…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?
这就是为什么这是一个至关重要的决定。因为它不仅影响你现在的生活，也决定你将来的路途。讲完这点，我们这期的耶鲁座谈会也将告一个段落。十五分钟后会有一个参观校园的活动。各位来宾有问题的话，可以趁这段时间提问。对了，嗯……耶鲁大学什么时候成立的呢？好问题。耶鲁是于1971年成立的。嗯，好的，您请讲……听说耶鲁的教授都会亲自授课对吗？这个问题也很好。是的，耶鲁终身教授都会参与本科生教学。大一新生的某位老师就可能是位诺奖获得者。还有问题吗？嗯……我还想问个问题。那你选择耶鲁的原因是什么呢？

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…
高中阶段的最后一年，我心中憧憬着大学梦，整日思索自己的象牙塔是哪一座。每所大学似乎都很精彩。终于徘徊过许多选项，备选单只剩一个名字，那所名叫“耶鲁”的大学成了我最终的梦想。大家听我把原因尽述……

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.

那里你将和人类最精华的知识相伴，那里有优越的住宿学院，那里你能见到艺术与科学最美的一面，这是我选耶鲁的原因。耶鲁带给你世界一流的教育，更让你在优秀的学生的交流中成长。这里是史哲理工，文艺社科的大熔炉，莎士比亚和生物化学直接碰撞。这就是我选耶鲁的原因。我选耶鲁的原因之一是它的住宿制度，在新生入住校园之前，他们被随机分派到十二个学校下属的社区，这些社区叫做住宿学院。住宿学院和学术教育及课外活动无关，但是可以肯定的是它们绝不仅是一个住宿的地方。

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.
对不起打扰下。嗯招生处老师好给我们介绍下住宿学院吧。没问题。耶鲁的学生来自世界各地，有着不尽相同的兴趣志向。每个人突出的个性会让我们变得生分吗？不，住宿学院让我们找到共同点。让我们有家一般的感觉。整个四年我们都要住在同一个学院，集体荣誉感让我们团结在一起。这里一流的设施让你提升能力，让你不想跨出学院大门。

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.  )

每个住宿学院都有食堂，每餐都供应色拉，烧烤肉类和天然种植蔬菜。我要享用我的大餐了。每个学生都有一个共享客厅，在那里学习，小组聚会。或者放松休闲都可以。如果食堂关了，还有小卖部供应小吃。如果学习累了想休息下，我们有娱乐室可以放松。住宿学院有图书馆，不用出门就能上自习借书。就在走廊的下面，我就可以洗衣服，烘干衣服。我往下走两层，就能到体育中心锻炼。然后去舞蹈中心和朋友一起排练。充足的琴房能让我全力提高演奏水平。我们甚至还有电影院，刺激连连。夜路没有通常的单间宿舍，我们只有套间。所以你可能会有一个室友。我们的床单都一样。外面有公用休息室，来小坐一会儿吧。有沙发有电视。如果你喜欢的话，还可以放上一盏熔岩灯。每个住宿学院由一位院长（管生活）和一位主任（管教务）负责。他们和我们一起吃住。一起分享生活美妙时光。我的课程选对了吗？这些学分够了吗？我感冒了吗，需要开假条。我能问一些学习建议吗？暑假有什么好活动吗？这种大家在一起的社区感觉好温馨。谢天谢地我们有教务主任在身边。

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.

院长由一位全职正教授担任，他把大家凝聚到一块儿。当我们学习累的时候，他会组织调剂节目和讲座。谁要看百老汇演出？我很乐意资助。我们再开一次音乐会吧。我很高兴加入伴奏。今晚有免费食品，供大家享用。明天有院长茶会，你一定要来啊。在院长茶会你有机会和你喜欢的各界名人会面，可以听他们分享人生经历，还可以问他们问题……那就是我不得不采访他两次的原因。一起来为住宿学院欢呼吧。一个让我们能有家的感觉的地方。一个我们要度过四年的地方。这种凝聚感，这种社区感，让我们的友谊长青。这就是我为什么选择耶鲁。

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.

走出住宿学院天地之外是哪些人活跃在耶鲁的校园里呢？但是我最终选择耶鲁的原因还是因为它杰出的学术成绩。我到耶鲁因为我想学东西，我想从最优秀的人那里学，我厌倦了死记图表和知识点就只是为了通过考试。去年夏天我呆在国外帮忙监督了一次选举。现在我在法学院实习所当志愿者，协助参与人权保护工作。我将来想成为建筑家，我想拯救消亡中的城市。我期待一个大学能启迪我，向我展现高深学问的现实意义。如今我已能展望远景，视野从未如此开阔。这就是我为什么选择耶鲁。我跨越半球来到耶鲁，我想接受全球化教育。现在我通过非洲水基金把干净的水带给缺水的国度。我正在修一门艺术哲学课，希望能找到真理与美的结合。艺术是什么？之于人类的意义何在？柏拉图和毕加索的交集在哪里？我研究和现实联系紧密的课题。比如全球气候的迅速变迁。我正在做一个自己设计的项目，准备参加极地冰架会议。有老师们帮忙，我相信自己一定能成功。这是我选择耶鲁的原因。该怎么选课啊？有两千多门。五十多中语言啊。我们还是第一年的新生啊。作为你们的新生顾问，我由系主任选派。我今年大四，我理解你们的困惑。开学头两周把你们想选的课都试听一遍。然后选出你们最喜欢的。这样一定可以搞定。

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~~~

到你们需要攻克某门艰难课程，寻找学习资源时，耶鲁图书馆定能找到你所需，丰富的馆藏会助你一臂之力。在这书山之中，在这些高墙之间收藏了音乐和背景，古代地图和别的所有一切。你根本不用操心，耶鲁为你精心准备好了一切所需要的学习条件。不好意思打扰一下。请别忘了这里是图书馆。对不起。这就是我为什么选择耶鲁。这里每个人都有着相同的使命。这里的教学和教授的一流声誉历代不衰。我们的班级小，我们的同学个个出色。赶快先去教室做新学期水平分级测试吧。加油，赶紧开动学习机器。未来的科学家，化学家和音乐家们。咖啡时间，晚餐时间……你随时可以和教授交谈，在他们的细心启蒙下学业定能有所飞跃。我们四年都在住宿学院起居生活。这个培养模式广受世人赞誉。院长和主人跟我们在成功的路上时时相伴。新生顾问向我们展现了未来景象。住宿学院凝聚了，鼓舞了耶鲁大家庭中的每一个成员。我们在那里用餐，学习，嬉戏，休息，参加院长茶会，相聚于休息时光，享受夜间小吃。这是我们选择耶鲁的原因。