我校高中優(yōu)秀學(xué)生代表對(duì)話加拿大多倫多大學(xué)/維多利亞大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)
發(fā)布日期：2019-03-30 信息來(lái)源：
Outstanding senior high student representatives have a dialogue with the president of Victoria University in the University of Toronto
3月29日，加拿大多倫多大學(xué)/維多利亞大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)William Robins攜夫人Anne Robins女士蒞臨我校，與我校25名優(yōu)秀高中學(xué)生代表面對(duì)面對(duì)話，為多倫多大學(xué)在我校選拔更多優(yōu)秀高中生打通信息壁壘，也為我校優(yōu)秀高中生升入世界名校開(kāi)通“綠色通道”。我校校長(zhǎng)林衛(wèi)民參加了本次見(jiàn)面會(huì)，會(huì)議由高中教務(wù)處副主任孫靜主持。
On March, 29th, the president of Victoria University in the University of Toronto William Robins visited our school and had talks with 25 excellent senior high students. This meeting paved the green path for our students to this world-renowned university. Principle Lin Weimin participated in this meeting, which was hosted by the deputy director of the Senior High Teaching Affairs Office, Sun Jing.
見(jiàn)面會(huì)在我校國(guó)際展廳舉行，通過(guò)簡(jiǎn)短的演講，Robins校長(zhǎng)向大家介紹了多倫多大學(xué)，并真誠(chéng)歡迎我校學(xué)生到多倫多大學(xué)/維多利亞大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。多倫多大學(xué)始建于1827年，坐落于加拿大第一大城市——多倫多。本著對(duì)知識(shí)嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)考究的學(xué)術(shù)精神，學(xué)校經(jīng)過(guò)近200年的蓬勃發(fā)展，已成為加拿大知名公立研究型大學(xué)，更成為一所享譽(yù)北美乃至全球的頂尖高等學(xué)府。
President Robins gave a brief introduction to the University of Toronto, and warmly welcomed our students to apply to Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1827, with rigorous academic attitudes, it has developed into a top university in the world.
Robins校長(zhǎng)表示，多倫多大學(xué)/維多利亞大學(xué)與北外附校有著深厚的感情，多年來(lái)兩校一直保持著密切的互動(dòng)交往和良好的合作關(guān)系。每年雙方都會(huì)定期選派一定數(shù)量的學(xué)生和教師進(jìn)行短期的交流互訪，學(xué)習(xí)工作。
The president said Victoria University in the University of Toronto and Beijing Foreign Languages School affiliated with BFSU have forged a deep bond. Over the years, the two schools have been maintaining close interaction and cooperation. Every year, both sides will select some teachers and students for the regular exchanges of academics and internships to promote friendship between two schools.
見(jiàn)面會(huì)上，在座的學(xué)生代表抓住機(jī)會(huì)大膽提問(wèn)，與Robins校長(zhǎng)積極互動(dòng)交流。對(duì)于我校同學(xué)的提問(wèn)，Robins校長(zhǎng)逐一做了耐心的回答。他對(duì)大家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的英語(yǔ)發(fā)音贊不絕口，對(duì)一些問(wèn)題連連稱贊，甚至被某些問(wèn)題難倒。
While given the chances to talk with Mr. Robins, students raised questions actively and creatively. Mr. Robins answered each question patiently. He was also deeply impressed by the students’ fluent spoken English and authentic pronunciation.
以下是我校優(yōu)秀學(xué)生代表與Robins校長(zhǎng)的部分互動(dòng)：
Parts of the interaction are as follows:
問(wèn)：是什么使多倫多大學(xué)在眾多大學(xué)中脫穎而出，成為世界頂尖學(xué)府？
答：是強(qiáng)大的科研能力。多倫多共設(shè)有100多個(gè)研究中心和研究院所，從事科研和培養(yǎng)研究生甚至本科生的工作。多大幾乎涵蓋了所有學(xué)科、專業(yè)，從科學(xué)、物理、工程到人文學(xué)科。我們有許多享譽(yù)世界的教授，多倫多大學(xué)每年發(fā)表的科研論文數(shù)量在北美僅次于哈佛大學(xué)。
Q: What makes University of Toronto a world-renowned university in your mind?
A: What makes University of Toronto outstanding is the incredible research that happens there. There are more than one hundred institutes affiliated to University of Toronto all doing top level research. And as I said, almost all the subjects are there, from science, physics, engineering, to social sciences and humanities. The faculty members are very strong. The number of research papers published by University of Toronto professors is Number 2 in the world, behind Harvard. So it’s really because of that research powerhouse that our university is so respected.
