温彻斯特男子学院 Winchester College
Winchester College has a history of 600 years. Pupils are encouraged and expected to spend a certain number of hours a week on sport, cultural activities 温彻斯特有600年历史。该公学鼓and service to the community. The 励学生们每周花时间进行体育运动、school has superb, well-resourced 文化活动以及社区服务。拥有藏书丰libraries. The Winchester curriculum is 富的华丽的图书馆。温彻斯特的课程designed to provide a demanding 设计为才华横溢的学生提供高要求的academic education for intelligent pupils. 学术教育。大多数男孩一般会在三年Most boys currently take eight or nine 级末报考8到9门的“英国中等教育GCSE‘s, mostly at the end of the third 普通证书”（简称GCSE）课程，并且多year. Some boys, however, will take 数是在三年级参加考试。但有些学生GCSE‘s early or bypass them in certain 会早些，或者绕过某些课程，在三年subjects, moving on to A-level in some 级末参加A---level考试。 subjects at the end of the third year.
谢尔伯尼 Sherborne
As a church school, Sherborne has a one hundred year history providing 作为一所教会学校，谢尔伯尼有100education for girls. Girls from 15 to 16 年女子教育的历史。15-16岁的女孩学have 9 to 10 courses of GCSE and many 习9到10门GCSE课程，许多将会参will take two-year A-level courses in 加两年的A---level课程以进入大学。 order to enter university.
剑桥利斯学校 The Leys School Cambridge
Founded in 1875, The Leys now is an independent fully co-educational 建立于1875年，利斯是一所独立的boarding and day school for over 520 寄宿和走读相结合的男女混合独立学pupils aged between 11 and 18. The 校。目前有超过520名11-18岁的学majority of the pupils are Boarder, and 生。大多数学生是住校生，走读生也those who come into school each day 可以感受到寄宿氛围，以及寄宿生活feel part of a boarding community, with 带来的好处。 all the advantages that brings.
佛尔斯特学校Felsted School
Founded in 1564, Felsted School is an picturesque Essex village of Felsted. independent, co-educational, boarding There are approximately 430 pupils in and day school located in the the school between the ages of 13 and
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18 of whom 170 are in the sixth-form. 风光如画的艾塞克斯的村庄佛尔斯Almost all the sixth-form leavers 特，是一所独立的综合寄宿与非寄宿embark on further or higher education. 想结合的中学，约有13-18岁的学生Music, art and drama activities flourish 430名，其中六年级生170名。几乎所and there are over thirty societies. There 有的六年级生都能够顺利升学。校内is also a wide range of sporting 音乐、艺术和戏剧活动异常活跃，有opportunities for boys and girls, with 超过30个学生团体。无论男孩女孩都school teams maintaining successful 有很多运动的机会，校队保持着优秀records. Students can also take part in 的记录。学生还可以参加爱丁堡公爵the Duke of Edinburgh‘s Award Scheme. 奖励计划。 建于1564年，佛尔斯特学校坐落在
奥克曼中学Oakham School
With a history of 400 years, Oakham 拥有400年历史的奥克曼中学是一School is a church school providing 所男女混合的教会学校。学校位于英education for both boys and girls. 国英格兰中部鹿特兰郡的奥克曼，离Located in Oakham, is noted for its 伦敦只需要大约两个小时的车程。奥academic achievement. Each year, more 克曼以出色的学业成就闻名，每年过than half of its pupils get an A or A+ in 半的学生在GCSE中得一个A或AGCSE‘s, more than 95% of its pupil +；超过95%的学生顺利升入大学enter universities for further education, 继续学习，而其中的20%考上剑桥、牛while 20% of them go to Cambridge, 津等著名学府。 Oxford or other famous universities.
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2001年英国中学排名前十名 Top Ten British Middle Schools(2001) 1. 北伦敦教会学校 North London Collegiate School 2. 圣保罗女子学校 St Paul‘s Girls‘ School 3. 威斯敏斯特学校 Westminster School 4. 圣玛丽女子学校 St. Mary‘s School 5. 温彻斯特男子学院 Winchester College 6. 牛津女子学校 Oxford High School
7. 哈伯达谢男子学校 Haberdashers‘ Askes‘ School 8. 威孔贝女子学校 Wycombe Abbey School 9. 圣保罗男子学校 St. Paul‘s School 10. 剑桥佩思男子学校 Perse School
高等教育 Higher Education
Since 1970 there have consistently number of students, mostly at been more females than males polytechnics and colleges rather than involved in full-time higher education. universities. During the same period Between 1980 and 1990 there was an the number of mature students (those overall increased of 30% in the aged 21 and over when starting an
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undergraduate course and 25 and over when starting a postgraduate course) increased by 55%.
自1970年以来，接受全日制高等教育的女性一直比男性多。1980-1990年间，学生人数增加勒
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牛津大学 Oxford
The university of Oxford was the first university to be established in Britain. Dating from the 12th century, it is organized as a federation of colleges which are governed by their own teaching staff known as ― Fellows.‖ The oldest college, University College, was founded in 1249. Other notable colleges include All Souls (founded in 1438), Christ Church (founded in 1546 by Cardinal Wolsey), the college chapel of which is also Oxford Cathedral, and Lady Margaret Hall (founded in 1878), which was the first women‘s college.
Today Oxford University is made up of 35 separate colleges, of which two are for women students only, and the rest take both women and men.
牛津大学是英国第一所大学。牛津
剑桥 Cambridge
In 1208, scholars running away from riots in Oxford set up the first academic community in Cambridge, The university is also organizes as a federation of colleges; the oldest, Peterhouse, dates form 1284. The largest college, Trinity, was founded by King Henry III 1546.
