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Oxbridge is a composite of the two most renowned universities in Britain,the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge,
牛橋，是英國(guó)最著名的兩所大學(xué)牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)的合稱。
which was founded by scholars fleeing Oxford in 1209.
劍橋大學(xué)是由1209年從牛津大學(xué)逃離的學(xué)者們建立的。
There are a great many similarities between them, so they are jointly referred to as Oxbridge.
兩所大學(xué)之間有著很多的共同點(diǎn)，因此常常被合稱為牛橋。
The history of the two universities can be traced back to the 11th and 13th centuries respectively,
兩校的歷史分別可以追溯到11世紀(jì)和13世紀(jì)，
whereas the term "Oxbridge" originated from the British writer William Thackeray's novel Tendennis, published in 1849.
但是，“牛橋”一詞的說法則起源于英國(guó)作家威廉.薩克雷于1849年完成的小說《潘登尼斯》。
It was not until the middle of the 20th century that "Oxbridge" was accepted gradually.
直到20世紀(jì)中葉,“牛橋”一詞才逐漸被人們所接受。
The most common feature between Oxford and Cambridge is their collegiate structure,
牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)最大的共同點(diǎn)在于它們的學(xué)院結(jié)構(gòu)，
both of them are composed of more than 30 autonomous colleges,
它們都是由30多所自治的學(xué)院組成的，
which provide the environments in which students live and sleep.
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Applicants must choose a specific college when applying to Oxford or Cambridge,
學(xué)生們?nèi)雽W(xué)時(shí)必須選擇一個(gè)特定的學(xué)院，
or allow the university to select one for them,
或是自己選，或是由學(xué)校來選，
because all undergraduate and graduate students must be a member of one of the university colleges.
因?yàn)楸究粕脱芯可急仨殢膶儆趯W(xué)校的某一個(gè)學(xué)院。
However, students studying the same subject are given lectures together, irrespective of which college they attend.
但是，上課則是按照學(xué)系分班，共同授課，不論他們屬于哪個(gè)學(xué)院。
Colleges regularly compete with each other in a variety of fields, including sports, speech and debate, and so on.
學(xué)院之間經(jīng)常有各種比賽，包括體育比賽和辯論賽等。
