歌名：That’s why I choose Yale

歌曲背景：

That’s why I choose Yale（我为什么选择耶鲁）是耶鲁大学2010年的招生宣传片。它是由耶鲁在校学生和招生处联手拍的一个短片，在一周内点击率超过20万，广受好评。大学宣传片第一次以音乐剧的形式出现，给大家全新感觉。全部演员都是耶鲁在校生或者工作人员，以劲歌热舞告诉世人耶鲁并非呆板严肃，而是一个学术顶尖且充满活力的大学。That’s why I choose Yale则是该宣传片的插曲。

歌词：

Students here at YALE come from everywhere around   

with every type of interest                         

that can possibly be found                         

Do our passions divide us?                        

No, our colleges provide us  

with family and common ground.                    

For all four years we'll all reside                     

together in colleges, united by pride.                 

With such great facilities to hone your abilities,        

you'll never want to go outside.                      

Every college has a dining hall with a salad bar and grill   

and organic options for every meal.                  

I'm going to eat my fill.                             

Each one has a common room, which we could not live without  

to study to meet in groups                          

or simply to hang out.                             

And when the dining halls are closed there's butteries for snacks. 

And if you need a study break,                     

there's game rooms to relax.                        

I can get to my college library                        

without stepping foot outside.                       

And just right down the hallway,                      

my clothes are washed and dried.                     

I work out in my college gym, a mere two floors below.    

Then I meet my friends for rehearsal in the dance studio.  

There are tons of music practice rooms where I can hone my skills.  

We even have a movie theater.                        

This one always gives me chills!                        

We don't have normal dorms at YALE.                   

Instead, we live in suites.                             

So you may have a roommate.                         

We have matching sheets!                             

Outside there's a common room, so come and stay a while.  

There's space for couches and TVs                      

or a lava lamp if that's your style.                       

歌词大意：

耶鲁的学生来自世界各地，有着不尽相同的兴趣志向。每个人突出的个性会让我们变得生分吗？不，住宿学院让我们找到共同点。让我们有家一般的感觉。整个四年我们都要住在同一个学院，集体荣誉感让我们团结在一起。这里一流的设施让你提升能力，让你不想跨出学院大门。每个住宿学院都有食堂，每餐都供应色拉，烧烤肉类和天然种植蔬菜。我要享用我的大餐了。每个学生都有一个共享客厅，在那里学习，小组聚会。或者放松休闲都可以。如果食堂关了，还有小卖部供应小吃。如果学习累了想休息下，我们有娱乐室可以放松。住宿学院有图书馆，不用出门就能上自习借书。就在走廊的下面，我就可以洗衣服，烘干衣服。我往下走两层，就能到体育中心锻炼。然后去舞蹈中心和朋友一起排练。充足的琴房能让我全力提高演奏水平。我们甚至还有电影院，刺激连连。夜路没有通常的单间宿舍，我们只有套间。所以你可能会有一个室友。我们的床单都一样。外面有公用休息室，来小坐一会儿吧。有沙发有电视。如果你喜欢的话，还可以放上一盏熔岩灯。

教学建议：

    当和同学们谈到学校的设施时，可以先让他们思考一下在我们的校园里什么设施最常见，然后引导他们自己举例。最后教师可以向他们介绍世界名牌大学耶鲁大学的学校设施有哪些，此时，就可以引入这首歌，让同学们学习到一些有关校园设施的英语单词，还可以引导同学们对大学产生美好的憧憬和向往。

学校设施-Thats why I choose Yale.pptx