剑桥在伦敦之北约80公里的地方,它是一个独特的大学城。其区域不大,人口不多,在占地范围、地方经济及行政上,大学一直占控制地位。同样有名的牛津大学也有庞大的学生数目和悠久的历史,但近几十年牛津市内发展起来不少工商业,大学的所、系与学院不再在地方上占支配地位。而在剑桥,历史的特 About 80 kilometers north of London, Cambridge is a unique university town. Its small area and small population make it a dominant place of control over land occupation, local economy and administration. The equally famous Oxford University also has a large student body and a long history, but in recent decades Oxford has developed quite a few businesses, universities and colleges and universities no longer play a dominant role locally. And in Cambridge, the history of special