斯坦福大学：让自由之风劲吹
英文导读
Back to its origin
Leland Stanford， Governor of California， later a U.S. senator and leading railroad magnate， and his wife， Jane Lathrop Stanford， established the university in 1891 in memory of their son， Leland Stanford， Jr.， who died of typhoid two months before his 16th birthday in 1885 when his family was traveling in Italy. After his death， the Stanfords decided that， because they no longer could do anything for their own child， "the children of California shall be our children." They quickly set about to find a lasting way to memorialize their beloved son. The university has a history of boldness from the outset， as it was created as a coeducational and nondenominational university at a time when most were male-only and associated with a religion. Tuition was free until the 1930s. Today， Stanford is considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and the world. Stanford"s School of Medicine alone has three Nobel Laureates and the physics department has many more， and there are over 50 Nobel Laureates in the Stanford alumni realm.
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System： The university offers more than 60 academic departments within its seven schools， including the schools of Business， Earth Sciences， Education， Engineering， Humanities and Sciences， Law and Medicine.It is known for its School of Business， Law School， School of Medicine and School of Engineering. The university boasts a 6：1 student-faculty ratio and allows students to pursue individually designed majors. Stanford enrolls students from 50 states and 90 countries.
Scholarships： If international students wish to receive financial aid to study at Stanford， they must specify this on their application. If students do not request consideration for financial aid on their application， they will not be qualified for it during their study at Stanford. International students must also complete the International Student Financial Aid Application. Stanford will evaluate each international student"s need for aid when reviewing applications， and will make awards accordingly. The funding a student may receive will vary based on need.
生词助读
governor [ɡvn] n. 统治者；管理者；<美>州长
magnate [mɡneit] n. 富豪；权贵；巨头
memorialize [mim：rilaiz] vt. 纪念
boldness [buldnis] n. 大胆；冒失
outset [autset] n. 开始；开端
nondenominational [nndinmneinl] adj. 不限于一宗教宗派的；与宗教宗派无关的
中文概述
斯坦福大学全称为小利兰·斯坦福大学（Leland Stanford Junior University），于1891年由利兰·斯坦福建立，位于加利福尼亚州的斯坦福市，临近旧金山。斯坦福大学是美国一所著名的私立大学，是世界上拥有资产最多的大学之一，占地面积也位居美国所有大学的前列。
斯坦福大学的学制有些与众不同。在校规中明确将一年分成四个季度，学生们在每个阶段都要适时选择不同的课程。因此，斯坦福大学的学生比那些两学期制大学的学生学习的课程要多，压力自然也比其他大学学生要大。但这正是它培养"高素质和高标准人才"的真实体现。
斯坦福的学生必须在九个领域完成必修课，其中包括文化与思想、自然科学、科技与实用科学、文学和艺术、哲学、社会科学和宗教思想。与此同时，学生的写作和外语必须达到一定标准。值得一提的是，斯坦福商学院是美国"身价"高昂的商学院之一。非常高的淘汰率也是斯坦福大学MBA专业闻名世界的原因之一。法学院在美国法学院排名中也一直位于前列。
学校为学生提供个性化教学，从"mind set"思想与"skill set"技能两方面，最大程度挖掘学生的潜能。
斯坦福大学奠基并创建了著名的美国硅谷，孕育了享誉世界的现代科技文化。斯坦福大学的毕业生们创造了世界众多一流品牌企业，包括HP，EBay，Gap，Google，Nike，Yahoo，以及数以百计的美国知名上市公司，等等。
一百多年来，斯坦福大学一直坚持"在宽松自由的学术环境中鼓励教学与科研的有机结合"，这一观点已经成为大学的经典法则。
梦想成功录
Time the study pain is temporary， has not learned the pain is life-long.
学习时的苦痛是暂时的，未学到的痛苦是终生的。
The value of life lies not in the length of days， but in the use we make of them.
生命的价值不在于能活多少天，而在于我们如何使用这些日子。