英语课前演讲牛津万灵学院入学试题引发的讨论PPT学习教案

1、会计学1第1页/共13页第2页/共13页01Oxford University test03EXPAMLES02THOUGHTS目录目录/CONTENT第3页/共13页01Oxford University, one of the worlds oldest and most sophisticated institutions of higher learning, has asked this question this year: Would you like to be a vampire or a zombie？ The question was a surprise to many

2、 Britons, and the Times called it the most frightening test in the world, and the Guardian called it the most difficult.世界最古老最顶尖的高等学府之一英国牛津大学今年出了一道这样的考题：“你愿意当吸血鬼还是僵尸？”此题让很多英国人大跌眼镜，泰晤士报称之为“世上最让人惊恐的考试”，卫报说这是“最难”的考题。第4页/共13页第5页/共13页Vampires and zombies are two strange creatures from Western folklore th

3、at have become the protagonists of fiction, movies and video games in recent years, and are increasingly known in popular culture around the world. The problem at All Souls College of the University of Oxford is also an old one. The performance of old traditional universities in keeping pace with th

4、e times.吸血鬼和僵尸是西方民间传说中的两种异怪生物，近年来经常成为小说、电影、电子游戏中的主角，在流行文化中日渐为全世界各地的人们所知，本次牛津大学万灵学院的难题也来自这个古老传说，不失为历史悠久的传统大学与时俱进的表现。第6页/共13页It has no students .Every year, the top finalists of the University are invited to sit the examination for fellowship of the College. About two are elected to fellowship each ye

5、ar.第7页/共13页Have you ever seen an ugly vampire？ Its not clear whether fashionistas are the only ones who become vampires or whether being a vampire makes you fashionable, but vampires look cool anyway. My choice第8页/共13页But its not fun until you watch all your loved ones grow old and die in front of y

6、ou. Of course, unless you make them all vampires, they can be with you forever and ever, and that puts a lot of pressure on you to choose who you want to establish such a permanent relationship with.第9页/共13页As for zombies, a reporter wrote: zombies are packed, so its a better choice not to be alone,

7、 and Zombies feed on their brains, which are completely delicious and healthy, an important Omega 3 fatty acid full of DHA. Of course, when zombies have the disadvantage of never being sexy and always emit a rotten, rotten meat smell, its usually considered disgusting.至于僵尸，一个记者是这样写的：，僵尸却是成群结队，因此这是一个

8、更好的选择，另外，僵尸以脑髓为食，这是“完全美味，而且很健康，是富含DHA的Omega3脂肪酸。”当然，当僵尸的坏处除了永远无法有性感的样子，还有身上总是散发出一种腐朽的烂肉味，让人恶心。第10页/共13页Does the incubator think？ Are snail conscious？ （Oxford Experimental Psychology）保温箱会思考吗？蜗牛有意识吗？（牛津-实验心理学）This is a bark. Please say something about it. （Oxford - Bioscience）这是一块树皮，请就它说点什么。（牛津-生物科学）How do you measure the weight of your head？ （Cambridge - Medical）你如何测量自己头部的重量？（剑桥-医学）第11页/共13页Is the husbands habit of smearing lemonade on his eggs at breakfast enough to justify divorce if his wife has repeatedly expressed her disgust？ （Cambridge - Law）丈夫吃早