双语:牛津大学的这些入学考题你能答出几个
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[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] The entry questions to get into Oxford University are designed to test the minds of the country’s brightest teens and encourage them to stretch their imaginations.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 牛津大学入学问题是为测试英国最聪明的青少年,同时鼓励他们发挥自己的想象力而设计的。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] In a bid to find the smartest people in the country, the prestigious institution asks prospective candidates questions ranging from the philosophical to the more pedestrian - including why Coronation Street is important to an English student.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 为了挑选出英国最聪明的人,这所著名的学府会问及准候选人们一系列问题,从哲学到大众——包括为何《加冕街》对英国学生而言很重要。[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,] MODERN LANGUAGES[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 现代语言[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Should poetry be difficult to understand?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 诗歌应该要晦涩难懂吗?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] What is language?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 什么是语言?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] In a world where English is a global language, why learn French, Mandarin Chinese or Spanish?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 在这个以英语为全球语言的世界里,为何还要学习法语、汉语或者是西班牙语?[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,] PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 哲学、政治学和经济学[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Why is income per head between 50 and 100 times larger in the United States than in countries such as Burundi and Malawi?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 为何美国的人均收入是布隆迪和马拉维这些国家的50~100倍?[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,] PHYSICS[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 物理学[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] A ball, initially at rest, is pushed upwards by a constant force for a certain amount of time. Sketch the velocity of the ball as a function of time, from start to when it hits the ground.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 一个最初处于静止状态的球被恒力向上推行了一段时间。绘出该球从开始运动至落地这段时间内随着时间变化的速度。[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,] CLASSICS[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 古典文学[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Why do you think Dido kills herself in Aeneid 4? Couldn’t she just have gone back to her old life?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 为何你认为《埃涅亚特》4卷中的迪多是自杀的?她难道不是回归到了原有的生活吗?[/font][/color] [size=4][font=Tahoma,]ENGLISH LITERATURE[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 英国文学[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Why do you think an English student might be interested in the fact that Coronation Street has been running for 50 years?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 为何你认为英国学生可能会对《卫冕街》连播50年这一事实有兴趣?[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,]HISTORY[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 历史[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Which person (or sort of person) in the past would you most like to interview, and why?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 你最想采访历史上的哪一位人物(或者是哪一类人物),为什么?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Is violence always political?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 暴力永远都是带有政治色彩的吗?[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,] LAW[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 法律[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] If the punishment for parking on double yellow lines were death, and therefore nobody did it, would that be a just and effective law?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 如果在双黄线上停车是死刑,那么也就没有人会这样做了,此法律公正、有效吗?[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,] MEDICINE[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 医药[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Why does your heart rate increase when you exercise?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 为何心率会在你运动时加快?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Why do we have red blood cells?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 我们为何会有红细胞?[/font][/color]
[font=Tahoma,] BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES[/font]
[font=Tahoma,] 生物科学[/font]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Here’s a cactus. Tell me about it.[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 这里是一棵仙人掌。给我介绍下它。[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Why do many animals have stripes?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 为何很多动物身上有条纹?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] Ladybirds are red. So are strawberries. Why?[/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Tahoma,] 瓢虫是红色的,草莓也是。为什么?[/font][/color][/size]
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