Private jokes, the ritualizing of talk and gustation , a hint of self-satisfaction, even a tiny tinge of inbred malice: These are not entirely unknown in Oxford and Cambridge.

• 私人之间的笑话，讲究饮食和谈吐，一点自满，甚至还有一点与生俱来的谑意，这些特点在牛津与剑桥也并非罕见。