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L5 Lesson Five Oxford As I See it 我所看到的牛津 by Stephen Leacock 史蒂文·李考克 著 New words dilapidated, (adj.) being in a state of decay: putrefactive fire-escapes, emergency exit in the event of fire ventilation, circulation of air sanitation, disposal of sewage. up-to-date, adj. 1. Informed of or reflecting the latest information or changes: an up-to-date timetable. 2. Being in accord with the latest ideas, improvements, or styles: up-to-date technology; up-to-date fashions. facilities, 1. Something that facilitates an action or process. 2. Something created to serve a particular function: hospitals and other health care facilities. persist (v.) hold firmly; be insistent; insistlive, stick to assertion (n.) the act or an example of stating positively: affirmation, asseveration, averral, avowal, declaration Underline the keywords ...Yet in spite of its dilapidated buildings and its lack of fire-escapes, ventilation, sanitation, and up-to-date kitchen facilities persist in my assertion that I believe that Oxford, in its way, is the greatest university in the world. I am aware that this is an extreme statement and needs explanation. Analysis of the text Parallelism: Yet in spite of its dilapidated buildings and its lack of fire-escapes, ventilation, sanitation, and up-to-date kitchen facilities persist in my assertion that I believe that Oxford, in its way, is the greatest university in the world. Leacock begins his comparison in the third sentence. 译文 … 尽管牛津大学校舍破旧，缺少防火太平门、通风设备、卫生设备和现代厨房设施，我仍坚持，牛津以其特有的方式，是世界上最好的大学。我清楚，这说法太极端，还需要进一步解释。 New words endowment (n.) A gift to a charity or cause: contribution, alms, benefaction, beneficence, charity, donation, bestowal, offering, grant `nowhere /`nEuhwZE/ adv. 1. Not anywhere. 2. To no place or result: protested the ruling but got nowhere. n. 1. A remote or unknown place: a cabin in the middle of nowhere. Underline the keywords Oxford is much smaller in numbers, for example, than the State University of Minnesot