…and that why this is such an important decision. Because it will follow you now and into the future. And that concludes another traditional Yale information session. There will be a guided tour beginning in 15 minutes. In the meantime, I may be happy to answer any questions you may have. Yes, um… When was Yale founded? Great question. Yale was founded in 1701. Oh, um, yes, you. Is it true that all Yale professors teach? Another great question. It is true that every tenured professor in Yale College teaches undergraduates, so even a freshman might be taking a class from a Nobel Prize winner. Any more questions??? Yeah, I have a question. Why did you choose Yale?
這就是為什么這是一個至關重要的決定。因為它不僅影響你現(xiàn)在的生活，也決定你將來的路途。講完這點，我們這期的耶魯座談會也將告一個段落。十五分鐘后會有一個參觀校園的活動。各位來賓有問題的話，可以趁這段時間提問。對了，嗯……耶魯大學什么時候成立的呢？好問題。耶魯是于1971年成立的。嗯，好的，您請講……聽說耶魯?shù)慕淌诙紩H自授課對嗎？這個問題也很好。是的，耶魯終身教授都會參與本科生教學。大一新生的某位老師就可能是位諾獎獲得者。還有問題嗎？嗯……我還想問個問題。那你選擇耶魯?shù)脑蚴鞘裁茨兀?/div>

When I was a senior in high school, colleges called out my name. Every day I'd debate where to matriculate, but every place seemed the same. Yet after I went through the options, only one choice remained. I wanted hail from a college called Yale. Now let me explain…
高中階段的最后一年，我心中憧憬著大學夢，整日思索自己的象牙塔是哪一座。每所大學似乎都很精彩。終于徘徊過許多選項，備選單只剩一個名字，那所名叫“耶魯”的大學成了我最終的夢想。大家聽我把原因盡述……

It’s a place where you’ll learn quintessential knowledge, and you can live in Residential College, and you can put your hearts into all the liberal arts. And that’s why I chose Yale.

Of course, you’ll get a first-rate education, but also thriven classmates’ conversation.

Here is where we thread Shakespeare studies and pre-med. And that’s why I chose Yale.

One of the reasons I chose Yale was for its housing system. Before students arrive as freshman, they are randomly assigned to one of twelve smaller communities called residential colleges. These colleges have nothing to do with academic subjects or extracurricular activities. But rest assured, they are quite a bit more than just living spaces.

那里你將和人類最精華的知識相伴，那里有優(yōu)越的住宿學院，那里你能見到藝術與科學最美的一面，這是我選耶魯?shù)脑颉Ｒ攷Ыo你世界一流的教育，更讓你在優(yōu)秀的學生的交流中成長。這里是史哲理工，文藝社科的大熔爐，莎士比亞和生物化學直接碰撞。這就是我選耶魯?shù)脑?。我選耶魯?shù)脑蛑皇撬淖∷拗贫龋谛律胱⌒@之前，他們被隨機分派到十二個學校下屬的社區(qū)，這些社區(qū)叫做住宿學院。住宿學院和學術教育及課外活動無關，但是可以肯定的是它們絕不僅是一個住宿的地方。

Students here at Yale come from everywhere around with every type of interest that can possibly be found. Do our passions divide us? No, our colleges provide us with family and common ground. For all four years we’ll all reside together in colleges united by bride. And such great facilities to hone your abilities, you’ll never want to go outside.
對不起打擾下。嗯招生處老師好給我們介紹下住宿學院吧。沒問題。耶魯?shù)膶W生來自世界各地，有著不盡相同的興趣志向。每個人突出的個性會讓我們變得生分嗎？不，住宿學院讓我們找到共同點。讓我們有家一般的感覺。整個四年我們都要住在同一個學院，集體榮譽感讓我們團結在一起。這里一流的設施讓你提升能力，讓你不想跨出學院大門。

Every college has a dining hall with a salad bar and grill and organic options for every meal. I am going to eat my fill.

Each one has a common room, which we could not live without to study or to meet in groups or simply to hang out

.And when the dining halls are closed there is butteries for snack.

And if you need a study break, there is game room to relax.

I can get to my college library without stepping foot outside.

And just right down the hallway, my clothes are washed and dried.

