【问16】老师,文理学院是school of Arts and Sciences 还是school of Arts and Science? 另外，请问这个句子: Festival-goers can fulfill their secret desire to perform on stage, be it music, comedy or poetry. 句中的be it 是什么语法现象？

答：这两种用法都是正确的，但现代英语多用复数School of Arts and Sciences。school 多指研究生院，用于美国， 如哈佛大学的The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 文理学院也可泛称为College of Arts and Sciences或Faculty of Arts and Science. New York University的文理学院则是College of Arts and Science, 或Faculty of Arts and Science. 

Be it在此句中等于 whether it is…， 被视为独立结构，受古英语的影响。又例：1. Be it a man or a woman, a teenager or an adult, we are one in this battle against terrorism.

2. Be it a windswept Irish isle or a Caribbean secret getaway, you can rule your own fantasy island!

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