英国五大奇葩奖学金 去英留学试试不

　　British universities pride themselves on being philanthropic institutions， and aim to provide as much help to disadvantaged students as possible. Here are some slightly eccentric awards that are given out to a handful of lucky applicants every year – and yes， most of them are available to non-UK residents！

　　英国的大学无不以慷慨大方而自豪，它们都乐于为经济困难的学生提供尽可能多的帮助。今天给大家介绍5个特（qi）殊(pa)的奖学金。这些奖学金每年只发放给少数幸运的申请者，不过别担心，它们大多都对非英国本地的学生开放哦！

　　素食者协会慈善基金（Vegetarian Charity Grant）

　　The kind folks over at the Vegetarian Charity will give you ￡500 if you’re both strapped for funds and committed to steering clear of meat. If you’re a hardcore vegetarian (or at least very good at acting like one)， you could wrangle yourself a nice bit of cash for a lack of protein – and possibly use it to treat yourself to a bit of culinary luxury.

　　如果囊中羞涩的你愿意发誓与肉食划清界限，那就有可能得到素食者慈善协会慷慨赠与的500磅奖学金。如果你当真是个狂热的素食主义者（或者你演技足够炫酷），那就用你的三寸不烂之舌为自己争取一点现金流吧。至于代价嘛，充其量只是损失一点蛋白质啦！再说拿到钱以后也可以转头用来吃一顿好的啊？？

　　皇家古代高尔夫奖学金（Royal & Ancient Golf Scholarship）

　　If you’re a dt hand with a club then you might be able to secure up to ￡5000 from the Royal & Ancient Foundation， but there is a catch： men have to have a handicap of one or above， and women three or above. They’ll also consider applicants who are part of their national golf squad， although why you would need a scholarship in that case is beyond me！

　　如果你是个挥舞高尔夫球杆的小能手，你就有机会获得来自皇家古代高尔夫基金会的5000磅奖学金！不过也没那么容易。他们要求男申请者有一个或一个以上的差点，女申请者则要多于三个。（译者注：差点是指一个高尔夫球员在一家或几家球场打球后得到的一个综合表现评分。差点的计算基于两大因素，一个是球场难度，二是球员在该球场的成绩。）而且，他们也会考虑国家高尔夫球队的申请者——虽然实在难以理解为什么这些国家队的人还要申请奖学金！

　　Either way， plenty of motivation to get out on the driving range...

　　不管咋地，为了5000磅去球场上耍一遭还是大有动力的！

　　皇家海军奖学金（Royal Navy）

　　Nothing pays quite like getting shot at. The British Royal Navy will support anyone who joins up for a year or two bore attending university， and will even secure a place at the Naval College after your course finishes. Hopully Russia won’t start a world war while you’re there.

　　这奖学金的金额吧，就好像是被人打了一枪子似的，那真是激动人心啊！只要你在上大学前在皇家海军服役1－2年，他们就会慷慨地赞助你整个大学阶段的学习，而且等你毕业后，还会给你在海军学院留个工作的机会。不过，希望在你当兵的时候，剽悍的俄罗斯民族不会发动世界大战！

　　* This one might be slightly harder to apply for as a non-British national – perhaps it might just be easier to stick to the books！

　　*这个奖学金对于非英国公民来说申请的难度比较大——可能还是读点书更容易吧！

　　Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol奖学金

　　If you think the title of this scholarship sounds like something from Star Wars， this is probably not the bursary for you. It gives up to ￡3000 for students who learn at least 33% of their subject through the medium of the Welsh language – although you don't necessarily have to be an advanced speaker.

　　如果你觉得这奖学金的名字太奇怪，听着像从星球大战里出来的，那你恐怕就与它无缘了。这个奖学金的最高金额高达3000磅，它的对象是通过威尔士语学习的学生——至少要有33%的课程由威尔士语教授，但并不要求学生的威尔士语说得特别利索。

　　This one could be very usul for anyone looking to take on a literary / liberal arts degree； a fine chance to explore some of the exquisite poetry written by our neighbours across the border.

　　对那些想要攻读文学学位的童鞋来说这个奖学金绝对不容错过——这也是个接触到大威尔士美妙诗句的绝好机会呦！

　　Desmond Tutu奖学金

　　Apart from the unfortunate surname of its founder*， the Tutu Scholarship is a veryworthy cause. It provides ￡1000 for students at King’s College London who writethe best 1000-word essays on the title “How do you think an education at King’sCollege London would help you to serve society once you graduate？” How lovely.

　　除了创始人的名字有点悲催之外*，这个奖学金还是很华丽的。它面向伦敦国王学院的学生，给那个1000字命题作文（essay）写得最好的小盆友颁发1000磅的奖励。而作文的题目嘛，就是“等你毕业之后，在伦敦国王学院的学习经历将会如何帮助你奉献社会呢？” 毕业，奉献社会？？简直画面太美不敢看。

　　* In the UK marking system， a “2：2” is one of the lower grades that can be awarded to candidates； pronounced “two-two”， it is occasionally nicknamed a “Desmond”，after Archbishop Tutu.

　　解释一下Tutu的言外之意。英国的学校有不同的成绩分档，就像ABCD这样。其中成绩最好的可以拿2：1，比较差的就是2：2， 英语也称“two-two”。因为听起来很像德斯蒙德·图图(Desmond Tutu)大主教的姓（这个大主教可厉害了，曾获得过诺贝尔和平奖哦），所以2：2有时候也被成为“desmond”。