2016考研英語閱讀熱點：劍橋允許男生穿裙裝出席晚宴

She said: "I'm over the moon, it's absolutely wonderful that it's now been passed.

她說：“我欣喜若狂，這一建議被批準簡直太棒了。”

"It wasn't that there was much resistance, it's just the new wording had to be sound and there was a lot of conversations between the college and the committee.

“其實并沒有很多阻力，只是新的措辭要合理，所以學院和委員會之間要商量多次。”

"We had to come up with a way of proposing a new dress code that would omit gender specification but would still keep formality.

“我們必須想出新著裝規(guī)定的提法，既能避免具體性別要求，又能保持正式性。”

"For instance the college wanted to ensure those wearing suits would still wear ties but female suits don't have ties so we've worded it so that if you have buttons down the left side you don't have to wear a tie but down the right side you do."

“比如說，學院希望確保穿西裝的人也系上領(lǐng)帶，但女性西裝是不用系領(lǐng)帶的，所以我們這樣表達，如果你的紐扣在左邊，就不用系領(lǐng)帶;如果紐扣在右側(cè)則需系領(lǐng)帶。”

She added: "Everyone has been so helpful and it's been great to make a new change.

她補充說：“大家都鼎力相助，這個改革真的太棒了。”

"I've been speaking to students from other colleges now who hope to make the change across the university."

“我正在和其他學院想要在全校推行著裝改革的學生交流。”

The new dress code in a notice from the Dean states: "Formal Hall is an occasion on which all members of St Catharine's should wear gowns.

院長下發(fā)的關(guān)于著裝新規(guī)的通知說：“圣凱瑟琳學院所有學生在正式宴會廳里都要穿學術(shù)長袍。”

"Members and their guests must be dressed in suitably smart dress. 'Smart dress' is defined without reference to considerations of gender identity or expression.

“所有學生及其客人的著裝都必須得體整潔。‘著裝整潔’的定義未提及具體性別或性別用詞。

"This means a suit (or trousers and jacket), a shirt with a collar, a tie, and shoes (not trainers or sandals), or equivalently formal dress.

“著裝整潔指一套西裝(或者褲子和夾克)，帶領(lǐng)襯衣，領(lǐng)帶和鞋子(非運動鞋或拖鞋)，或是相對應的裙裝。”

"The staff are instructed to refuse admission to anyone coming to Formal Hall improperly dressed."

“工作人員收到指示，禁止任何著裝不得體的人進入正式晚宴廳。”

Formal Hall is the name given by colleges to the evening meal in a dining hall where students and dons eat together, with their food served by college servants.

正式晚宴廳指大學里的晚餐廳，學校后勤人員負責上菜，學生和老師共進晚餐。

Ms Northrop, from Richmond, Indiana, studied classics at John Cabot University in Rome for five years before moving to Cambridge for post-graduate study.

來自印第安納州里士滿的諾斯羅普小姐(Ms Northrop)在羅馬的約翰·卡波特大學(John Cabot University)學習了五年的古典學，現(xiàn)在到劍橋大學繼續(xù)讀研究生。

She said: "I always felt wrong with the sex I was but it's hard to explain in words.

她說，“我總覺得自己的性別出了問題，但這難以言喻。”

"It was when I was 18 that I began the real process of realising I wanted to transition.

“到了18歲，我開始真正意識到我想要變性。”

"It was when I got to Cambridge that it really became possible. The university is inspiring and full of such supportive people.

“到了劍橋大學，這才有可能實現(xiàn)。這所大學非常能夠啟發(fā)人，而且大家都很支持。”

"When I was an undergraduate I didn't do much campaigning, it's something I started while I'm here.

“本科生時期，我不怎么發(fā)起任何運動，我到劍橋后才開始發(fā)起運動。”

"My friends and family have been so supportive throughout it all."

“我的朋友和家人由始至終都非常支持我。”

Two years ago, the rules on graduation dress were rewritten to include no reference to gender - but this did not extend to formal dinners at the colleges.

兩年前，關(guān)于畢業(yè)典禮著裝的規(guī)定被改寫了，不再提及性別——但當時這項改革沒有擴大到學院的正式晚宴著裝上。

重點詞匯：

sartorial: 衣著的，制衣的

follow suit: 效仿

over the moon: 欣喜若狂

wording: 措辭