哈佛大學的馬薩諸塞堂怎么樣？馬薩諸塞堂不屬于哈佛大學嗎

今天的這段對話，在討論馬薩諸塞堂，
 
哈佛大學的馬薩諸塞堂怎么樣？馬薩諸塞堂不屬于哈佛大學嗎
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: Where，s our next stop?
 
我們下一站去哪兒？
 
B: What about the Dining Hall?
 
去食堂吧。
 
A: The Dining Hall? Oh, it’s already one o’clock. You must be hungry.
 
食堂？哦，已經(jīng)一點了，你肯定餓了吧。
 
B: Listen, my stomach is rumbling?.
 
聽，我的肚子在咕嚕咕嚕叫呢。
 
A: Sorry, I have been immersed? in the wonderful life at Harvard and lost track of time.
 
不好意思，我一直沉浸在哈佛的美好生活中，忘了時間。
 
B: How could you enjoy life without enjoying food? Let’s go and have lunch. But be prepared, you’ll be amazed by what you，re going to see.
 
不享受美食怎么能叫享受生活呢。去吃午飯吧，但要做好心理準備，你接下來看到的東西會讓你大吃一驚。
 
A: I've prepared for it. Everything just makes me so excited.
 
我做好準備了，哈佛的一切都讓我興奮不已。
 
(They arrive at the Dining Hall.)
 
(到達食堂）
 
A: Oh, My God! I can’t believe my eyes. Is it a palace or something?
 
天哪！我不敢相信自己的眼睛，這是宮殿還是什么？
 
B: Just the Dining Hall. What do you say?
 
就是食堂。你覺得怎么樣？
 
A: Beyond expression?. I think I，m so excited that I have no stomach? for lunch.
 
無法用語言表達。我太激動了，我想我沒有胃口吃飯了。
 
B: Really? Don’t be envious? when I enjoy my steak.
 
真的？我享用牛排的時候可別眼饞哦。
 
(After lunch)
 
(吃完飯后）
 
B: I’m full. Let’s go to visit the freshman? dormitories.
 
我飽了，咱們?nèi)⒂^一下新生宿舍吧。
 
A: Are they like palaces too?
 
宿舍也跟宮殿一樣嗎？
 
B: Nope, Han, don’t glorify? Harvard to such an extent.
 
不是啊，韓，別太美化哈佛了。
 
A: Then why must we go there today? I prefer something more interesting.
 
那為什么我們今天非要去看宿舍，我寧愿去更有意思的地方。
 
B: The dormitory building I’m going to show you is also a historical site. It tells the history of Harvard.
 
我?guī)闳サ乃奚針且彩且粋€歷史景點，它承載了哈佛的許多歷史。
 
A: Oh, I see.
 
這樣子啊。
 
(They arrive at the Massachusetts Hall.)
 
(到達馬薩諸塞堂）
 
A: I find that almost all the buildings are crimson?.
 
我發(fā)現(xiàn)幾乎所有的樓都是深紅色的。
 
B: Crimson is the color of Harvard, representing solemnity?.
 
深紅是哈佛的顏色，代表了莊嚴。
 
A: Indeed.
 
確實。
 
B: This building is called Massachusetts Hall.
 
這個樓叫馬薩諸塞堂。
 
A: It doesn’t look like a dormitory building. I don’t see many students. These rooms look like offices.
 
看起來不像宿舍樓，沒看見多少學生。這些房間看起來更像是辦公室。
 
B: That’s what makes it special. The top administrators work at the first three floors, and freshmen live in the fourth floor.
 
這就是這個樓的獨特之處。高層領導在頭三層辦公，新生住在第四層。
 
A: It could be either a good thing or a bad thing.
 
是好事也是壞事。
 
B: Why? I think it’s a good thing because the students can meet the top administrators.
 
為什么呀，我覺得是好事呀，學生可以見到校領導呢。
 
A: If I lived here, I would not feel free to do whatever I，d like to, for example, playing music loudly in the dorm room.
 
如果我住這兒，就覺得干什么都不自由，比如無法在宿舍大聲放音樂。
 
B: Like it or not, it is said that the building will be sold and freshmen won，t be allowed to reside there any longer.
 
不管喜不喜歡，據(jù)說這樓要被賣掉了，以后就不允許新生再住在這兒,了。
 
A: To whom?
 
賣給誰？
 
B: To the central administration of Harvard University.
 
賣給哈佛大學的管理中心。
 
A: Wait a minute. Doesn’t the Hall belong to the University?
 
等會兒，馬薩諸塞堂不屬于哈佛大學嗎？
 
B: It does. It belongs to the College of Arts and Science now.
 
屬于呀，現(xiàn)在屬于文理學院。
 
A: I'm confused.
 
我有點搞不明白。
 
B: You know, the United States itself have fifty states, each of which is independent of the federal government in some respects?.
 
你知道美國本身有50個州，每個州在某些方面是獨立于聯(lián)邦政府的。
 
A: You mean the central administration of Harvard has a decentralized? power?
 
你的意思是哈佛大學管理中心的權力也是分散的？
 
B: Therefore, the Hall will be “sold” rather than be “given” to the central administration.
 
所以馬薩諸塞堂與其說是"送給”還不如說是“賣給"管理中心。
 
A: The students up there must be glad at the news. They can move to new dorms.
 
住在上面的學生聽到這個消息肯定很高興，可以搬到新宿舍了。
 
B: Not necessarily. If it were me, I would feel it’s a pity?.
 
那不一定。如果是我，我就會感到很遺憾。
 
A: Why?
 
為什么？
 
B: This is the oldest building on campus, and has experienced many historical events. People can smell the smell of history in it.
 
這可是校園里最古老的樓，而且還經(jīng)歷了很多歷史事件，人們在里面可以感受到歷史的氣息。
 
A: That makes sense?,
 
有道理。
 
B: Besides, from its birth to today, it has been used as a dormitory building. Many people just want to keep this tradition alive.
 
再說，從它建成之日起到現(xiàn)在都是用作學生宿舍樓，很多人就想保留這個傳統(tǒng)。
 
A: Memories are priceless.
 
記憶無價。