海德堡大學 德國第一學府竟曾有學生監獄?

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海德堡大學(Heidelberg University)位於德國西南部的海德堡,已經有六百三十年歷史。創校初期只有設立神學(theology)、法學(law)、醫學(medicine)和哲學(philosophy)等四大學院(faculty),如今已有十二所學院。海德堡大學附近有著著名的歷史景點,如海德堡古堡(Schloss Heidelberg)、市級廣場(Philosophenweg)、騎士之家(House Zum Ritter Sankt Georg)、聖靈教堂(Heiliggeistkirche)等等,每個景點都如海德堡大學一樣,有著一段悠久的歷史等著你來挖掘。去參觀海德堡大學前,不妨先來認識海德堡的過去吧!

Over the centuries, Heidelberg played a key role in European intellectual and religious movements, including humanism in the 15th century, the Reformation in the 16th century and Romanticism in the 19th century. Despite dark days during the Nazi era and violent student protests in the 1960s and ’70s, Heidelberg has since regained its reputation, and is now the top university in Germany. As an international research university, Heidelberg attracts students and researchers from all over the world—a full third of doctoral candidates are international students. With this strong emphasis on research, it isn’t surprising that there are 56 Nobel laureates associated with Heidelberg, mostly in the fields of medicine, physics and chemistry.

數百年來,海德堡大學在各項歐洲知識和宗教運動中都扮演著關鍵角色,包括十五世紀的人文主義運動、十六世紀的宗教改革、以及十九世紀的浪漫主義運動。雖然於納粹統治期間和一九六〇及七〇年代的學生激烈抗議中歷經了黑暗歲月,但海德堡大學此後便重拾聲望,如今已是德國境內的第一學府。作為一所國際性的研究大學,該校吸引了許多來自全球各地學生與研究人員,有多達三分之一的博士生都是國際學生。海德堡大學是如此強調研究的重要性,因此該校擁有五十六位諾貝爾獎得主自然也不令人意外,這些獲獎者的研究領域大多是在醫學、物理學和化學。

實用簡短會話
Student Jail 學生監獄

Leo: It’s hard to imagine a jail for students.
Kirsten: Well, students were only sent here for minor offenses— things like drunkenness, disturbing the peace. It was established in the 1600s after townspeople started complaining about misbehaving students.
Leo: How long were they locked up for?
Kirsten: Usually just a few days or weeks—and they were still allowed to attend classes in the day.
Leo: That doesn’t sound so bad.
Kirsten: Yeah. Time behind bars here actually became a rite of passage.
Leo: The walls are so colorful!
Kirsten: That’s all original graffiti drawn by the “prisoners.”
里 歐:好難想像會有專門關學生的監獄。
克斯蒂:這個嘛,只有犯小錯的學生會被送來這兒啦,像是喝醉酒、擾亂秩序這類的。它在一六〇〇年代設立,因為鎮民開始抱怨素行不良的學生。
里 歐:他們會被關多久?
克斯蒂:通常是幾天到幾週不等,而且他們白天還是可以去上課。
里 歐:聽起來沒有很糟。
克斯蒂:對啊,來這裡蹲一蹲其實成了一種成年禮。
里 歐:牆壁好繽紛喔!
克斯蒂:這全是那些「囚犯」的創意塗鴉。

實用字彙
despite (prep.) 雖然,儘管
era (n.) 時代,年代,紀元
doctoral (a.) 博士的
offense (n.) 犯法(行為),過錯
disturb (v.) 擾亂,妨礙
misbehave (v.) 行為不端,行為不禮貌
rite (n.) 儀式,慣例,rite of passage 即「成年禮」
graffiti (n.) 塗鴉

 

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