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A篇
GuidetotheCentralCampus
SinceIhavelearnedandlivedintheUniversityofEdinburghfortwoyears,Iwouldliketointroducesomemoreaboutthisuniversity.
MainLibrary
Foundedin1580,theUniversityLibrarymovedtoitscurrentlocationin1967.Oneofthelargestacademiclibrariesintheworld,itishometoover3.5millionbooks,60kilometersofSpecialCollections,over85,000e-journalsand600,000e-books.StudentsintheUniversityarereallyintoreadingandyoucanfindthemimmersedintheoceanofbooks.
McEwanHall
DesignedbySirRobertRowandAndersonandcompletedin1897,theinteriorofthehallwasdesignedbyWilliamPalinwiththeimagesdecoratingtheceilingrepresentingthevarioussubjectsofferedbytheUniversityatthattime.Youcanfloatintheseaofknowledgewhenyouroaminthehall.
OldCollege
OldCollegeistheUniversity’soldestexistingsite.DesignedbyRobertAdam,WilliamPlayfairandSirRobertRowandAnderson,constructionbeganin1789.OldCollegeishometotheUniversity’sartgallery,theTalbotRiceGallery.Youwillexperiencethehistoryaswellasthecultureofthecollege.AndtheOldCollegeistheveryplacetocultivateyoursentiment.
TeviotRowHouse
Openedin1889,TeviotRowHouseistheoldestpurpose-builtStudents’Unionintheworld.ThebuildingisnowrunbyEdinburghUniversityStudents’Associationandboastssixbars,adebatinghall,diningroom,andseveralmeetingrooms.(243words)
Newwords
undergo:v.经历;忍受
academic:a.学术的;学院的;理论的
e-journal:n.电子期刊;电子杂志
immerse:v.沉浸;使陷入
interior:n.内部
float:v.浮动;漂浮
roam:v.漫步;闲逛
construction:n.建筑物;建设
gallery:n.画廊,走廊
cultivate:v.培养;陶冶;耕作
debate:v.辩论
Activity1
Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.
TheMainLibraryis.
foundedin1967
hasundergonea£35millionrefurbishment
oneofthelargestacademiclibrariesintheworld
therepresentofthecollege
McEwanH
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