Cambridge is in the first rank of universities worldwide, Its colleges,
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30%，当中许多进入理工学院或高等专科学院而不是综合大学。同期成人学生（21岁以上才开始本科学业的学生和25岁以上开始攻读硕士学位的学生）增加了55%。
大学建与12世纪，大学按照学院联盟的形式组织，各学院由自己的教职人员（被称作“校务委员 ”）管理。最古老的学院---大学学院始建于1249年。其他著名学院包括万灵学院（建于1438年），基督学院（与1546年由卡地诺.沃塞建立）---该学院的教堂也是牛津大教堂，以及牛津的第一所女子学院---玛格丽特女士学院（建于1878年）
当今的牛津大学由35个独立学院组成，其中两个学院只招收女学生，其余的学院男女兼收。
departments, faculties and schools attract the best academic minds and the most talented students. Cambridge‘s contribution to teaching and research is matched by its commitment to sport, its museums and the performing arts. 1208年，从牛津的暴动中逃出的学者在剑桥建立了第一个学术机构。剑桥同样也实行学院制；最老的学
院彼得学院建与1284年。最大的三系吸引了最出色的学者和最最聪明一学院则是由国王亨利三世在1546的学生。剑桥对体育、博物馆和表年建立的。 演艺术的贡献绝不亚于它对教育和 剑桥大学是世界顶级大学。它的院研究的贡献。
威尔士拉姆皮特大学 The university of Wales, Lampeter
Founded in 1822, Lampeter is the oldest university institution in Britain after the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge and several ancient universities in Scotland. It is a compact and intimate campus which 威尔士拉姆皮特大学建于1822年，is set in an area of outstanding natural 是英国除了牛津、剑桥以及苏格兰beauty. Lampeter has a special focus 几间大学之外最古老的大学，校园on the humanities and social sciences. 不大，师生关系密切，风光优美。With under 2000 students, Lampeter 拉姆皮特特别注重于人文和社会科enjoys the status of being the smallest 学。现有学生人数不足2000，是欧university in Europe. Originally 洲最小的大学。大学建立初期，学students studied mainly theology and 生们主要学习神学和艺术；现在有the arts; today the selection is wider 更多的科目可供选择，包括信息技and includes information technology 术和更多的社会学科。 and more social sciences.
《泰晤士报》2003年综合大学排名 The Times Top Twenty Universities(2003) 1. 牛津大学 Oxford 11. 圣安德鲁斯大学 St Andrews 2. 剑桥大学 Cambridge 12. 拉夫伯勒大学 Loughborough 3. 皇家学院 Imperial College 13. 诺丁汉大学 Nottingham 4. 伦敦经济学院 London School of 14. 爱丁堡大学 Edinburgh Economics 15. 曼彻斯特大学 Manchester 5. 巴斯大学Bath 16. 伯明翰大学 Birmingham 6. 伦敦大学 University College 17.纽卡斯尔大学 Newcastle London 18. 伦敦国王学院 King‘s College 7. 约克大学 York London 8. 沃里克大学 Warwick 19.皇家霍洛威大学 Royal Holloway 9. 布里斯托尔大学 Bristol 20.阿伯丁大学 Aberdeen 10. 达勒姆大学 Durham
观点 View Point
The following diaries are from a Chinese student who is studying in Coventry University
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以下是一位在英国考文垂安定学学习的中国学生的日记选摘。 Such Coventry Taxi Drivers!(26 Sep.2002) 考文垂的的士司机！（2002年9月26日）
Soon after arriving in Coventry from China, I tool great interest in the taxi men here. At night, when they are not 从中国来到考文垂后不久，我对这里sure if I really need a taxi, they will stop 的的士司机产生了浓厚兴趣。晚上，about 10 meters ahead of me and wait 当他们不太确定我是否要乘的士时，patiently, never sounding their horns, 他们会在我前面10米左右停下来耐心nor coming nearer me to ask . In case I 等我，从来不会按喇叭，也不会靠近pay no attention to them, they will 我询问。如果我不理会他们，他们只simply ride away, or flash their lights 是把车开走，或者体贴地闪着车灯吸thoughtfully, to attract my attention. 引我的注意。很有趣。这种绅士的方Very interesting. And in such a 式！ gentlemanly way!
How much do goods cost in Britain? (29 Sep, 2002) 英国的物价有多高？（2002年9月29日）
While shopping in Coventry, I found some interesting phenomena. For 在考文垂买东西时我发现一些有趣的example, milk is much cheaper than soft 现象。譬如，多数商店的牛奶比饮料drinks in most stores. The following are 要便宜得多。下面是我在考文垂第一some of the items I bought during my 个星期买的部分东西。 first week in Coventry.
At Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd: 威尔金森五金店： - a double bed quilt: f 8.49 一床双层棉被：8.49英镑
At Sainsbury’s: 塞恩斯伯里商店 -banana (750g): 29p ---750克香蕉：29便士 -1 pint of milk: 29p ---一品脱牛奶：29便士 -4 vegetable samosas (220g) f 1.69 ---4个蔬菜萨莫萨三角饺（200克）：-10 salami (100g) :75p 1.69英镑 -white bread (400g): 52p ---10根意大利腊肠（100克）：75便 士 ---白面包（400克）：52便士
At “99p Stores”, every item is much cheaper than in other stores. For example: -4 cans of Coca Cola and /or Pepsi Cola (0.33 liter each): 99p -banana chips (450g): 99p
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