way, I read from books that our predecessors celebrated the 50th anniversary Andrew Jenny of Yale in 1752, considering the school to be founded in 1702. While in 1850，a 150th anniversary celebration was held, showing that the anniversary date was considered to be 1700. However, the 200,h anniversary was celebrated in 1901. And from then on, 1701 is commonly accepted as the foundation year of Yale University. It seemed that there was great uncertainty on Yale’s birthday. Do you know why?

對(duì)了。我從書(shū)上看到，耶魯大學(xué)于1752年舉行50周年校慶，看來(lái)當(dāng)時(shí)人們認(rèn) 定耶魯建校于1702年。但1850年
又舉行了 150周年校慶，可見(jiàn)建校日期變成了 1700年。然而，200周年校慶又變成了 1901年，并且從那以后，1701年成為了 公認(rèn)的耶魯建校之年。似乎耶魯?shù)?quot;出身"存在很大的不確定性。你知道這是為什么嗎？

A: Well, I'm not sure. But I heard that some political reasons account for these twists and turns. Have you heard of the rector Thomas Clap? His tenure was from 1740 to 1766.

哦，我不是很清楚。但是聽(tīng)說(shuō)這些變動(dòng)與政治因素有關(guān)。你聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)托馬斯?克菜普校長(zhǎng)嗎？他的任期從1740年一直持續(xù)到1766年。

B: Yes, I know him. He is a highly respected president in Yale history. But it seemed that he had no different opinion on the 1702 version since the 50th anniversary celebration took place during his tenure.

嗯，我知道他。他是耶魯歷史上一位德高望重的校長(zhǎng)。但是，似乎他對(duì)1702年 為建校之年的說(shuō)法沒(méi)有異議啊，50固年校慶就是在他的任期內(nèi)舉行的。

A: At first he didn’t. However, it is said that during his tenure, the relation between the college and the local government had deteriorated sharply because the government repeatedly interfered in the school matters. In order to preserve the independence of Yale College, rector Clap insisted that long before the 1701 An Act for Liberty to Erect a Collegiate School, ten ministers had founded the institution by donating books in 1700，so Yale College should be a private college. With his eloquence as well as profound legal knowledge, Clap won the 1763 trial and Yale maintained its independence.

起初他是沒(méi)有異議，但是，據(jù)說(shuō)在他任職期間，地方政府屢次干涉學(xué)校事務(wù)，導(dǎo)致學(xué)校與當(dāng)?shù)卣g的關(guān)系急劇惡化。為了維護(hù)耶魯?shù)莫?dú)立精神，克萊普校長(zhǎng)堅(jiān) 持說(shuō)，早在1701年頒布（自由建立大學(xué)學(xué)院法案）以前，10位牧師已于1700年 通過(guò)贈(zèng)書(shū)的方式創(chuàng)建了這所學(xué)校，因此耶魯應(yīng)該是一所私立學(xué)校。憑借雄辯的口 才及淵博的法律知識(shí)，克萊普校長(zhǎng)贏得了 1763年庭審的勝利，耶魯維持了獨(dú)立 治校的權(quán)利。

B: That’s cool.

他太帥了。

A: I agree. But there are also people questioning his integrity.

我也這么認(rèn)為。但是也有人質(zhì)疑他的不誠(chéng)實(shí)。

B: Every coin has two sides. It's impossible to get all the good ones without any drawbacks.

凡事都有兩面性，不可能只有好的方面啊。

A: Exactly. Without his perseverance, we won’t have such a Yale University.

確定。假如沒(méi)有他的堅(jiān)持，就沒(méi)有現(xiàn)在的耶魯大學(xué)。

B: I admire him very much.

我很佩服他。

A: Later on. Yale encountered many problems. Fortunately, under the leadership of several wise presidents, the school survived the difficulties and has grown to be on of the top-tier universities all around the world.

后來(lái)，耶魯又遇到了很多問(wèn)題。幸好，在幾代校長(zhǎng)的英明領(lǐng)導(dǎo)之下，學(xué)校度過(guò)了 困難時(shí)期，并成長(zhǎng)為_(kāi)所世界_流的大學(xué)。

B: We should cherish what we have now and study hard.

我們應(yīng)該珍‘借現(xiàn)有的一切，努力學(xué)習(xí)。

A: Yeah. Actually, everyone here studies hard. You’ll enjoy your life here.

是啊。事實(shí)上，這里的每一個(gè)人都很努力。你會(huì)喜歡這兒的生活的。