On-campus Housing
校内住宿
Housing policies differ from school to school in American universities.
美国各所大学的住宿管理制度都各不相同。
Some schools have limited housing or none at all.
有些学校的宿舍有限,有些甚至完全没有宿舍。
Dormitory buildings might house a small number of students or many hundreds.
大学的宿舍楼有点只可容纳少数学生,而有的可容纳数百名。
Some dorms have suites.
有些宿舍有套间,
A suite has several bedrooms, a common area and a bathroom.
套间里有几间卧室,一个公共区和一间浴室。
Other dorms have rooms along a common hallway.
其他宿舍在公共走廊的旁边设有房间。
Two, three or four students might share a room.
2-4个学生共用一间房。
Males and females often live on different floors of the same building.
男女生通常住在同一栋楼的不同楼层,
Or they might live on the same floor, or in some cases even share a suite if permitted.
也有可能住在同一层,如果得到允许,他们甚至可以共住一个套间。
But single-sex housing is usually also available.
但通常情况下也是可以安排同性住宿的。
Different groups and organizations such as fraternities might have their own houses where their members live.
不同团体或组织可能有他们自己的房子以供其成员居住。
And there is often housing for married students.
而且还有已婚学生居住的宿舍。
Some dorms are nice, others are not so nice.
学校宿舍的条件有好的也有不好的。
But many students say they like the chance to make friends and be near their classes.
但许多学生说他们喜欢住宿舍,因为既能交友,离教室又近。