歌词
Speech during Freshmen's Week
大学新生周演讲
I would first of all like to welcome you all to the college
首先我要欢迎大家来到我们大学
I know you have all worked hard in order to get here
我知道你们为了来到这里非常努力
And I hope you will find all your effort has been worthwhile
希望你们能认为你们的所有努力都是值得的
And that we will be able to help you achieve your ambitions as far as possible
我们会尽可能的帮助你们实现你们的雄心壮志
Please make use of our facilities to the full
请充分使用学校的各种设施
And if you are in any doubt of what we have to offer,
如果你们对我们的义务持有疑问
Please do not hesitate to ask,
请随时提出来
I would like to make clear to you your part of the contract,
我会向你们说明你们的义务
Which you must fulfil if you wish us to fulfil ours.
如果你们需要我们履行义务，那你们也必须要履行
Learning,
关于学习
As I'm sure you realise is a two way process
我确定你们明白学习是双向过程
And without a significant investment from you,
如果没有你们的大力投入
All our efforts will come to nothing
我们所有的努力都是白费的
Now，about class attendance.
现在来说课堂出勤
You are required to attend 80% of classes.
你们的出勤率要达到80%
If you do not do so,
如果你没有达到这个要求
We will not be able to give you a certificate of attendance
我就不能给你们出席证书
Should you require one for any particular purpose
这个证书是实现所有特定目标的前提条件
In other words,
换句话说
We will not regard you as having followed the course at all.
也就是我们完全不认为你们已经上了课
The compulsory courses are those classes you take in your assigned groups.
必修课是你们被分配到相应小组中要学习的课程
In a minute,
在这之后
Mr. Lucas will tell you which group you are in.
卢卡斯先生会告知你们小组分配情况
The extra,
另外
Individual work available in the laboratory or the computer room is,
在实验室或机房进行的个别课程
Of course, optional.
是选修的
In addition to classwork,
除了课堂作业以外
You are supposed to put in 3-4 hours a day of private study.
你们每天需要进行三到四个小时的自学
This year we have changed our methods of assessment,
今年我们改变了考核方法
In an effort to get away from the formal examination
我们脱离了正式考试
And move towards a system which better reflects work done throughout the year.
转而采用一种能更好反映全年学习效果的系统
You are required to hand in 5 pieces of written work as part of your final assessment
你们要上交五份书面作业，作为期末评定的一部分
These you may choose from your class assignments
书面作业可以从课堂作业中选择。
At the end of the course there will a formal examination consisting of 3 three-hour papers
课程结束以后会有正规考试，要求完成三场三个小时的考试
You do not have to take the last of these
你们可以不用参加最后一项
You can submit a 10,000 word extended essay instead
但是要交一份1万字的拓展性论文
You should discuss the title of this with your tutor
你们要和辅导老师讨论题目
You can obtain more details about the examination from your tutor
也可以从辅导老师那里得到有关考试的详细信息
On a more practical note
从实用观点来说
We do not want to have too many rules and regulations
我们不希望制定太多规章制度
But for the sake of public safety and comfort there must be some
不过出于公共安全和舒适性考虑，规章制度是必要的
It is expressly forbidden to smoke in the classrooms as this poses a fire hazard
严禁在教室里吸烟，因为存在火灾隐患
We also ask that you do not take food and drink into the classrooms
而且也不能将食物和饮料带进教室
About your dorm
关于宿舍规定
You are not permitted to put up overnight guests in your rooms
你们不能留客在宿舍过夜
Similarly,
同样
We can't allow you to entertain more than 5 guests during the day in your rooms
宿舍的来客每天不能超过5个人
As this causes a disturbance
因为可能会打扰到其他人
If you wish to hold larger parties
如果你们想举办大型聚会
Please reserve the common room for that purpose
请预订聚会用公共休息室
We hope that you will find these rules reasonable and enjoy your stay with us
我们希望你们认同这些规章的合理性，享受学校时光
I will now hand you back to Miss Johnson
下面再请出约翰逊小姐
Who will assign you to your groups.
她会给你们分组
专辑信息