because it is one that will follow you now,

因為它不僅影響你現在的生活

and into the future.

和決定了你的將來

And that concludes another traditional Yale information session.

現在,我們的座談會也將告一段落

There will be a guided tour beginning in fifteen minutes.

15分鐘過後,將會有個校園遊覽

In the meantime, I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

同時,我也很開心的回答各位的任何問題,

Yes, um...

好,恩

When was Yale founded?

耶魯是哪時成立的?

Great question.

好問題

Yale was founded in 1701.

耶魯是成立在1701

Oh, um yes, you?

哦,恩,你呢?

Is it true that all Yale professors teach?

所有耶魯教授真的都會親自授課嗎?

Another great question.

這是另一個很好的問題

It is true that every tenured Professor in Yale college teaches undergraduates,

這是真的,每個终身耶魯教授都會參與教學

so even a freshman might be taking a class from a Nobel Prize winner.

所以甚至一個大學新生可能還可以上到諾貝爾獎得主的課

Any more questions?

還有其他問題嗎?

Yeah, I have a question.

對,我還有個問題

Why did you choose Yale?

為什麼你選擇讀耶魯?

When I was a senior in high school,

當我在高中最後一年時,

colleges called out my name.

大學在呼喚我的名字

Every day I'd debate

每天我都在思考

where to matriculate

該去哪間就讀

but every place seemed the same.

但每個地方看起來都一樣

Yet after I went through the options,

但在考慮過許多選擇後

only one choice remained.

只剩下一個選擇

I wanted to hail from a college called Yale.

我想去一間叫耶魯的大學念書

Now let me explain...

現在,讓我解釋一下

It's a place where you'll learn quintessential knowledge,

在這裡,你可以學習到最好的知識

and you can live in a Residential College,

你也可以住在學校

and you can put your hearts into all the liberal arts.

你可以盡情的投入在文藝中

And that's why I chose Yale.

這就是為什麼我選擇耶魯的原因

Of course, you'll get a first-rate education,

當然,你可以受到一流的教育,

but also thrive on classmates' conversation.

也能在同學交流中有所成長

Here is where we thread

這裡就是個脈絡讓我們

Shakespeare Studies and Pre-Med.

學習莎士比亞和醫學

and that's why I chose Yale.

這就是為什麼我選擇耶魯

One of the reasons I chose Yale was for its housing system.

其中一個理由我選擇耶魯,是因為住宿制度,

Before students arrive as freshmen,

在新生住進校園之前,

they're randomly assigned to one of twelve smaller communities

他們會被隨機住到12個較小的社區,

called Residential Colleges.

這個社區叫住宿學院,

These colleges have nothing to do with academic subjects or extracurricular activities.

這些學院跟學術和課外活動無關

But rest assured,

但是可以確定的是,

they're quite a bit more than just living spaces.

它不絕對只是個住宿的地方,

Excuse me?

打擾一下,

Yeah admissions officer?

是,招生人員?

Tell us a bit more about

跟我們多說點有關住宿學院

Residential Colleges.

住宿學院,

Sure thing.

沒問題,

Students here at Yale come from everywhere around -

耶魯的學生來自世界各地

with every type of interest that can possibly be found.

有著不同的興趣

Do our passions divide us?

我們的不同熱情會使我們分歧嗎?

No, our colleges provide us

不是,是我們的住宿學院提供我們

with family and common ground.

一個像家的感覺

For all four years we'll all reside together in colleges,

在四年間,我們都是住在同個學院,

united by pride.

讓我們驕傲的團結在一起

With such great facilities to hone your abilities,

有很好的設施讓你磨練你的能力,

you'll never want to go outside.

你決不會想要離開學院,

Every college has a dining hall with a salad bar and grill

每個學院都有餐廳,有沙拉和烤肉

and organic options for every meal.

每一餐還有有機食物的選擇

I'm going to eat my fill.

我要去享用我的大餐

Each one has a common room, which we could not live without -

每個學院有個不可缺少的公共室

to study or to meet in groups

可以互相學習,或小組討論

or simply to hang out.

或只是放鬆也好

And when the dining halls are closed there's butteries for snacks.

