资料来源:《英语畅谈世界文化》

每天一分钟,我们一起玩转世界文化
常青藤联盟是美国一个著名的联盟,很多常青藤大学在世界上享有盛誉。
童鞋们注意引号不写,是英式拼写哦~~

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Ivy League 常青藤联盟
Ivy Group Agreement 常青藤联盟协议
American
Yale University 耶鲁大学
Columbia University 哥伦比亚大学
Ivy-Leaguer 常青藤联盟会员
What about before that? How did it become so famous throughout the world? In February 1954, what is more commonly accepted as the founding date for the Ivy League, the Ivy Group Agreement was changed and extended into all sports and to help intra-group competition. OK, so the basic intent of the original Ivy Agreement was to improve and help college athletics, but not interfering with the real purpose of universities, which of course is education. You've got it! To be honest, it comes from the American obsession with competition in both sports and learning. Ivy League members must be exceptional people. They have a rare spirit of competition and excellence. Ivy League teams have won many competitions over the years. And the spectators love them, too. Watching an Ivy League game is wonderful, whether it's fencing, cross-country running, American football, basketball or lacrosse. They even have a golf team, at Yale University. What's that shield on your shirt? It looks familiar. Just one of the many Ivy League shields, I went to Columbia University, so I'm a real Ivy-Leaguer.