Oxford is the oldest university in the United Kingdom， situated some 80 km to the west of the capital London in its own county of Oxfordshire.

牛津大學(xué)是英國最古老的大學(xué)，位于英國首都倫敦以西大約 80 公里的牛津郡。

Together with Cambridge， Oxford has long represented the English academic establishment.

劍橋大學(xué)和牛津大學(xué)長期以來都是英國學(xué)術(shù)機(jī)構(gòu)的代表。

Oxford has long been known as the city of dreaming spires， and there is plenty here to intrigue the imagination.

牛津城一直以擁有夢幻般的尖塔而聞名，眾多的尖塔能夠激發(fā)想象。

The University of Oxford was founded in the 12th century and therefore constitutes the oldest English-speaking university.

牛津大學(xué)始建于 12 世紀(jì)，因此也是最古老的用英語交流的大學(xué)。

Oxford differs from many other universities in that there is no “campus” as such， and no central university building.

牛津大學(xué)不同于其他大學(xué)，因為它沒有其他大學(xué)的 “校園”以及中央大學(xué)建筑。

The university of Oxford is actually a collection of 38 individual colleges and associate buildings， with Bodleian library at its heart.

牛津大學(xué)事實上是 38 個獨立院校及其建筑物的集合體，而牛津大學(xué)圖書館居于它們中間。

And while the bodliean is a working library for students and academics， it can be visited on a guided tour.

雖然牛津大學(xué)圖書館是學(xué)生和學(xué)者的工作圖書館，游客也可以跟隨導(dǎo)游參觀。

Vocabulary

spire n. 尖塔

intrigue vt. 激發(fā)

associate adj. 有聯(lián)系的

Bodleian n. 牛津大學(xué)圖書館