Outside View

Part 1

Voice-over: Harvard University in Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world. We spoke to Alex Jude, the university's Head of Communications(公关主管). He explained that Harvard looks for the best and most talented students (top/ brilliant students;)from around the world.

Alex: Harvard actually seeks (look for; e.g. seek refuge/asylum/shelter/advice/assistance/ compensation) students from around the world, the best students that we can find, to study chemistry, or study literature, or study government, or business. Our business school is particularly well known around the world, as is the medical school and law school, so, um, and, and the Kennedy School of Government, or the John F Kennedy School of Government, so, er, we do seek very, very talented students and we have open doors for them.

Voice-over: We asked five students at Harvard to tell us what kind of social life they have.

Ashley: Um, well relaxing is a little hard to do around here, but basically, I mean, I still, I, I live nearby anyway, so I see a lot of my friends, and … Um, there's a good social life here if you look for it. I go to the gym (健身房，体育馆，健身；), run. So that's what I do.

Adam: It's, it's whatever you want it to be. It's good. If you wanna go out party, do anything you can. If you wanna sit in your room and study all night like my friend over here, you can also do that.

Brian: Socially, like you said, it's, it's a lot of what you make it. Um, we don't have fraternities (美国男大学生的联谊会，兄弟会；sorority:美国大学里的女生联谊会；)here, and so, you know, that's, it's obviously not as social. There's not as many parties as there would be on another campus. Um, but on a Friday or Saturday night, there, there, there will be a party. Usually we end up studying until about 10 o'clock. And then we, and then we'll go out and have fun maybe, or just watch a movie with friends, or, you know, whatever is going on for the night.

Jodie: Not everyone would agree with me, obviously, but it's, I think it's a fun place to be.

Interviewer: Have you made a lot of friends?

Jodie: Oh, definitely.

Interviewer: Mm.

Jodie: Many.

Interviewer: What, what do you do with your friends?

Jodie: Um, well, I like to go to concerts. I'm in three music groups, so I have lots of rehearsals (排练， 彩排；e.g. a rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet; a wedding rehearsal;) during the week for that. Um, just do, you know, some fun things, on the weekend.

Part 2

Voice-over: We asked the Harvard students if they use the Internet.

Ashley: Um, I, I use it a fairly good amount. Um, our library system is online, so I use that a lot. And a lot of my classes, you know, have to do research papers. You can find a lot of information on there, so.

Interviewer: So how often do you use it, a week, a day?

Ashley: Um, I use it probably on more of a weekly basis. Maybe three or four times a week.

Brian: Oh yes, definitely. We live through the Internet actually. Well, I do a lot of research through the Internet, follow my stocks(a share in a company 股票) on the Internet. Um, well, even though email is not officially Internet, we, that's how we communicate a lot at college, so, through the email.

John: Um, I use the internet mostly for, er, I'd say, sort of leisure (休闲) purposes. I mean, I play, um, I use it for a lot of, I don't, we don't have TV in my room, so I use it, uh, uh, go to the CNN website, keep up on current events (时事), things like that. Uh, I also, uh, you know, there's some little games to play over the Internet. Um, just um, I go to espn.com (a cable television station in the US which broadcasts only sports) see what's happening, follow the Boston Red Sox, things like that. Um, I think a lot of courses use it to post (submit) things, but I, I don't usually use it that much for research, or things. I tend to use the libraries for such things, so.

Answers: 
The true statements are 3 and 5
3.
1, one of the best universities
2. most talented students
3. well-known around the world
4. have open doors
5. good social life
6.you want it to be
7. on another campus
8. it’s a fun place
9. go to concerts
10. during the week