聊一聊劍橋大學(xué)女王學(xué)院舉辦的五月舞會(huì)，各學(xué)院釆取了哪些措施來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)混進(jìn)舞會(huì)的學(xué)生

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論五月舞會(huì)，
 
聊一聊劍橋大學(xué)女王學(xué)院舉辦的五月舞會(huì)，各學(xué)院釆取了哪些措施來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)混進(jìn)舞會(huì)的學(xué)生
 
來(lái)聽(tīng)今天的講解:
 
A: I'm looking for a sapphire blue gown. Do you have any gown suits me?
 
我在找一件寶藍(lán)色的晚禮服，你們這兒有適含我穿的嗎？
 
B: Yes, please follow me.
 
有，請(qǐng)跟我來(lái)。
 
A: I bought a ticket for Queens’ May Ball this year, so I really want to find a gorgeous evening dress for the ball.
 
我買了今年女王學(xué)院五月舞會(huì)的門票，所以很想找一件漂亮的晚禮服參加這個(gè)舞會(huì)
 
B: You mean the May Ball held by Queens College, Cambridge?
 
你指的是劍橋大學(xué)女王學(xué)院舉辦的五月舞會(huì)嗎？
 
A:Exactly. A May Ball is a ball at the end of the academic year that happens at any one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge.
 
就是那個(gè)舞會(huì)。五月舞會(huì)是指在劍橋大學(xué)各學(xué)院的學(xué)年末舉行的舞會(huì)。
 
B: Oh, I heard of that. It’s the formal affair, requiring evening dress, with ticket price of about 100 pounds.
 
哦，我聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)那個(gè)舞會(huì)。那可是個(gè)正式的舞會(huì)，要求穿晚禮服，持票入場(chǎng)，門票大概100英鎊。
 
A: The balls are held in the college gardens, lasting from around 9 p.m. until well after dawn，with some colleges offering rides in balloons when the ball ends, and even breakfast in Paris, or more traditionally, punting to River Cam.
 
這個(gè)舞會(huì)一般在各學(xué)院的花園舉行，從晚上9點(diǎn)持續(xù)到第二天黎明后。一些學(xué)院在舞會(huì)結(jié)束時(shí)還讓學(xué)生們乘坐熱氣球當(dāng)作短途旅行，甚至還可以去巴黎吃早餐，或者還有更傳統(tǒng)的活動(dòng)，在劍河撐船。
 
B: It sounds interesting. So the May Balls are held in May?
 
聽(tīng)起來(lái)很有意思。那么五月舞會(huì)是在五月舉行嗎？
 
A: Many Cambridge colleges originally held the balls in May, sometimes in the week preceding year-end exams. Today, they take place in May Week.
 
劍橋大學(xué)的很多學(xué)院最初是在五月份舉行舞會(huì)的，有時(shí)在學(xué)年末考試的前一周舉行?，F(xiàn)在各學(xué)院在"五月周”舉行舞會(huì)。
 
B: May Week?
 
五月周？
 
A: May Week is the name used within Cambridge to refer to a period of time at the end of the academic year. Originally May Week took place in the week during May before year-end exams began. Today, May Week takes place in June and lasts about ten days, after exams are over.
 
“五月周”這個(gè)名字是在劍橋大學(xué)內(nèi)部使用的，指的是學(xué)年末（考試結(jié)束后的）一段時(shí)期。最初"五月周”是指在五月份學(xué)年末考試開(kāi)始前的那一周。現(xiàn)在“五月周”指的是6月份考試結(jié)束后的十來(lái)天里。
 
B: Oh, I see. And I know that the balls operate a strict dress code. Magdalene is the only college that insists on white tie, which is recommended but not required at Trinity and Peterhouse，while all the others have a minimum of only black tie.
 
哦，我知道了。我知道五月舞會(huì)有嚴(yán)格的著裝要求。麥格達(dá)倫學(xué)院是唯一一個(gè)要求穿燕尾服、系白領(lǐng)結(jié)的學(xué)院。三一學(xué)院和彼得學(xué)院雖然要求沒(méi)那么嚴(yán)，但是也建議這樣穿。其他的學(xué)院則要求至少要穿小禮服。
 
A: Well, it seems you know a lot about the May Ball.
 
哇，看起來(lái)你對(duì)五月舞會(huì)還挺了解的。
 
B: Because some Cambridge students pick evening dress here, too.
 
那是因?yàn)橛行﹦驅(qū)W生也到這兒來(lái)挑晚禮服。'
 
A: I get it. And talking about the balls, most balls are themed, though Magdalene’s and Trinity’s are notable for their lack of a theme.
 
哦，原來(lái)是這樣。說(shuō)到五月舞會(huì)，雖然麥格達(dá)倫學(xué)院和三一學(xué)院的舞會(huì)以缺少主題而聞名，但是絕大多數(shù)學(xué)院的舞會(huì)都是有k題的。
 
B: But Trinity May Ball will offer a variety of spectacles to entertain you all night long. And usually a fireworks display would be performed at that night.
 
但是三一學(xué)院的舞會(huì)在整個(gè)晚上都會(huì)舉行很多新奇的娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)。在舉行舞會(huì)的那天晚上，學(xué)院通常都有煙花表演。
 
A:It’s true. And it’s difficult to buy a ticket of Trinity May Ball.
 
嗯，是這樣的。所以三一學(xué)院五月舞會(huì)的票很難買到。
 
B: With tickets priced at over ￡100 and in short supply, there maybe students trying to gain unauthorized access to the ball.
 
這些舞會(huì)門票的價(jià)格都在100英榜以上，又供不應(yīng)求，所以可能會(huì)有學(xué)生試圖混進(jìn)舞會(huì)吧。
 
A: Some students climb high walls, others arrive dressed as gorillas pretending to be part of the evening’s entertainment, still others pose as journalists.
 
有些學(xué)生翻高墻，還有的學(xué)生扮作大猩猩到舞會(huì)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，假裝要來(lái)舞會(huì)表演節(jié)目，甚至還有學(xué)生扮成記者。
 
B: Do the colleges adopt any measures to deal with it?
 
各學(xué)院有沒(méi)有釆取什么措施來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)？
 
A: Typically, college porters are joined by professional security staff and, at larger balls, police to identify and apprehend the crashers,
 
一般來(lái)說(shuō)，專業(yè)安保人員會(huì)加入到學(xué)院的保安隊(duì)伍中，在規(guī)模較大的舞會(huì)上，警察還在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)巡邏，逮捕擅闖舞會(huì)的人。
 
B: I read on a piece of news that Some colleges have painted walls with anti-burglar paint, which stains the crashers，clothes with luminous green paint, making it somewhat difficult to blend in.
 
我看過(guò)一則新聞，說(shuō)的是一些學(xué)院在墻上涂上“防盜油漆”，誰(shuí)擯自闖入，誰(shuí)的衣服就會(huì)沾上夜光綠漆，這樣一來(lái)，沒(méi)買票的人就很難混進(jìn)來(lái)了。
 
A: But, you know what? More courageous crashers can be seen swimming down the river Cam holding their clothes in a plastic bag above the water in an attempt to enter colleges from the banks.
 
但是，你知道嗎？更有甚者竟然游過(guò)劍河，把衣服裝在塑料袋里，高舉過(guò)水面，試圖從岸邊進(jìn)入學(xué)院。