當餐廳關了,還有小舖會提供小吃,

And if you need a study break,

然後,如果你讀累了,想休息一會,

there's game rooms to relax.

有遊戲間讓你放鬆,

I can get to my college library

我可以去學院裡的圖書館,

without stepping foot outside.

不用出門,

And just right down the hallway,

就在走廊的下面,

my clothes are washed and dried.

我可以洗衣和和烘衣

I work out in my college gym, a mere two floors below.

我可以在學院的健身房運動,就在下兩樓

Then I meet my friends for rehearsal in the dance studio.

然後我和朋友在舞蹈教室練舞蹈,

There are tons of music practice rooms where I can hone my skills. We even have a movie theater This one always gives me chills!

有很多音樂室讓我可以磨練我的技巧,我們甚至還有電影院,這個總是使我嚇到,

We don't have normal dorms at Yale.

在耶魯,我們沒有單人宿舍,

Instead, we live in suites.

我們住在套房,

So you may have a roommate.

所以你可能會有個室友,

We have matching sheets!

我們有相同的床單,

Outside there's a common room, so come and stay awhile. There's space for couches and TV's

在外面,有個公共聽,可以去待一會,有沙發和電視

or a lava lamp if that's your style. At the head of every college is a Master and a Dean.

或者你喜歡有個熔岩燈,每個學院都有個院長和主任,

They live with us and eat with us

他們跟我們一起吃和住,

and everything between.

和享受每件事情,

Am I taking the right class?

我選對課了嗎?

Will these credits suffice?

這些學分夠嗎?

I've got the flu. Need a pass.

我得了流感,需要假單,

Can I get some advice？What's a good summer program?

能給我些意見嗎?哪個是暑假的好活動?

This fellowship is nice.

這樣的同儕感覺很好,

Thank goodness that we have our Dean.

感謝神,讓我們有主任在身旁,

A Master brings us all together

院長使大家聚在一起,

as our senior prof.

像是一位資深教授,

hosting study breaks and lectures for when we need time off.

當我們需要休息時,他會主持娛樂活動和演講,

Who'd like to see a Broadway show?

誰想看百老匯表演?

I'll gladly subsidize.

我很樂意資助,

Let's host another concert -

讓我們再安排另一個音樂會,

I'll proudly harmonize.

我會很得意得擔任和聲,

There's free food in the evening for all of you to share, and a Master's Tea tomorrow too. I hope to see you there.

今晚大家可以享用免費的食物.明天還有個院長的茶會,我希望你會到,

Master's Tea's are a chance to see all your favorite celebrities.

院長茶會中,你會有機會見到你喜愛的名人,

Hear their stories and ask advice.

聽他們的故事,問他們的意見,

...which is why I had to interview him twice.

這就是為什麼我要採訪他兩次的原因,

Residential Colleges, come give a cheer.

為住宿學院歡呼,

A place to call our home for all four years.

在整整四年,這個地方會讓你有家的感覺

A sense of unity, immense community

一種團結感,和很好的社區感,

Our friendships will prevail. That's why I chose Yale.

我們的友誼會長存,這就這為什麼我選擇耶魯,

But when you do step outside your Residential College,

但當你離開宿舍學院,

who knows what you might run into.

誰知道你可能會遇到那些人呢?

But mostly, I chose Yale

但,主要我選擇耶魯的原因,

for its superb academic opportunities.

是因為它有個極好的學術,

I came to Yale because I wanted to learn

我來耶魯,因為我渴望學習

and I wanted to learn from the best.

也渴望學習到最好的,

I was tired of memorizing figures and facts just to pass another test.

我已經厭惡去熟記數據和論據,就只是為了通過另一個考試,

Last year I spent the summer abroad, I helped to monitor a foreign election. And now I volunteer at a law school clinic on human rights protection.

去年的夏天,我出國,我幫忙監控一個國外的選舉,現在,我在法學院擔任人權保衛的志工,

I want to be an architect someday -I want to help save a city that's dying.

某天,我希望成為建築師,我想挽救一個逐漸枯竭的城市,

That's why I needed a school that would push me to see that my coursework has a grounding in reality. Now I grasp the bigger picture - my perspective has a different scale.That's why I chose Yale.

