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Another similarity between Oxford and Cambridge is their special method of teaching.
牛津大學和劍橋大學的另一個相似之處在于它們特別的教學方法。
The principal teaching method at Oxbridge colleges is the "supervision" or "tutorial", used at Cambridge and Oxford respectively, though with the same meaning.
“牛橋”的學院采用的教學方法主要是導師制，雖然意思相同，但在劍橋大學和牛津大學分別被稱作“監督”和“個別指導”。
Under the "supervision" or "tutorial", small groups of students meet with a member of the university's teaching staff weekly or more frequently.
依照導師制，學生們以小組為單位每周和學校的教員見面一次，或者更多。
Students are normally required to complete an essay or assignment in advance of the session,
學生們在會面之前通常要完成一篇讀書筆記或課外作業，
which they will discuss with the supervisor or tutor for an hour.
他們會和導師用一個小時左右的時間討論這些作業。
Actually, Oxford and Cambridge share a common history: both were founded more than 800 years ago;
事實上，兩校的歷史也十分相似：它們都起源于800多年前;
both were places to study scholasticism;
都曾經是經院哲學的堡壘;
both had educated a large number of Britain's most prominent scientists, writers and politicians, as well as noted figures in many other fields.
都為英國培養了大量杰出的科學家、作家、政治家、以及社會各界的知名人士。
They have also established similar institutions and facilities,
它們還建立了類似的機構和設施，
such as printing houses like Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press,
例如：印刷廠——牛津大學出版社和劍橋大學出版社、
botanical gardens like University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Cambridge University Botanic Garden,
植物園——牛津大學植物園和劍橋大學植物園、
museums like the Ashmolean and the Fitzwiiliam, legal deposit libraries like the Bodleian and the Cambridge University Library,
博物館—— 牛津大學博物館和劍橋大學費茲威廉博物館、法定圖書館——牛津大學圖書館和劍橋大學圖書館、
and societies like the Oxford Union and the Cambridge Union.
以及社團——牛津聯盟和劍橋聯盟。