問(wèn)：多倫多大學(xué)錄取學(xué)生時(shí)，最看重學(xué)生的哪方面能力和品質(zhì)？
答：我們最歡迎富有創(chuàng)新能力的學(xué)生。當(dāng)然，加拿大的大學(xué)錄取學(xué)生時(shí)最看重的還是高中的學(xué)業(yè)成績(jī)。出色的英語(yǔ)也是必備條件之一。這對(duì)你們來(lái)說(shuō)不是問(wèn)題，因?yàn)槟銈兊挠⒄Z(yǔ)真的很棒。（笑聲）但這對(duì)大部分的國(guó)際學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)是很大的挑戰(zhàn)。
Q: In the admission interview, what talents or qualities of the students do you value most?
A: We’re looking for students who are creative. And in Canada generally, the most important thing is your high school grades for determining admission. It is necessary that you are excellent in English. For all of you, it is not a problem, because you all speak excellent English, (Laughter）but for most international students, it is a big challenge.
問(wèn)：我想申請(qǐng)多倫多大學(xué)的化學(xué)專業(yè)，需要做哪些準(zhǔn)備？
答：正如我之前提到的，學(xué)業(yè)成績(jī)和英語(yǔ)水平是前提。我建議同學(xué)們培養(yǎng)自己的團(tuán)隊(duì)合作能力。團(tuán)隊(duì)合作能力是多倫多大學(xué)最為重視的能力之一。在多倫多大學(xué)，學(xué)生有很多機(jī)會(huì)可以參與到研究項(xiàng)目中，因此，能在團(tuán)隊(duì)中認(rèn)真聽(tīng)取同伴意見(jiàn)，辯證地思考問(wèn)題，為團(tuán)隊(duì)貢獻(xiàn)自己的觀點(diǎn)建議顯得尤為重要。
Q: I would like to major in chemical engineering in University of Toronto. What do I need to prepare now?
A: As I said before, for admission into University of Toronto, your high school grades and English ability are essential. Besides, the best thing you can do is to build up your teamwork skills. In chemistry, there are lots of labs and opportunities to do research and you need to work with different people. People value teamwork ability, the ability to listen, to think critically, and to provide your advice. This is the soft skill that’s hard to judge in the application, but we know people with this skill do best in the University of Toronto and in Victoria.
問(wèn)：您怎么定義優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生？
答：多倫多大學(xué)的學(xué)生在進(jìn)入學(xué)校時(shí)要明確兩件事。第一，我自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)和才能是什么；第二，對(duì)于世界面臨的諸多問(wèn)題，如全球變暖，我能做些什么。優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生通過(guò)大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)能在這兩個(gè)問(wèn)題之間找到完美的匹配點(diǎn)，用知識(shí)才能實(shí)現(xiàn)自我價(jià)值，改變世界。
Q: How do you define an excellent student?
A: The students who do well in Victoria are the students who come to university to find out only two things. The first thing is “What is my greatest talent ?”; the second thing is “What are the world’s greatest problems and which is the problem that I can help solve with my talent ? ”. In the university, they find out the match between these two things to make a difference to the world.
問(wèn)：怎樣平衡學(xué)業(yè)與課外活動(dòng)，合理安排時(shí)間？
答：這個(gè)問(wèn)題很難回答!(笑聲）我想，首先應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)如果管理時(shí)間。作為多倫多大學(xué)這樣一所頂級(jí)研究型大學(xué)的學(xué)生，他們都非?？炭?，所以我們的問(wèn)題在于如何鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生們參與課外活動(dòng)，與來(lái)自不同國(guó)家和文化的人交流。多倫多大學(xué)有多種多樣的社團(tuán)活動(dòng)供同學(xué)們選擇，如舞蹈，戲劇等，我們甚至還有龍舟社團(tuán)和羽毛球球團(tuán)。(笑聲)我們也有很多顧問(wèn)幫助學(xué)生解決時(shí)間管理問(wèn)題。
Q: I know it’s very hard to balance study and social activities in university. So can you give me some suggestions?
A: This can be a very difficult questions even for me！（Laughter）I think first of all you need to learn some skills on managing time. Actually, University of Toronto is a strong research university, so students often study a lot. So usually our problem is to make sure our students can take some time to do something relaxing. And we offer a lot of clubs and opportunities and encourage students to take advantage of the opportunities outside the class to meet people from different cultures. We believe that excellence flourishes in an environment that embraces the broadest range of people. We have dancing clubs, theatre clubs and so forth. We even have dragon boat club and badminton club, because I know many people love it.（Laughter）And we also have some counselors to help students with that problems.
問(wèn)：作為一名成功人士，我特別想知道您平時(shí)都做什么體育運(yùn)動(dòng)呢？
答：運(yùn)動(dòng)？（笑聲）我以前經(jīng)常打網(wǎng)球和壁球。現(xiàn)在最常做的是瑜伽。（笑聲）
Q: As a successful person, what sports do you like to do in your spare time?