這就是為什麼,我需要一間大學,可以督促我去達到一個實際的意義,現在,我有遠景,有了不同視野的領悟,這就是為什麼我選擇耶魯,

I came to Yale from across the world, because I wanted a global education. Now I'm bringing clean water to the countries that need it through the H20 Africa Foundation.

我從世界另一端來到耶魯,因為我渴望有個全球化教育,現在,藉由非洲水的建設,我給需要的國家乾淨的水,

I'm taking a class called Philosophy of Art, to see where truth and beauty connect. What is the concept of art, and why should we care?

我正在一堂修藝術哲學的課,去看看美和真理怎麼的結合,什麼是藝術?為什麼我們要顧慮?

Where do Plato and Picasso intersect?

柏拉圖和畢卡索有什麼共同之處?

I study real world problems that need to be solved,

我研究急需解決的世界問題

because the climate is changing fast.

因為氣候正在迅速的改變,

I'm working on a project I designed myself

我正在研究一項自己設計的計畫,

for submission to a conference on the Polar Ice Shelf.

為了參加一個極地冰層研討會,

With the faculty's help, I know that I won't fail.

有教師們的幫忙下,我相信我會成功,

That's why I chose Yale.

這就是為什麼我選擇耶魯,

How do I know which class to take?

我怎麼知道要選哪門課程呢?

There's over 2000 here.

這裡有超過兩千多堂課,

More than 50 foreign languages.

50種以上的外國語言,

It's only our freshman year.

這只是我們大學的第一年,

Well, as your freshman counselor,

恩,作為你們的新生顧問,

I was chosen by the Dean.

我是被主任指派,

I'm a senior in this college,

我是大四生,

and I know just what you mean.

我知道你們的意思,

The first two weeks of classes,

在剛開始的兩個禮拜課程,

take any course you choose.

去上你選得的任何課,

Then you pick your favorites -

然後再選擇,你喜歡的,

there's no way you can lose.

這樣下來,你沒有任何損失,

And when it's time to study for that intensive course,

當你研讀一個密集課程,

and you're looking for the perfect resource,

而且你還正在尋找一個完整的資源時,

Yale's libraries have got what you need -

在耶魯圖書館,你能找到任何你需要的,

dozens of collections sure to help you succeed.

許多的館藏保證能幫助到你,

Within this mountain of books, between these walls

在這一堆書中,在高牆之間,

you'll find music and film,

你會找到音樂和電影,

ancient maps and all.

古代地圖,和所有東西

You'll want for nothing

你不用擔心,

someone clearly thought of every detail.

已經有人為你想好一切,

Do you mind?

不好意思,

This is a library.

這裡可是圖書館,

...sorry.

...不好意思,

That's why I chose Yale.

這就是為什麼我選擇耶魯,

Everyone here is on a similar mission

這裡的每個人都有相同的使命,

where great classes and professors are a campus tradition.

好的課程和教授成了一個校園傳統,

The students are able and the classes are small,

學生是能幹的,教室是不大的,

so go audition all your courses in the lecture hall.

所以快去演講廳,去試聽你的所有課程,

Come on people, time to hit the ignition

大家,來吧,是時候點燃心中的烈火,

in science or in chemistry or as a musician.

在科學,化學,或成為音樂家,

Meet your professors over coffee or dinner -

你可以在喝咖啡時或吃晚餐時,和教授交談,

with their help you're sure to be an academic winner

在他們的幫助下,你絕對可以成為一個學術贏家,

We're housed in suites in our residential colleges.

我們住在宿舍學院,

There's no debating it, everyone acknowledges -

沒有人有異議,每個人都知道的,

we've got it made with a Master and a Dean,

在我們學習過程,有著院長和主任的陪伴,

and a freshman counselor to show us the scene.

還有個新生顧問為我們展現願景,

Residential Colleges give spirit and unity to every single person in the Yale community

住宿學院給予每一個在耶魯社區的人團結的精神,

We eat there and we study and we joke and relax

我們這那飲食 學習 玩 放鬆

and go to masters teas and study breaks for nighttime snacks.

和參加院長的茶會,也在休息中吃著消夜,

That's why we chose Yale!

這就是為什麼我們選擇耶魯,

All right then...

好了,現在,

"Cats" was better.�

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