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1、三Unit1HigherEducationjask2NowletmegiveyousomeideaofwhatyouwouldseeifyouweretowalkaroundCambridge.LetusimaginethatIamseeingthesignsforthefirsttime.Itisaqueitmarkettownandtheshoppingcentreextendsforquitealargearea,butInoticemorebookshopsthanonenormallyseesincountrytowns,andmo
2、retailors’shopsshowingintheirwindowstheblackgownsthatstudentsmustwear-longgownsthathangdowntothefeetforgraduatesandshorteronesforundergraduates.Inthecentreofthetownisthemarketplacewhereseveraltimeseachweekcountrtraderscometoselltheirproduce.Everwherethereareteashops,someinm
3、odernandmanyinoldbuildings,reachedbyclimbingnarrowstairs.Thereisagreatdealofbicycletraffic,mainlyundergraduateswhoracealongthoughtlessofsafety,withlongscarves(invariouscolourstodenotethercollege)woundroundtheirnecks.Continuing,Ifindmywaytotheriverwhichflowsbehindthecollegeb
4、uildingsandcurlsaboutthetownintheshapwofahorseshoe.ThisnarrowriveristheGranta,andalittlefartheronchangesitsnametotheCam.Itflowsslowlyandcalmly.The“Backs;”asthispartofthetownbehindthecollegesiscalled,havebeendescribedastheloveliestman-madeviewinEngland.Itisindeedbeautuful.To
5、theleft,acrossthestream,therearenobuildings,merelymeadows,collegess’gardensandlinesoftalltrees.Everythingisverygreenandpeaceful.Ontheriverbankarewillowtreeswiththeirbranchesbendingintothewaterand,atintervalsalongtheriver,stonebridgescrossthestreamandleadintothecollegeswhich
6、linetherigtbank.Thedeepcolouredbrickorstoneofthecollegewalls,sometimesredandsometimesgrey,is500yearsold.Thewallsriseoutoftheirownreflectioninthewaterandtheircolourcontrastscharminglywithglimpsesofthemanygreenlawns.Walkingalongtheriverbank,wheretheonlysoundisthenoiseofthegen
7、tlewindinthetreetops,Icametomycollege,King’sCollege.AcrossabridgeandbeyondavastcarpetofgreenlawnstandsKing’sCollegeChapel,thelargestandmostbeautifulbuildinginCambridgeandthemostperfectexampleleftofEnglishfifteeth-centuryarchitecture.Thecollegesjoinoneanotheralongthecurveoft
8、heriver.Goingthroughacollegegateonefindsoneisstandinginanalmostsquarespaceofabout7
