Oxford is a city,and the county town of Oxfordshire,in South East England.It has a population of 151,000.The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre.For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river,in the vicinity of Oxford,the Thames is known as The Isis.
Oxford is home to the University of Oxford,the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Buildings in Oxford reflect every English architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons,including the mid-18th century Radcliffe Camera,the hub of the city.Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires",a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of Oxford's university buildings.
牛津因闻名于它的世界一流学府的地位和遍布各地的古迹,使它成为人们极度梦想的城市.9世纪建立的,距今有800多年历史的牛津城是英国皇族和学者的摇篮.现在牛津已经成为了熙熙攘攘的世界城市.尽管还是那个古老的大学城,但遍布城市各个角落的商业企业,特别是高科技企业使牛津这座古老的城市焕发了青春的活力.
牛津市从公元7世纪已有人在那里居住.到公元912年,它已成为英格兰的一个要地.“津”意为渡口,泰晤士河和柴威尔河在此会合,当时河水不深,用牛拉车即可涉水而过,牛津由此得名.现在两地河流依然,原来的桥和牛车涉水过河的痕迹早已消失,但牛津桥却越来越多地吸引着世界各地的来访者和游客.
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