雅思阅读材料之哥伦比亚大学

 

The prestige that comes with an Ivy League education.

享受在常春藤盟校之一的就读的荣誉。

小编注：常春藤盟校或常春藤联盟（Ivy League）是由美国东北部地区的8所大学组成的体育赛事联盟。这8所学校都是历史悠久的美国，包括：布朗大学、哥伦比亚大学、康奈尔大学、达特茅斯学院、哈佛大学、宾夕法尼亚大学、普林斯顿大学、耶鲁大学。

 

2. Happy Students 逍遥派学生

 

 

96% of students return after their first year.

96%的学生在大学年之后才返校。

3. faculty 师资

 

 

a hundred percent of faculty have earned the highest degree in their field.

a hundred percent 师资获得了其研究领域的学历。

4. professors in the eyes of students? 学生眼中的导师？

 

 

94% of students surveyed rated the general knowledge of professors as above average.

调查显示，94%的学生认为其导师的通识素养只是“中等偏上”。

5. classes with less than 20 students 精英小班授课

 

 

You can expect personal attention with 77% of classes having less than 20 students.

77%的班级人数不到20人，你很可能受到他人的关注。

 

 

6. entertaimments 娱乐

 

 

98% of students surveyed said that there is always something fun and interesting going on near campus.

调查显示，98%的学生认为，在学校周边总会一些有趣的活动可参加。

7. living-in? 安家落户？

 

 

54% of students surveyed said that they would totally live in the area after graduation.

接受调查的学生中有54%称，他们完全有可能毕业后在学校周边安家落户。

 

8. relationships: balanced male-to-female ratio

恋爱：男女平衡，不怕落单!

 

A male-to-female ratio of 53/47 means there's a pretty even balance of students on campus.

校内学生的男女比例是53：47，这意味着校园内学生的性别比十分平衡。

9. house and accommodation 食宿

 

 

Living on campus doesn't come cheap, with an average housing price tag of $6,770.

在哥大的住宿不能算便宜。平均住宿费用为6770美元。

10. tuitions 学费

 

 

Tuition is a steep $47,246, one of the most expensive rates in the country.

学费高达47246美元，是全美国学费最贵的学校之一。

 

 

【轶事：“甜蜜” 哥大】巧克力酱不够吃，从食堂走私！

 

Last month, a Columbia undergraduate dining hall tried to give students a treat by serving Nutella every day, but some students are abusing the privilege. The demand is up to 100 pounds a day and costs the school $5,000 per week, thanks in part to some students smuggling extra chocolate hazelnut spread out of the dining hall.

上个月，哥伦比亚大学的一个本科生食堂决定给学生们打打牙祭，就每天都在食堂里提供能多益牌巧克力榛子酱（一种意大利厂商生产的巧克力榛子酱，可如牛油、花生酱般涂在面包、饼干等食物上，也可以用作烘烤糕点的馅料。）结果学校的好意却被某些学生挥霍了。这种巧克力酱在食堂里的消耗量达到了每天100磅（约90.6斤），每周给学校增添了5000美元的费用。巧克力酱遭疯抢的部分原因是，有学生从食堂偷运巧克力酱贩卖给其他同学！