书城英文图书不可不知的美国100所名校(英汉双语版)
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第87章 University of Denver: For science and religion

丹佛大学:为了科学与信仰

英文导读

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The University of Denver (DU), founded in 1864, is the oldest private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States.The University of Denver is a coeducational, four-year university in Denver, Colorado. On March 3, 1864 the university was founded as the Colorado Seminary by John Evans, the former Governor of Colorado Territory, who had been appointed by President Abraham Lincoln. By 1880, the Colorado Seminary had been renamed the University of Denver. The University of Denver offers a dynamic learning environment that prizes innovation, cross-disciplinary exploration, and adventurous learning partnerships between students and faculty. Nearly 75 percent of all University of Denver students participate in study abroad programs, studying everything from economics in Budapest to engineering in Australia. The heart of the campus has a number of historic buildings. The longest-standing building is University Hall.

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System: The University of Denver is organized into 11 colleges and schools including: Daniels College of Business, Sturm College of Law, The Women"s College of the University of Denver, University College University of Denver, Morgridge College of Education, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Graduate School of Social Work, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Lamont School of Music, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Media, Film, and Journalism Studies.

City show: Denver is a consolidated city and county located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City.

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appoint [pint] vt. 任命;指定

participate [pɑ:tisipeit] vi. 参与;参加

中文概述

丹佛大学是一所四年制私立大学,成立于1864年。学校最初的名字为科罗拉多州神学院,直到1880年,学校才被改名为丹佛大学。丹佛大学位于科罗拉多州首府丹佛市,是洛基山地区最老且最大的一所私立大学。

酒店及餐室专业管理课程闻名遐迩,全美名列前茅。商学院办得非常好,尤其是会计、专业管理及财务。国际研究是丹佛大学另一较好的学科,学生并且有机会到外国进修,所得学分一律予以承认。其他不错的学科还有化学、物理、音乐、计算机科学、心理学和大众传播。学生选修最多的学科是商科、社会科学、历史学、计算机及自然科学、生物科学。其商学院始建于1908年,是美国8所最古老的商学院之一,与哈佛、耶鲁等学院齐名。

丹佛大学规定第一、二年学生都必须修读一些核心课程,学生可选读人文学科、数学、外文、社会科学、传意学、自然科学及"大学经验",跨进第三年才需要选择主修及副修科目。美国前国务卿赖斯就是该校的学生。

丹佛大学校园的景色就像一个大的植物园,校园生活亦是多彩多姿,不管你是玩音乐、游泳、滑雪、戏剧表演、报纸专栏写作、校园义工等,你都可以享受体验不同的文化和娱乐。另外,丹佛大学的学生可以凭自己的学生卡免费乘坐轻轨和公交车。

梦想成功录

The three foundations of learning: seeing much ,suffering much, and studying much.

求学的三个基本条件:多观察、多磨砺、多研究。

A generation without a cause in its youth has no legacy in its old age.

一代人如果年轻时候没有事业,老了就不会有遗产可以传下去。