耶鲁大学校园英语情景对话25：乌希大厦（mp3+中英）

J： Marvelous! I have not attended such a fantastic concert before.

J：真是太棒了!我从没听过这么好的音乐会。

A: Nor have I. It will be better if we could be on the scene to have a close contact with so many brilliant talents.

A:我也没有。要是能有机会到现场看一下，效果会更好，还能接触许多音乐名人。

J: Yeah. There will be better acoustics in that case .

J：是的，那样的话音响效果也更加完美。

A: Well. Where this concert is held? The hall is so splendid and magnificent.

A:你知道这场音乐会在哪举办的吗？大厅真是雄伟壮观啊。

J: It is held in the Woolsey Hall at Yale University. Did you hear of it?

S：这是在耶鲁大学的乌希大厦里举行的，你听说过这个地方吗？

A: Just a little. I never went there and I also have little knowledge of it. It seems that you know well about it. I’m all ears. Come on!

A:只是略有耳闻。我并没有去过那里，所以知道的不是很清楚。看起来你对它倒梃 了解的，快说吧，我听着呢。

J: Oh. I know that the Woolsey Hall is the primary auditorium facility at Yale University. The venue was built in 1901 to commorate Yale’s bicentennial celebration.

J：我知道乌希大厦是耶鲁大学的主要礼堂。该礼堂是于1901年为耶鲁200周年校 庆而建造的。

A: And the designer?

A:设计者是谁呀？

J: It was Carrere and Hastings, the designers of the New York Public Library who designed the Woolsey Hall.

J：是建筑师卡雷尔和黑斯廷斯，他们也是纽约公共图书馆的设计师。

A: Like other buildings at Yale, it has existed for a long time.

A:同耶鲁其他的建筑一样，乌希大厦已有上百年的历史了。

J: Yeah. Since its founding, it has undergone some major transformation. The venue now has a seating capacity for 2,695 guests and is used by the school of Music, Yale Symphony Orchestra for concerts, shows and recitals.

J：是的。自从建成以来，乌希大厦已进行了几次大的修缮。现在的场馆能够容纳 2695名观众，并用于音乐学院及交响乐团举办的各种音乐会，演出及演奏会。

A: I see. Then the facility is a major asset to the university and serves as an important venue in the art and culture scene.

A:我明白了。那么乌希大厦可以说是耶鲁大学的一个宝贵财产，是艺术文化交流的中心。

J: You are right. Looming above and behind the Woolsey Hall stage is the Newberry Memorial Organ, one of the most renowned orchestral organs in the world. The ornately decorated hall is home to the Newberry Memorial Organ and it serves as the main performance venue for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra，the Yale Bands, the Yale Symphony Orchestra, the Yale Philharmonia, the Yale Glee Club, and many smaller, student-run ensembles such as a cappella singing groups and the Davenport Pops Orchestra.

j：说得对。世界上最富盛名的纽贝尔管弦乐队就在乌希大厦舞台的后方。装饰华丽的乌希大厅是纽贝尔管弦乐队的所在地，同时也是纽黑文交响乐团、耶鲁大学的 乐队、耶鲁大学交响乐团、耶鲁大学爱乐交响乐团、耶鲁含唱团以及许多较小的 学生团体，如无伴奏乐团歌唱团体和达文波特流行音乐乐团的主要演出场所。

A: It is a perfect place for those who like music.

A:这对于爱好音乐的人来说可是个非常不错的地儿。

J: Yeah. The Woolsey Hall offers a platform for students who have a great liking for music to bring their talent to the best. There are 3 big ensembles at Yale. The Yale Concert Band is Yale’s finest classical wind players; The Yale Precision Marching Band is the funniest and most spirited group ever to set foot in New Haven, and Yale Jazz Ensemble hosts a swinging jazz community. They comprise more than 130 individuals and make more than 60 appearances per year.

J：是的。乌希大厦为热爱音乐的学生们提供了一个尽情展现其音乐才华的平台。耶 鲁大学有三个大型乐队:耶鲁大学室内乐团是耶鲁最好的古典管乐器演奏团体;耶 鲁大学铜管仪仗乐队是纽黑文地区最具幽默和最富活力的音乐团体;耶鲁爵士乐 团则是摇摆爵士的乐园。它们由130名学生组成，每年有60多场演出。

A: The Woolsey Hall and these bands must be very important in Yale’s musical world in general.

A:乌希大厦和这些乐队在耶鲁的音乐世界里举足轻重啊。

J: You are right. Besides brands at Yale, as we have mentioned, the famous Newberry Memorial Organ also regards Woolsey Hall as its home. You know, the Newberry Memorial Organ is also called the Woolsey Hall Organ.

J：是这样的。除了耶鲁大学的乐队外，我们之前提过的著名的纽贝尔管弦乐队也把 乌希大厦作为自己的阵地。要知道，纽贝尔管弦乐队还被称为乌希管弦乐队。

A: That’s for sure. The hall’s lack of draperies，carpeting and upholstered seats all contribute to its superior acoustics for musical performance, though the acoustics work far more in favor of the organ than for any other sound. So the Woolsey Hall does really a big favor to the Woolsey Hall Organ’s reputation. The organ now contains 12,617 pipes, comprising 197 ranks and 166 stops and becomes one of the largest organs in the world.

A:这是理所当然的。乌希大厅内设有窗帘、地毯、座位，也没有套子，这些有肋 于音乐演奏的高质量的音响效果，对一个乐队来说，音响设备比其他声音更为重 要。乌希大厦很大程度上造就了纽贝尔管弦乐队的声名远播。该管弦乐队现拥有 12617只管风琴，包括197个等级和166个调音箱，是世界上最大的管弦乐队。

J: Woolsey Hall is really the paradise of the musicians.

J：乌希大厦还真是音乐家们的天堂。

A: Exactly. The renowned Newberry Memorial Organ and Woolsey Hall, the resonant acoustics of the organ’s home, are Yale University’s twin treasures embodied in the world
 

A:确实是这样。声名远扬的纽贝尔管弦乐队和音响效果极佳的乌希大厦，共同构成 了耶鲁享誉全球的两个宝贵财富。