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走进耶鲁大学 第6期:耶鲁大学住宿学院(2)

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 Calhoun College, named for John C. Calhoun, former vice-president and influential1 member of Congress of the United States.

卡尔霍恩学院：以约翰C卡尔霍思之名命名，曾就任美国副总统，也曾是美国众议员的重要人物。
Davenport College, named for Rev2. John Davenport, the founder3 of New Haven4. Often called "D' port".
达文波特学院：以约翰达文波特教士之名命名，他是纽黑文市的创立人。该学院常被学生称为D'Port。
Ezra Stiles College, named for the Rev. Ezra Stiles, a president of Yale. Generally called "Stiles". Its buildings were designed by Eero Saarinen.
埃兹拉斯泰尔斯学院：以耶鲁大学校长埃兹拉·斯泰尔斯之名命名。通常称作 Stiles。学院建筑为埃罗沙里宁所设计。
Jonathan Edwards College, named for theologian, Yale alumnus，and Princeton co-founder Jonathan Edwards. Generally called It is the oldest of the 12 residential5 colleges, and is the only college with an independent endowment, the Jonathan Edwards Trust.
乔纳森爱德华兹学院：以神学家、耶鲁校友、普林斯顿大学创始人之一乔纳森·爱德华兹之名命名，通常称为JE, 是耶鲁12所住宿学院中最古老的一个，也是耶鲁唯一一所拥有独立捐款--乔纳森爱德华兹基金的学院。
Morse College, named for Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code and the telegraph. Also designed by Eero Saarinen.
莫尔斯学院：以莫尔斯电码及电报发明人塞缪尔B莫尔斯之名命名。也是由埃罗沙里宁设计。
Pierson College, named for Yale's first rector, Abraham Pierson.
皮尔森学院：以耶鲁首位校长亚伯拉罕皮尔森之名命名。
Saybrook College, named for Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the town in which Yale was founded.
塞布鲁克学院：以康州的地名--旧塞布鲁克命名，是耶鲁大学的创立地。
Silliman College, named for noted6 chemist and Yale professor Benjamin Silliman who invented the method of petrolic fractional distillation7.
西利曼学院：以著名化学家、耶鲁大学教授本杰明西利曼之名命名，他发明了石油的分馏法。
Timothy Dwight College, named for the two Yale presidents of that name, Timothy Dwight IV and Timothy Dwight V. Often called "T.D." for short.
蒂莫西德怀特学院：以耶鲁大学两任校长蒂莫西德怀特四世和蒂莫西德怀特五世命名。常简称为TD。
Trumbull College, named for Jonathan Trumbull, first Governor of Connecticut.
特朗布尔学院：以康州第一任州长乔纳森特朗布尔之名命名。
In the 1990s, Yale launched a series of extensive renovations to the older residential buildings. In June 2008, President Levin announced that the construction of two new residential colleges had been authorized8 by the Yale Corporation, and was scheduled to open in 2013. The additional colleges will reduce the crowding in the existing residential colleges and allow for expanded admission.
20世纪90年代，耶鲁开始大规模地翻新老旧的住宿学院建筑。2008年6月，莱温校长宣布，耶鲁集团已经批准修建两所新的住宿学院，预计于2013年投人使用。 新增的学院将大大缓解现有学院住宿紧张的局面，招生规模也将随之扩大。

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1 influential l7oxK     
adj.有影响的，有权势的
参考例句：
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
2 rev njvzwS     
v.发动机旋转，加快速度
参考例句：
  • It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
  • Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
3 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
4 haven 8dhzp     
n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所
参考例句：
  • It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
  • The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
5 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
6 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
7 distillation vsexs     
n.蒸馏，蒸馏法
参考例句：
  • The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century.通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
  • The oil is distilled from the berries of this small tree.油是从这种小树的浆果中提炼出来的。
8 authorized jyLzgx     
a.委任的，许可的
参考例句：
  • An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

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