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JanetWhere'
smyroom?
PorterYou'
reinStaircase6Room5.
JanetWhoamIsharingwith?
PorterNobody.Youhaveyourownroom.Er...there'
saMsSantosintheroomnexttoyou.
JanetOh.Myownroom?
InChinaweusuallyhaveseveralpeopleinadormitory.
PorterWell,hereyoudon'
thavetosharewithanyone.
JanetThankyouSir.
PorterNoneedtocallmesir,MsLi.EveryonecallsmeStewart.
JanetPleasecallmeJanet!
PorterOK,Janet,um,canyoujustsignforyourkeys,please?
Conversation2
KateHi,haveyoujustarrivedtoo?
JanetYes!
KateIguesswe'
reneighbours.Myname'
sKateSantos.
JanetI'
mJanetLi.Whereareyoufrom?
KateFromNewYork.Howaboutyou?
mfromAnshaninChina.
KateIsJanetyourrealname?
JanetNo,it'
smyEnglishname.MyChinesenameisLiHui.IsKateyourfullname?
KateNo,it'
sshortforCatherine.
JanetSodoIcallyouCatherineorKate?
KateEveryonecallsmeKate.
JanetNicetomeetyou.
KateOK,Janet.Seeyoulater.
JanetBye!
Conversation3
KateHey!
Thisisawesome!
Lookatthesizeofthisdininghall.
JanetIsthiswherewehaveallourmeals?
KateIguess.
MarkYoujustarrived?
GirlsYes!
MarkMetoo.Bytheway,I'
mMark.Nicetomeetyou.
KateHi,I'
mKate.
MarkHiKate,Iguessyou'
refromtheStates.
KateRight!
Howcanyoutell?
You'
reBritish,huh?
MarkYes,I'
mfromLondon.Andyouare...?
mLiHui.I'
mfromChina.ButyoucancallmeJanet.
MarkHiJanet.WelcometoEngland.Whatareyoureading?
JanetEnglish.
MarkHowaboutyou,Kate?
KateMymajorislaw.Andyou?
MarkI'
mstudyingPPE.
KateThat'
saspecialOxfordsubject,isn'
tit?
Outsideview
JulieMyname'
sJulieDearden,andI'
mtheDirectorofInternationalProgrammeshereatHertfordCollege.
EugeneMyname'
sEugeneBerger,IstudiedhereinOxfordforfouryearser,studyingmodernlanguagesatSomervilleCollege.
JulieOh,therearemanyOxfordtraditions.Oxfordisaveryolduniversity,theoldestEnglish-speakinguniversityinthe,intheworld.Andsotherearemanytraditionswhichareassociatedwiththecolleges,withthetimesoftheyear,andwithsport,andwitheating,forexample.
EugeneEachcollegeisverydifferentum,fromum,theothers,andithasitsowncharacter.Somecollegesareveryconservative,andsomearemuchmoreliberalandhaveatraditionofum,kindofliberalpolitics.Buttherearealsosomespecifictraditions.
JulieFormalHalliswhenwealleattogetherhereincollege,theprofessorsandthestudents.Usuallyittakesplacesatseveno'
clockintheevening,andtheprofessorssitonhightablewhichisthetableoverhere,andthestudentssitoncommontable,whicharethetableshere.Buteverybodyeatstogether.It'
saverybeautifuleveningbecausethereare,there'
saspecialmealandweeatbycandlelight.
EugeneIthinker,thetraditionsthatmakeOxfordsouniquearefirstlytheOxfordUnionander,secondly,MayDay.TheOxfordUnionbeingadebatingsocietywherespeakerscomefromallaroundtheworldtoaddressthestudentsandevenallowthemselvestobequestionedbythestudents,makingitaveryinterestingforum.
JulieMyfavouriteiser,MayDay.AndMayDayisthefirstdayofMay,andwehaveatraditioncalledMayMorning,andonMayMorningeverybodygetsupveryearlyandthestudentshaveacelebration.ThereisachoirwhichsingsontopofthetoweratMagdalenCollegeandallthepeopleofthetownandallthestudentsgotolistentothesinging.Soit'
sverynice.
EugeneThetraditionthater,wasmostimportanttomewasprobablySummerEights.Iwasarower.AndSummerEightsisarowingcompetition,heldinMayinthesummerterm.Andinthiscompetition,eachcollegeistryingtoimproveitsplacewhichitwonthepreviousyearandgraduallyworkitswayuptheriver.
JulieWhenthestudentstakeexams,theymustgotoaspecialbuildingandit'
scalledExaminationSchools.Andalsotheymustwearaspecialuniform,sotheyweare.gownlikemine,ablackgown,andtheywearawhiteshirt,aridthemenwearawhitetieandblacktrousers.Thewomenwearawhiteshirtandablackskirtorblacktrousers.Andtheymustwearthisuniform,whichhasaLatinname-subfuse—andtheymustwearthisuniforminordertotaketheirexaminations.
