Discuss JK Rowling's transition from Harry Potter to writing for adults.?Explain why many animals have stripes. Why do humans have two eyes?
探討JK羅琳從哈里·波特到成人小說的創(chuàng)作轉(zhuǎn)型，解釋為什么很多動物身上有條紋，說說為什么人類有兩只眼睛……

Teenagers who can give convincing answers to these posers when they are interviewed for a place at Oxford could be just who the university is looking for, it was revealed yesterday.
昨天披露的牛津大學(xué)入學(xué)選拔試題里就有這些問題，如果你能給出令人信服的答案，那你可能就是牛津大學(xué)中意的學(xué)生。

Tutors at Oxford lifted the lid on the interview process to explode some of the myths about what is seen as the most nerve-racking aspect of admissions.
牛津大學(xué)的老師揭開了該校入學(xué)選拔中最令人傷腦筋的面試問題部分的神秘面紗。

The university has increasingly come to rely on interviews to identify high-fliers because public exams fail to discriminate between the bright and the exceptional. It also considers other information, such as results in admissions tests, references and predicted grades.
牛津大學(xué)現(xiàn)在越來越多地依靠面試來選拔學(xué)生，因?yàn)楣_考試不足以將聰明的學(xué)生和超常學(xué)生區(qū)分開來。除了面試，該校也會考慮學(xué)生的其他信息，比如入學(xué)考試的成績、推薦信和預(yù)測評級。

Oxford said interviews give candidates the chance to show their 'real ability and potential'.
牛津方面表示，面試給了應(yīng)試者一個(gè)展現(xiàn)“個(gè)人真正實(shí)力和潛力”的機(jī)會。

One English literature don said pupils were more likely to be asked about Harry Potter than Shakespeare, at least in initial questioning.
一位英語文學(xué)教師表示，在最初提問階段，學(xué)生們更可能被問到哈里·波特，而不是莎士比亞相關(guān)問題。

'Not all candidates might have the same access to a wide range of literature,' said Lucinda Rumsey, of Mansfield College.
曼斯菲爾德學(xué)院的露辛達(dá)·拉姆茲說道：“并不是所有應(yīng)試者進(jìn)入文學(xué)領(lǐng)域的途徑是相同的?！?/div>

'If I start with Harry Potter, everyone at least has a starting point of recognition.'
“如果我以哈里·波特開始，至少每個(gè)人會有個(gè)認(rèn)同的起點(diǎn)?！?/div>

History applicants might be asked to imagine how much about the past they could find out simply from historical records of sport.
應(yīng)試歷史專業(yè)的學(xué)生可能被問到僅僅從體育運(yùn)動的歷史記錄中能找到多少關(guān)于過去的內(nèi)容。

Applicants for experimental psychology who are asked why humans have two eyes might be expected to discuss the reasons in terms of three dimensional vision.
實(shí)驗(yàn)心理學(xué)的應(yīng)試者可能被問到為什么人類有兩只眼睛這個(gè)話題，而考官們可能希望他們從三維視野的角度來談?wù)勗颉?/div>

And the question about striped animals might be thrown at applicants for biological sciences. Martin Speight, of St Anne's College, said: 'There are no right or wrong specific answers – I'm interested in candidates' speculations about the advantages of having stripes.'
而關(guān)于動物條紋的問題則可能用來考查生物科學(xué)的應(yīng)試者。圣安妮學(xué)院的馬丁·斯貝特說：“這些問題并沒有正確或錯(cuò)誤的答案，我感興趣的是應(yīng)試者們對動物擁有條紋優(yōu)勢的推測。”

Mike Nicholson, director of admissions at Oxford, said: 'The interviews are designed to push students to think, not recite specific facts or answers.'
牛津大學(xué)招生辦的主任邁克·尼克爾森說：“這些面試的目的是推動學(xué)生思考，而不是死記硬背某些事實(shí)或答案?！?/div>

小編后記：以下為牛津大學(xué)部分學(xué)科的面試問題，你的答案是什么呢？