A: Sports? Ah!(Laughter) Oh，I used to play tennis and squash. But now I do yoga.(Laughter)
問(wèn)：您對(duì)中國(guó)學(xué)生的印象如何？
答：事實(shí)上，這是我第一次面對(duì)面地和這么多中國(guó)學(xué)生交流。我認(rèn)為你們?cè)谶@里接受非常棒的學(xué)校教育。你們很優(yōu)秀，很有想法。多倫多大學(xué)的中國(guó)學(xué)生給我的印象是，他們非常棒，專業(yè)能力很強(qiáng)，擅長(zhǎng)數(shù)學(xué)，也很刻苦。
Q: What is your impression of Chinese students ?
A: You are the first groups of Chinese students I am speaking with here and my impression is very high. I think the schooling you are receiving here is excellent.You are very thoughtful and very excellent. The Chinese students who come to University of Toronto are very strong, technically. They are very strong in technical skills, mathematics and science. And they are also diligent.
整場(chǎng)見(jiàn)面會(huì)以全英文直接交流的方式進(jìn)行，沒(méi)有任何翻譯。在輕松的互動(dòng)交流中，我校高中生展現(xiàn)出“外語(yǔ)特長(zhǎng)、素質(zhì)全面的復(fù)合型國(guó)際化英才”風(fēng)采，Robins校長(zhǎng)的人格魅力也感染了在場(chǎng)的每一位師生。通過(guò)此次見(jiàn)面會(huì)，Robins校長(zhǎng)對(duì)我校的未來(lái)發(fā)展充滿信心，預(yù)見(jiàn)到我校的發(fā)展前景一定會(huì)更加美好。他期望未來(lái)北外附校能向多倫多大學(xué)選送更多優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生。
In this meeting, students fully demonstrated the education philosophy of BFLS - cultivating “well-rounded international talents with foreign language specialties”, and they were also deeply inspired by Mr. Robins’ great personal charisma. President Robins expressed that he strongly believed BFLS would have a prosperous and promising future. He also expected more students could study in University of Toronto in the near future.
會(huì)后，我校師生與Robins校長(zhǎng)夫婦合影留念。北京外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)中加文化教育交流中心主任耿力平，我校校辦副主任廖滄龍、高中教務(wù)處主任李暉、校團(tuán)委書(shū)記郭曉紅等也參加了本次見(jiàn)面會(huì)。
After the meeting, a picture was taken to record this precious moment. Director of Sino-Canada Cultural and Educational Exchange Center at BFSU, Geng Liping, deputy director of the School Executive Office, Liao Changlong, director of the Senior High Teaching Affairs Office, Li Hui, and secretary of Youth League Committee, Guo Xiaohong, participated in this activity.
附：加拿大多倫多大學(xué)簡(jiǎn)介
多倫多大學(xué),始建于1827年，坐落在加拿大第一大城市多倫多。學(xué)校經(jīng)過(guò)近二百年的蓬勃發(fā)展及對(duì)知識(shí)嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)考究的學(xué)術(shù)精神已成為加拿大著名公立研究型大學(xué)，更成為一所享譽(yù)北美乃至全球的頂尖高等學(xué)府。多倫多大學(xué)共分三個(gè)校區(qū)，分別為圣喬治校區(qū)、密西沙加校區(qū)和世嘉堡校區(qū)。
多倫多大學(xué)被評(píng)為加拿大排名第一的大學(xué)，也是美國(guó)大學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)中僅有的兩所非美國(guó)學(xué)府之一。多倫多大學(xué)每年發(fā)表的科研論文數(shù)量?jī)H次于哈佛大學(xué)。主要學(xué)術(shù)貢獻(xiàn)（但不限于）：干細(xì)胞及胰島素的發(fā)現(xiàn)，電子起搏器、多點(diǎn)觸摸技術(shù)、電子顯微鏡的發(fā)明和發(fā)展，NP完全理論，以及發(fā)現(xiàn)首個(gè)經(jīng)核證的黑洞。
多倫多大學(xué)培養(yǎng)了三名加拿大總督、四名加拿大總理、四名外國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和十四名最高法院法官。截至2019年3月，誕生了10位諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)得主、5位圖靈獎(jiǎng)得主、94位羅茲學(xué)者和1位菲爾茲獎(jiǎng)得主。
Appendix: A Brief Introduction to University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1827, it has evolved into one of the world’s top research-intensive universities. It consists of three campuses: St. George Campus, Scarborough Camus, and Mississauga Campus.
The university is commonly ranked as the best Canadian university, according to various major publications. It is one of two members of the Association of American Universities outside the United States. The university was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research, and was the site of the first practical electron microscope, the development of multi-touch technology, the identification of the first black hole Cygnus X-1, and the development of the theory of NP-completeness.
The University of Toronto has educated three Governors General of Canada, four Prime Ministers of Canada, four foreign leaders, and fourteen Justices of the Supreme Court. As of March 2019, ten Nobel laureates, five Turing Award winners, 94 Rhodes Scholars, and one Fields Medalist have been affiliated with the university.
撰稿：黃露（中文）、韓笑（英文） 圖片：宗明輝 編輯：黃露
