英语听力：听电影学英语-高校男生/历史男孩 01

　　[00:40.34]Morning! 早上好!
[00:45.38]You are entitled, though only for five minutes, Dakin, 你被授权了 Dankins 即使只有5分钟
[00:47.46]to feel pleased with yourselves. 为自己感到高兴吧
[00:48.66]No one has done as well. Not in English, not in science, 没人做的像你一样好 不管是语言还是科学性
[00:54.38]not even, dare I say it, in media studies. 甚至 我可以说 媒体调查也做的很好
[00:57.10]And you alone are up for Oxford¹ and Cambridge. 只有你一个人能上牛津剑桥
[00:59.78]So, to work. First essay this term will be the Church on the eve of the Reformation. 言归正传 这学期第一篇论文 要写的是宗教改革前夕的教堂
[01:05.26]- Not again, Miss. - This is Oxford and Cambridge. - 又来了 老师 - 这是牛津和剑桥
[01:10.02]You don't just need to know it, you need to know it backwards², Timms. Facts, facts, facts. 你们不仅要了解 还要能倒背如流 Timms 史实 史实 史实
[01:13.62]They're clever, but they're crass³. 他们很聪明 但未被雕凿
[01:18.26]And were it Bristol or York, I'd have no worries. 如果是布里斯托尔大学和约克大学 那我一点都不担心
[01:23.54]But Oxford and Cambridge? 但是这是牛津和剑桥啊!
[01:25.74]We need a strategy, Dorothy, a game plan. 我们需要想些策略 桃乐丝 一个游戏计划
[01:30.74]- They know their stuff. - But they lack flair⁴. - 他们了解自己的实力 - 但他们鉴别力不够
[01:35.86]Culture they can get from Hector. Hector可以教他们文化
[01:39.34]History from you, but... 你可以教历史 但是...
[01:39.62]I'm thinking aloud now. 我现在进行思想斗争
[01:42.46]Is there something else? 还有什么要教的?
[01:46.86]Think charm, think polish. 想想魅力 完美
[01:48.46]Think... Renaissance⁵ man. 想想 涅磐的人
[01:51.50]Leave it with me, Dorothy, leave it with me. 你可以走了 桃乐丝 你可以走了
[01:54.46]Yes, Headmaster. 好的 校长
[02:00.10]Wilkes. Wilkes
[02:03.02]Ah, yes. An innovation to the timetable. 是的 日程表改了
[02:05.14]- PE. - Yes, Headmaster. - 体育 - 是的 校长
[02:06.82]For the Oxbridge set. "Surely not", you say. But why not? 对于牛津剑桥类的学生 "当然不" 你说 但是为什么不？
[02:12.86]This is the biggest hurdle⁶ of their lives and I want them... galvanized. 这是他们人生最大的挑战 我想让他们...受到激励
[02:15.82]Galvanized. Yes, Headmaster. 激励 好的 校长
[02:23.42]In the timetable, our esteemed⁷ headmaster 在日程表里 我们尊敬的校长
[02:27.38]has given these periods the dubious⁸ title of "general studies". 给这些课时起了个模棱两可的名字 叫做"公共课"
[02:34.18]I will let you into a little secret, boys. 我要告诉你们一些小秘密 小伙子们
[02:34.82]There is no such thing as general studies. 公共课是不存在的
[02:39.14]General studies is a waste of time. 公共课是在浪费时间
[02:43.94]Knowledge is not general, it is specific. 知识不是共性而是特性的
[02:48.62]And nothing to do with getting on. 没有什么联系的
[02:52.14]But remember, open quotation⁹ marks, "All knowledge is precious 但是 记住 正引号 "所有的知识都是宝贵的
[02:56.50]whether or not it serves the slightest human use", close quotation marks. 只要它为人类做出那怕是微不足道的贡献" 反引号
[03:02.26]Who said, Akhtar? Timms? 谁说的 Akhtar? Timms?
[03:05.14]Lockwood, Dakin? Lockwood Dakin?
[03:08.78]"Loveliest of trees, the cherry now..." "树木的可爱 现在是樱桃"
[03:12.22]- A Housman, sir. - "AE Housman, sir." - A Houseman说的 先生 - 是AE Houseman 先生
[03:15.38]Wasn't he a nancy, sir? 他是不是很娘娘腔 先生?
[03:15.62]Foul, festering, grubby-minded little trollop. 恶臭 化脓 生蛆的脑子 小荡妇
[03:18.46]- Do not use that word. - But you use it, sir. - 不要说那个词 - 但是您用过 先生
[03:21.10]I do, sir, I know. But I am far gone in age and decrepitude¹⁰. 我用过 先生 我知道 但我年老力衰了