EugeneIthinktheOxfordtraditionslendcharactertotheplaceandit'
ssuchanoldinstitution,itshouldhavetraditions,buttheycanbeveryinconvenient.Forexample,subfuse.Thisistheuniformthatwearerequiredaccordingtotheuniversityrules,towear.
JulieTheyalsowearflowersintheirbuttonholes,andthoseflowersarecarnations.Andtheyweardifferentcolours,thestudentsweardifferentcolouredflowersfordifferentexaminations.Sowhenyoutakeyourfirstexamyouwearawhiteflower,andwhenyoutakeyoursecondexamyouwearapinkflower,andwhenyoutakeyourfinalexaminationyouweararedcarnation.
EugeneSowehavetodressupinafullblacksuit,starchedcollar,whitebowtieandcarryamortarboard.Andtowriteanexaminthesummerheatwhilstwearingallthatwhichyou'
renotallowedtotakeoffisum,uncomfortable.
JulieIreallyliketheOxfordtraditions,Ithinkit'
spartofourhistory,andpartofum,beingastudentorateacherhereatOxfordUniversity.
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Passage1
InterviewerCanyoutellmesomethingabouttheIvyLeague?
reaprofessoratHarvard,isthatright?
ProfessorThat'
sright,yes.
InterviewerTellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere?
Howmanyinstitutions?
ProfessorIntotalthereareeightinstitutions:
There'
sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Princeton,andtheUniversityofPennsylvania.
InterviewerAh,OK.Andwhat'
sthesporting...Ibelievethere'
ssomelinkwithsports.
ProfessorTherecertainlyis,yes.OriginallytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromtheuniversitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,basketballandicehockey.Nowsometimestheseuniversities,institutions,chosetheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsattheseparticularsports.Butinthelast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudentsbecauseitwasn'
tpossibletobebothworld-famousforresearchandalsotopclassinsport.
InterviewerAndwhatabouttheiracademicimportance?
Igatherthey'
reacademicallyvery,veryimportant,they'
reverywell-known.
ProfessorAbsolutelyatthetop.They'
renearoratthetopoftheUSAcollegesanduniversityrankings.Andthey'
realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'
sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.
InterviewerAndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?
ProfessorCertainlyifyou'
vebeentooneoftheseinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetopendofthescale.TheIvyLeagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudentsarerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxon,protestants.Notallofthemofcourse,butquitealotofthem.
InterviewerAnddoyouknow...why'
sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'
stheoriginofthename?
ProfessorThereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'
sbasedonfouruniversities,andIV,thelettersIV,that'
stheRomannumeralforfour.Anothermorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whicharesymbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheseuniversities,theseinstitutions,theycoverthewallsofthebuildings.Thetermwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkinthe1930s.
InterviewerRight,OK.Andwhichistheoldestuniversity?
ProfessorTheoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'
sHarvardwhichwasfoundedin1636.AndtheyoungestoftheinstitutionsisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.
InterviewerAndwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?
ProfessorCornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,500undergraduates.TheinstitutionwiththesmallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.
InterviewerAndwhatabouttheacceptancerate?
Isithardtogetinto?
ProfessorThatrangesfromaboutsevenpercentto20percent.
InterviewerAndanyfamousalumni?
Famousoldboys?
ProfessorHundreds!
Hundredsofthem.ButIsupposeworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknownallovertheworldwouldcertainlybeGeorgeBushwhowenttoYale,andJohnFKennedy,PresidentKennedy,whowasatHarvard.
InterviewerThankyou.
Passage2
AndyDidyouseethefilmontelevisionlastnight?
JaneNo,Iwasout.Whatwasit?
AndyABeautifulMind.It'
saboutJohnForbesNash,themathematicianwhowontheNobelPrize.
JaneI'
veheardaboutthatfilm,yes.He'
splayedbyRussellCrowe,isn'
the?
IlikeRussellCrowe,he'
sgreat.
AndyThat'
stheone,yes.
JaneWhat'
sitabout?
AndyWell,thestorybeginsintheearlyyearsofNash'
slifeatPrincetonUniversityasagraduatestudent.
JaneThat'
soneoftheIvyLeagueschools,isn'
AndyYes,it'
sallsetinNewEngland,lovelyoldbuildings,beautifulautumncolours.It'
slovelytolookat.Anyway,NashmeetshisroommateCharles,aliteraturestudent,whosoonbecomeshisbestfriend.NashadmitstoCharlesthatheisbetterwithnumbersthanpeople,andthemainthinghe'
slookingforisatrulyoriginalideaforhisthesispaper.
JaneSohe'
snotinterestedinhavingfun?
Andy