快來看看牛津大學招生面試都問哪些刁鑽的問題吧!

They are designed to stump Britain's brightest teenagers to see if they are worthy of a place at Oxford University.

這些問題是牛津大學專門設計出來刁難英國最聰明的學生的，以考察他們是否有資格在牛津爭得一席之地。

But now anyone can put their knowledge to the test to find out if they can make the grade and answer the questions that would-be scholars have to ponder during their entrance interview.

不過現在所有人都可以運用所學知識來挑戰，看看自己是否能夠成功回答出這些未來的學者們在入學面試中需要仔細思索的問題。

The institution has released its annual sample of questions as part of a continuing bid to demystify its admissions process.

牛津大學已經發表了今年的面試樣題，這是該院校消除其錄取過程神祕化的持續努力的一部分。

Oxford's director of admissions Samina Khan stated that the interviews are mainly an 'academic conversation' relating to the course the student has applied for.

牛津大學的招辦主任薩米娜·汗（Samina Khan）解釋道，面試主要是針對學生申請的課程進行的“學術方面的談話”。

Published just days before the deadline for applications for the next academic year, put your brain power to the test with FEMAIL's pick of past admissions questions.

這些試題在下一學年的申請截止日期之前幾天剛發佈，開動你的腦筋，試着回答女性頻道精心挑選的這所名校以往的招生試題吧。

1. English literature candidates: JK Rowling has just published a book for adults after the hugely successful Harry Potter series. In what ways do you think that writing for children is different to writing for adults?

英國文學方向考生：在大獲成功的《哈利·波特》系列之後，JK羅琳又出版了一本寫給成年人的作品。你認爲，爲成人寫作與爲兒童寫作有哪些方面的不同？

2. History candidates: Which person (or sort of person) in the past would you most like to interview, and why?

歷史方向考生：你最想採訪歷史中的哪個人（或是哪類人）？爲什麼？

3. English literature candidates: Why do you think an English student might be interested in the fact that Coronation Street has been running for 50 years?

英國文學方向考生：你認爲一個英國學生會對加冕街（Coronation Street）這部英劇播放50年經久不衰的事實感興趣嗎？爲什麼？

4. Computer science candidates: How do pirates divide their treasure?

計算機科學方向考生：海盜如何瓜分他們的寶藏？

5. Geography candidates: If I were to visit the area where you live, what would I be interested in?

地理方向考生：如果我要去你居住的地方旅行，我會對什麼感興趣？

6. Law candidates: If the punishment for parking on double yellow lines were death, and therefore nobody did it, would that be a just and effective law?

法律方向考生：假設在雙黃線上停車會被判處死刑，因此沒有人再這樣做了，那這項法律能算得上是公正有效的嗎？

7. Medicine candidates: Why does your heart rate increase when you exercise?

醫藥方向考生：爲什麼人在鍛鍊時心率增加？

8. Modern languages candidates: Should poetry be difficult to understand?

現代語言學方向考生：詩歌應該晦澀難懂嗎？

9. Modern languages candidates: What is language?

現代語言學方向考生：語言是什麼？

10. Biology candidates: Why do many animals have stripes?

生物學方向考生：爲什麼那麼多動物都有條紋？