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第40章 Lehigh University: Man, the servant and interprete

里海大学:理解自然,服务自然

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Lehigh University is a private,

co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines. Four colleges within Lehigh offer numerous undergraduate and graduate majors. Unlike other engineering schools of the day, Lehigh was envisioned as a university instead of an "institute of technology," offering an education that was rooted in both scientific and classical traditions. Initially there were f ive schools: four scientific (civil engineering, mechanical engineering, mining and metallurgy, and analytical chemistry) and one of general literature. Lehigh has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. Lehigh"s main campus is located on the wooded slope of South Mountain, and half of the campus is preserved as open space.

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System: The university has four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, the nationally ranked College of Business and Economics, and the graduate-only College of Education. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college today, home to roughly 40% percent of the university"s students. The university offers a variety of degrees, including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Engineering, Master of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy.

Spirit and traditions: Lehigh students have several lasting traditions: Lehigh"s school colors, brown and white, date back to 1874, and the school newspaper of the same name was first published in 1894.Following the death of Asa Packer in May 1879, the University established "Founder"s Day"to be held in October to remember and recognize those have contributed to the success of the University. The event remains an annual tradition. Freshmen are traditionally inducted into the University in a convocation in the Zoellner Arts Center and welcomed at a Freshman-Alumni Rally where their class flag is given to them by the class from fifty years before.

生词助读

envision [invin] vt. 想象;预想

metallurgy [metldi] n. 冶金;冶金学

analytical [nlitikl] adj. 分析的;解析的

slope [slup] n. 斜坡;倾斜

convocation [knvkein] n. 召集;集会

中文概述

里海大学(也常被译为"理海大学"和"利哈伊大学")该校由实业家艾萨·帕克建于1865年,后来发展成一个以工程科学闻名的综合性大学。

里海大学设有文理学院、工程应用科学学院、商学院和教育学院。后来发展成一个以工程科学闻名的综合性大学。自创建以来,学校一直以工科为重点,其工程学在全国素享声誉,至今学校仍有总数一半的学生主修工程科。学校不但配有先进的硬件设施,而且汇集了许多知名学者,极大地增强了工科的科研实力。

近年来学校的商学院迅速发展,已经成为美国最为著名的商学院之一,以会计,财务与经济课程最好。其他学科如建筑学、心理学、政治学、新闻学也值得赞扬。理科以化学和数学较为突出。另外学校的文理学院和教育学院在美国学术界也享有很高的声誉。

里海大学的口号是"努力学习,尽情嬉戏",在跨进大学的门槛之后,学习压力一般较为沉重,当然这也是几乎所有以工科为主的大学共同的特色。

里海大学依山而建,风景优美。大部分宿舍都建在山坡上。学生们开玩笑地说,在里海读书,无须特意锻炼身体。每天来往于宿舍与教室之间,便是最好的运动。

梦想成功录

The horizon of life is broadened chiefly by the enlargement of the heart.

生活的地平线是随着心灵的开阔而变得宽广的。

All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.

做一切事情都应尽力而为,半途而废永远不行。