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走进牛津大学 第41期:钱钟书的"牛津留学路"

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 Qian Zhongshu, a Chinese Literary scholar and writer,

钱钟书，中国文学研究家、作家，
was born on the 21st November, 1910 in Wuxi, Jiangsu.
1910年11月21日出生于江苏无锡，
He is known for his burning wit and formidable erudition.
以惊人的才智和博学著称。
His achievement in literature, ancient learning，comparative literature,and Cultural Critique was dubbed1 the title of "Qian Xue".
他在文学、国学、比较文学及文化批评等领域都取得了巨大的成就，被冠以“钱学”的称号。
Qian was accepted into the Department of Foreign Languages of Tsinghua University in 1929 because of his excellent performance in Chinese and English languages.
1929年，鉴于他出色的汉语和英语水平，钱钟书被清华大学外国语学院录取。
He graduated with honors four years later.
四年后，他以优异的成绩毕业。
In 1935, Qian received government scholarship to pursue his studies at Exeter College, Oxford2 in Britain.
1935年，钱钟书考取了国家公费留学资格，留学英国牛津大学艾克赛特学院，
In the same year, he married Yangjiang, who was to become a successful translator and playwright3.
同年与未来的著名翻译家、作家杨绛结婚。
After returning to China in 1938, he taught in many schools due to the unstable4 situation during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
1938年回国后，由于当时抗日战争的动荡局势，他曾在多所高校任教。
In 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded,he was appointed a professor in his alma mater Tsinghua University.
1949年新中国成立后，钱钟书被母校清华大学聘为教授。
He was instated as the deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in his old age, and died at the age of 88.
晚年就职于中国社会科学院任副院长，并于88岁与世长辞。
After spending two years to study English Literature at Exeter College,Qian received his Bachelor of Literature.
钱钟书在艾克赛特学院攻读英国文学两年后，获得了文学硕士学位。
During this period, he spent almost all his time reading,
留学期间，他研心苦读，
including a variety of books as literature, philosophy, history, psychology5,
博览文学、哲学、史学、心理学等各方面的书籍，
as well as a large amount of western modern novels.
包括大量的西方现代小说。
There is the best library all around the world in Oxford - Bodleian Library,
牛津大学拥有世界一流的图书馆——牛津大学图书馆。
which contains not only the tremendous central library but also dozens of special libraries around it.
牛津大学不仅有规模庞大的中心图书馆，而且在其周围建有几十个专题图书馆。
Thanks to his formidable erudition, Qian was employed as the contributing editor of Oxford Eastern Philosophy, Religion, and Art books.
由于钱钟书的知识面极宽，“牛津大学东方哲学、宗教、艺术丛书”曾聘任他为特约编辑。

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1 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 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。
3 playwright 8Ouxo     
n.剧作家，编写剧本的人
参考例句：
  • Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
  • The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。
4 unstable Ijgwa     
adj.不稳定的，易变的
参考例句：
  • This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
  • The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。
5 psychology U0Wze     
n.心理，心理学，心理状态
参考例句：
  • She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
  • He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

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