The famous Christ Church Meadow， painted by J.M.W. Turner， still exists and provides rural walkways in the heart of the city.
Today，s Oxford， offers interesting shopping facilities， from the wellknown high street names， modern shopping centres and malls to the interesting Victorian covered market in the High Street. From the University，s shop， to many small specialists， offering old maps and prints， books， jewelleryjewellery n.(=jewelry) ［总称］珠宝， 镶嵌有宝石之饰物 and local souvenirs you will find shopping interesting in Oxford.
When it comes to eating out， you will have no trouble finding just the right place. Oxford is well experienced in catering for customers from around the world， of all ages and all tastes. There is a wide choice from Coffee Houses through to gourmet Restaurants.
Entertainment in Oxford is as interesting as you would expect in this university city. The Apollo Theatre is the largest theatre， where visiting international touring companies present a mix of musicals， shows and rock and pop concerts. At Oxford Playhouse， leading international， national and local theatre companies make up a varied programme of high quality drama， dance， music and opera presented in this newly refurbished Georgian Theatre. There are other smaller theatres where you can see Drama and Comedy from the University，s leading players. Classical music concerts are held in the Sheldonian Theatre， Christ Church Cathedral and other famous Oxford settings.
There exists an amiable dispute， about which college in Oxford is the oldest， and may be determined thus. - University College had the first benefactor and indirectly， founder and the first property. Balliol College first occupied a site it has never left. Merton College had the first statutes establishing a collegiatecollegiate adj.学院的 institution.
All Oxford undergraduates must be accepted by one of the colleges which comprise the university and are taught by “fellows” of that college， eminent academics in their chosen field. Tutorials are held weekly， to monitor and supervise students， work and research， and courses of lectures are organised by the university each term. Each college has its own identity and most have architecturally fascinating buildings and splendid gardens， oases of scholarship and tranquillity in this vibrant modern city.
Oxford boasts a wealth of excellent teaching and has always depended upon the educational activity which takes place within it. There are now two universities in Oxford， Oxford Brookes University having been granted its charter in 1992 and offering an excellent alternativealternative n.二中择一， 可供选择的办法， 事物 adj.选择性的， 二中择一的 to its venerable neighbour. As well as university education， there are a large number of other independent colleges offering a vast range of courses， including teacher training， secretarial， business， preuniversity and English language courses.
Cambridge
剑桥--最有名的大学城
12世纪，圣芳济修士、黑袍修士和卡莫修士，来到这片平坦、潮湿的沼泽区定居，剑桥于此诞生。1209年，一群学者因与牛津市当局意见不合，逃往剑桥避难，加上伊里主教休·包沿创立第一所学院彼得屋(Peter House)，剑桥大学便有了起始的基业。“野蛮、未开化和无知”，曾经是史学家对沼泽居民的形容，却因剑桥的耀眼光芒，重新界定了这片松软、平坦的土地。 剑桥的秋多风、多雨，便在天晴的日子里，这个中古大学城的秋光艳色不只使人目不暇接，而且几乎完全占据了人的心灵。