Compared with Yale which is like a kingdom, Harvard is more of a sheikhdom.

耶鲁像一个王国，相比之下，哈佛则更像一个酋长国。

It may serve as proof that you don't have to be an oil-rich sheikhdom to make it to the big leagues.

这件事说明，你不一定要建成一个盛产石油的酋长国才算是成功。