I work out in my college gym, a mere two floors below.

Then I meet my friends for rehearsal in the dance studio.

There are tons of music practice rooms where I can hone my skills.

We even have a movie theater. This one always gives me chills.

We don’t have normal dorms at Yale. Instead, we live in suites. So you may have a roommate. We have matching sheets! Outside there’s a common room, so come and stay awhile. There’s space for couches and TV’s or a lava lamp if that’s your style.

At the head of every college is a master and a dean. They live with us and eat with us and everything between. (Am I taking the right class? Will these credits suffice? I’ve got the flu. Need a pass. Can I get some advice? What’s a good summer program? This fellowship is nice. Thank goodness that we have our dean.? )

每個住宿學院都有食堂，每餐都供應色拉，燒烤肉類和天然種植蔬菜。我要享用我的大餐了。每個學生都有一個共享客廳，在那里學習，小組聚會。或者放松休閑都可以。如果食堂關了，還有小賣部供應小吃。如果學習累了想休息下，我們有娛樂室可以放松。住宿學院有圖書館，不用出門就能上自習借書。就在走廊的下面，我就可以洗衣服，烘干衣服。我往下走兩層，就能到體育中心鍛煉。然后去舞蹈中心和朋友一起排練。充足的琴房能讓我全力提高演奏水平。我們甚至還有電影院，刺激連連。夜路沒有通常的單間宿舍，我們只有套間。所以你可能會有一個室友。我們的床單都一樣。外面有公用休息室，來小坐一會兒吧。有沙發(fā)有電視。如果你喜歡的話，還可以放上一盞熔巖燈。每個住宿學院由一位院長（管生活）和一位主任（管教務）負責。他們和我們一起吃住。一起分享生活美妙時光。我的課程選對了嗎？這些學分夠了嗎？我感冒了嗎，需要開假條。我能問一些學習建議嗎？暑假有什么好活動嗎？這種大家在一起的社區(qū)感覺好溫馨。謝天謝地我們有教務主任在身邊。

A master brings us all together as our senior prof hosting study breaks and lectures for when we need time off. Who’d like to see a Broadway show? I’ll gladly subsidize. Let’s host another concert. I’ll proudly harmonize. There’s free food in the evening for all of you to share, and a master’s tea tomorrow too. I hope to see you there.

Master’s tea are a chance to see all your favorite celebrities. Here their stories and ask advice.

Residential colleges, come give a cheer. A place to call our home for all four years.? A sense of unity, immense community our friendship will prevail. That’s why I chose Yale.

院長由一位全職正教授擔任，他把大家凝聚到一塊兒。當我們學習累的時候，他會組織調劑節(jié)目和講座。誰要看百老匯演出？我很樂意資助。我們再開一次音樂會吧。我很高興加入伴奏。今晚有免費食品，供大家享用。明天有院長茶會，你一定要來啊。在院長茶會你有機會和你喜歡的各界名人會面，可以聽他們分享人生經歷，還可以問他們問題……那就是我不得不采訪他兩次的原因。一起來為住宿學院歡呼吧。一個讓我們能有家的感覺的地方。一個我們要度過四年的地方。這種凝聚感，這種社區(qū)感，讓我們的友誼長青。這就是我為什么選擇耶魯。

But when you do step outside your residential college, who knows what you might run into.

But mostly I chose Yale for its superb academic opportunities.

I came to Yale because I wanted to learn and I wanted to learn from the best. I was tired of memorizing figures and facts just to pass another test.

Last year I spent the summer abroad, I helped to monitor a foreign election. And now I volunteer at a law school clinic on human rights protection.

I want to be an architect someday, I want to help save a city that’s dying. That’s why I needed a school that would push me to see that my coursework has grounding in reality. Now I grasp a bigger picture my perspective has a different scale. That’s why I chose Yale.

I came to Yale from across the world, because I wanted a global education. Now I’m bringing clean water to the countries that need it through the H20 Africa foundation.

I’m taking a class called Philosophy of art, to see where truth and beauty connect. What is the concept of art, and why should we care? Where Plato and Picasso intersect?

I study real world problems that need to be solved, because the climate is changing fast. I’m working on a project I designed myself for submission to a conference on the polar ice shelf. With the faculty’s help, I know I won’t fail.

