2013年6月，充分利用赴英访学的机会，到剑桥走走。

在此之前，脑海中有着剑桥的印象，来源于课堂、聊天、读书、看报、电影等，是分块而又多元的。最清晰的乃是刚入大学时《大学英语》课本的第一篇课文（Text）： Cambridge — A University Town。课文内容大都已经模糊，零星地记得大概意思，大学城市并不是指一座拥有知名学府于其中的城市，而是指大学与城市水乳交融，融为一体。

When we say that Cambridge is a university town, we do not mean just that it is a town with a university in it. A university town — like Uppsala, Coimbra, Salamanca or Heidelberg is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has its shops, pubs, market-place and so on, but most of it is university — colleges, faculties, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks, and churches, making these as well part of the university.

行走在剑桥，课文所描述的内容变得栩栩如生起来。古人言，读万卷书不如行万里路。着实如此。也许与个人接受知识的习惯相关，俺往往习惯这种先粗粗预习再细细品味的过程。就如读三国演义，初看原著难起兴，倒是先看了些桃园结义、三顾茅庐、火烧新野、三英战吕布、失街亭、空城计等小画书，再后来又把原著读了好几篇，感觉舒服至极。

惊叹于，剑桥是自然风光、人文景观和科学底蕴的完美结合。剑河上的Punting，买一张船票，船夫兼导游，沿河赏美景，国王学院无疑是最宏伟的，三一学院就凭那棵神奇的苹果树也足以让人钦佩，各大学院不一而列。概而言之，视之为景，读之为史，念之为书。

6月是毕业季，剑桥学子身穿礼服，胸佩礼花，更是为城市增添亮色。我们儿时记忆中凤凰、飞鸽自行车的模样还能在剑桥找到，前面配上竹筐，轮式发电车前灯，仿佛身处哈利波特剧景之中。

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