牛津大學入學選拔面試題曝光，JK羅琳創作轉型成考查內容

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作轉型，解釋爲什麼很多動物身上有條紋，說說爲什麼人類有兩隻眼睛……

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入學選拔試題裏就有這些問題，如果你能給出令人信服的答案，那你可能就是牛津大學中意的學生。

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.
牛津大學的老師揭開了該校入學選拔中最令人傷腦筋的面試問題部分的神祕面紗。

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.
牛津大學現在越來越多地依靠面試來選拔學生，因爲公開考試不足以將聰明的學生和超常學生區分開來。除了面試，該校也會考慮學生的其他信息，比如入學考試的成績、推薦信和預測評級。

Oxford said interviews give candidates the chance to show their 'real ability and potential'.
牛津方面表示，面試給了應試者一個展現“個人真正實力和潛力”的機會。

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

'Not all candidates might have the same access to a wide range of literature,' said Lucinda Rumsey, of Mansfield College.
曼斯菲爾德學院的露辛達·拉姆茲說道：“並不是所有應試者進入文學領域的途徑是相同的。”

'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，至少每個人會有個認同的起點。”

History applicants might be asked to imagine how much about the past they could find out simply from historical records of sport.
應試歷史專業的學生可能被問到僅僅從體育運動的歷史記錄中能找到多少關於過去的內容。

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.
實驗心理學的應試者可能被問到爲什麼人類有兩隻眼睛這個話題，而考官們可能希望他們從三維視野的角度來談談原因。

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.'
而關於動物條紋的問題則可能用來考查生物科學的應試者。聖安妮學院的馬丁·斯貝特說：“這些問題並沒有正確或錯誤的答案，我感興趣的是應試者們對動物擁有條紋優勢的推測。”

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

以下爲牛津大學部分學科的面試問題，你的答案是什麼呢？