Over time, colleges and universities have built sturdy walls and deep moats around their academic city-states.

随着时间推移，高校在自己的学术城邦周围修建了坚实的城墙和很深的护城河。

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There is a vibrant cultural and artistic life in the city, a myriad of opportunities both academic and social, and a plethora of places to eat and have fun.

这个城市有生气蓬勃的文化和艺术风雅的生活，有大量做学术和行社交的机会，以及不胜枚举的吃喝玩乐之处。

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The school student paper, Yale Daily News, also raised the perceived lack of academic freedom in Singapore schools to argue against Yale’s expansion in the prosperous city state.

由于新加坡学校缺乏学术自由，耶鲁的学生报纸——《耶鲁每日新闻》，也表示反对耶鲁校方在繁华都市的扩张。

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But Yale, which is starting to feel the impact, has been slow to use its academic prestige on the city's behalf.

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