How do I know which class to take? There’s over 2000 here. More than 50 foreign languages. It’s only our freshman year.

Well, as your freshman counselor, I was chosen by the dean. I’m the senior in his college, and I know just what you mean. The first two weeks of classes, take any course you choose. Then you pick your favorites there’s no way you can lose.

走出住宿學院天地之外是哪些人活躍在耶魯?shù)男@里呢？但是我最終選擇耶魯?shù)脑蜻€是因為它杰出的學術成績。我到耶魯因為我想學東西，我想從最優(yōu)秀的人那里學，我厭倦了死記圖表和知識點就只是為了通過考試。去年夏天我呆在國外幫忙監(jiān)督了一次選舉?，F(xiàn)在我在法學院實習所當志愿者，協(xié)助參與人權保護工作。我將來想成為建筑家，我想拯救消亡中的城市。我期待一個大學能啟迪我，向我展現(xiàn)高深學問的現(xiàn)實意義。如今我已能展望遠景，視野從未如此開闊。這就是我為什么選擇耶魯。我跨越半球來到耶魯，我想接受全球化教育?，F(xiàn)在我通過非洲水基金把干凈的水帶給缺水的國度。我正在修一門藝術哲學課，希望能找到真理與美的結合。藝術是什么？之于人類的意義何在？柏拉圖和畢加索的交集在哪里？我研究和現(xiàn)實聯(lián)系緊密的課題。比如全球氣候的迅速變遷。我正在做一個自己設計的項目，準備參加極地冰架會議。有老師們幫忙，我相信自己一定能成功。這是我選擇耶魯?shù)脑?。該怎么選課??？有兩千多門。五十多中語言啊。我們還是第一年的新生啊。作為你們的新生顧問，我由系主任選派。我今年大四，我理解你們的困惑。開學頭兩周把你們想選的課都試聽一遍。然后選出你們最喜歡的。這樣一定可以搞定。

And when it’s time to study foe that intensive course，and you’re looking for the perfect resource. Yale’s libraries have got what you need, dozens of collections sure to help you succeed. Within this mountain of books, between these walks, you’ll find music and film ancient maps and all.? You’ll want for nothing someone clearly thought of every detail.

Everyone here is on a similar mission, where great classes and professors are a campus tradition. The students are able and the classes are small, so go audition all your courses in the lecture hall. Come on people, time to hit the ignition in science or in chemistry or as a musician. Meet your professors over coffee or dinner with their help you’re sure to be an academic winner. We’re housed in suites in our residential colleges. There’s no debating it, everyone acknowledges. We’ve got it made with a master and a dean and a freshman counselor to show the scene, residential colleges give spirit and unity. To every single person in the Yale community. We eat there and we study and we joke and relax and go to master’s teas and study break for nighttime snacks. That’s why I chose Yale. Yale~~~

到你們需要攻克某門艱難課程，尋找學習資源時，耶魯圖書館定能找到你所需，豐富的館藏會助你一臂之力。在這書山之中，在這些高墻之間收藏了音樂和背景，古代地圖和別的所有一切。你根本不用操心，耶魯為你精心準備好了一切所需要的學習條件。不好意思打擾一下。請別忘了這里是圖書館。對不起。這就是我為什么選擇耶魯。這里每個人都有著相同的使命。這里的教學和教授的一流聲譽歷代不衰。我們的班級小，我們的同學個個出色。趕快先去教室做新學期水平分級測試吧。加油，趕緊開動學習機器。未來的科學家，化學家和音樂家們?？Х葧r間，晚餐時間……你隨時可以和教授交談，在他們的細心啟蒙下學業(yè)定能有所飛躍。我們四年都在住宿學院起居生活。這個培養(yǎng)模式廣受世人贊譽。院長和主人跟我們在成功的路上時時相伴。新生顧問向我們展現(xiàn)了未來景象。住宿學院凝聚了，鼓舞了耶魯大家庭中的每一個成員。我們在那里用餐，學習，嬉戲，休息，參加院長茶會，相聚于休息時光，享受夜間小吃。這是我們選擇耶魯?shù)脑颉?/div>