[03:24.10]Er, you're not supposed to hit us, sir. We could report you. 您不能打我们 先生 我们可以举报您
[03:29.34]I know, I know. 我知道 我知道
[03:29.74]You should treat us with more respect. We're scholarship candidates now, sir. 您该更尊重我们 先生 我们是奖学金候选人 先生
[03:33.90]- We're all going in for Oxford and Cambridge. - Oxford and Cambridge! What for? - 我们都是要去牛津剑桥的 - 牛津剑桥  为什么要去?
[03:36.82]Old, sir. Tried and tested. 废话 先生 我们努力了并要通过测试
[03:39.62]No! It's because other boys want to go there. 不 是因为别的男生也想去那里
[03:43.06]It's the hot ticket, standing¹¹ room only. 炙手可热 千军万马过独木桥
[03:45.10]- Where did you go, sir? - I went to Sheffield. - 您在哪上的大学 先生? - 我上的雪菲尔德大学
[03:49.54]I was happy! 我很开心!
[03:50.74]"Happy is England, sweet her artless daughters; "整个英国都很愉悦 她那不谙世故的女儿们多么可爱
[03:55.06]Enough her simple loveliness for me." Keats. 她的简单和姣好对我已足足有余" 济慈
[03:58.78]We won't be examined on that, will we, sir? 我们会考这个吗 先生?
[04:02.22]- Keats? - Happiness. - 济慈? - 快乐
[04:09.10]- You are? - Irwin. - 你是? - Irwin
[04:11.26]- Irwin? - The temporary contract teacher. - Irwin? - 临时合同老师
[04:15.06]Quite so. 是的
[04:15.82]The examinations are at the end of term, 学期末就要考试了
[04:18.78]which gives us, er... three months, at the outside. 这样我们就有 3个月的时间 最多
[04:21.30]- You were at Cambridge. You know the form. - Oxford. Jesus. - 你是剑桥毕业的 你知道该怎么做 - 牛津 天哪
[04:25.66]You see... I-I thought of going. 你知道 我也想去那里的
[04:30.86]But this was the... the '50s. 但是那是50年代
[04:33.06]Change was in the air, and a spirit of adventure. 动荡不安 人们充满了冒险精神
[04:38.54]So, where did you go? 那么 您去了哪个学校?
[04:41.86]I was a geographer¹². I went to Hull¹³. 我是搞地理的 我去了赫尔大学
[04:44.50]They're a likely lot, the boys. Erm, erm... 他们都很像 那些小伙子们
[04:47.66]All keen. One oddity - Rudge. 都很热切 但有一点不好的 不太成熟
[04:53.86]Determined to try for Oxford. Christ Church, of all places. 决定只去牛津 一棵树上吊死
[04:55.50]No hope. No. 没有希望 没有
[04:59.22]Might get into Loughborough, in a bad year. 如果年程不好只能去 拉夫伯勒学院

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

3 crass   

adj.愚钝的，粗糙的；彻底的

参考例句：

• The government has behaved with crass insensitivity.该政府行事愚蠢而且麻木不仁。
• I didn't want any part of this silly reception,It was all so crass.我完全不想参加这个无聊的欢迎会，它实在太糟糕了。

4 flair   

n.天赋，本领，才华；洞察力

参考例句：

• His business skill complements her flair for design.他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。
• He had a natural flair for business.他有做生意的天分。

5 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

6 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

7 esteemed   

adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 )；敬重；认为；以为

参考例句：

• The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

9 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。

10 decrepitude   

n.衰老；破旧

参考例句：

• Staying youth can be likened to climbing steep hill,while negligence will lead to decrepitude overnight. 保持青春已如爬坡，任由衰老会一泻千里。
• The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect.这座建筑看上去破旧失修，无人照管。

11 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

12 geographer   

n.地理学者

参考例句：

• His grandfather is a geographer.他的祖父是一位地理学家。
• Li Siguang is a famous geographer.李四光是一位著名的地理学家。

13 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。