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   The Russell Group is a university union that produces the most Nobel Prize winners around the word.

  罗素集团是全世界产生诺贝尔奖得主最多的大学联盟。
  So far, there are some 300 Nobel Prize winners from the Group, among which 188 are from Cambridge, Oxford1, and London University.
  迄今为止,有大约300名诺贝尔奖得主出自该集团,其中,仅剑桥、牛津和伦敦大学就产生了188名。
  Moreover, the Oxford University is also a membership of the Coimbra Group,
  此外,牛津大学也是科英布拉集团的成员,
  which is a network of 38 European leading universities,
  它是由38个欧洲顶尖大学组成的联盟,
  including some universities that are the oldest and most prestigious2 in Europe.
  包括一些全欧洲最古老、最有声望的大学。
  According to statistics, the Oxford University produced a total number of two Kings of England,
  据统计,牛津大学总共产生了2位英国国士:
  forty-eight Nobel Prize winners, twenty-six British Prime Ministers,twelve saints and twenty Archbishops of Canterbury.
  48位诺贝尔奖得主,26位英国首相,12位圣徒和20位大主教。
  The King of the Britain in 1901,Edward VII, studied in Oxford between 1859 and 1860;
  1901年即位的英王爱德华七世曾在1859—1860年求学于牛津大学,
  and Edward VIII, the King of the Britain in 1936, learned in the University between 1912 and 1914.
  而于1936年即位的英王爱德华八世也在1912—1914年就读于牛津大学。
  Including Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma leader of the Opposition3, forty-eight Nobel Prize winners have studied or taught at Oxford.
  包括缅甸反对党领袖昂山素季在内的48位诺贝尔奖获得者都曾在牛津学习或者工作过。
  Twenty-six British Prime Ministers have attended Oxford, including William Gladstone, Herbert Asquith,
  在牛津学习过的26位英国首相包括威廉.格莱斯顿、赫伯特.阿斯奎斯
  Clement4 Attlee, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher5, Tony Blair, and so on.
  克莱门特.艾德礼、哈罗德.麦克米伦、哈罗德.威尔逊、爱德华.希思、玛格丽特.撒切尔、托尼.布莱尔等。
  Oxford has also produced at least twelve saints, and twenty Archbishops of Canterbury, including the current incumbent6, Rowan Williams.
  牛津大学还培养了至少12位圣徒和20位坎特伯雷大主教,包括现任坎特伯雷大主教罗恩.威廉斯。
  There are also many other famous senior and junior members of the University in various areas, such as writers, economists7, scientists, composers, and actors.
  此外还有其他很多牛津著名校友遍布于众多领域,其中包括作家、经济学家、科学家、作曲家和演员。

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1 Oxford Wmmz0a     
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 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的,有声望的,受尊敬的
参考例句:
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
3 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
4 clement AVhyV     
adj.仁慈的;温和的
参考例句:
  • A clement judge reduced his sentence.一位仁慈的法官为他减了刑。
  • The planet's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene.地球的历史包含着许多不如全新世稳定与温和的地质时期。
5 thatcher ogQz6G     
n.茅屋匠
参考例句:
  • Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
  • Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常,还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
6 incumbent wbmzy     
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
参考例句:
  • He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
  • It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
7 economists 2ba0a36f92d9c37ef31cc751bca1a748     
n.经济学家,经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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