格拉斯哥大学：方法、真理、生命
英文导读
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland"s four ancient universities. The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 AD by a charter or papal bull from Pope Nicholas V， at the suggestion of King James II and is often ranked in the world"s top 100 universities in tables compiled by various bodies. Glasgow educated students primarily from wealthy backgrounds. The University became a pioneer in British higher education in the 19th century by also providing for the needs of students from the growing urban and commercial middle classes. Glasgow served all of these students by preparing them for professions： the law， medicine， civil service， teaching， and the church. It also trained smaller but growing numbers for careers in science and engineering. Originally located in the city"s High Street， since 1870 the main University campus has been located at Gilmorehill in the West End of the city. Glasgow has departments of Law， Medicine， Veterinary Medicine， and Dentistry， a provision unique amongst universities in Scotland. Its submission to the most recent UK university research assessment was thus the broadest in Scotland， and one of the broadest in the UK. Alumni or former staff of the University include engineer James Watt， economist Adam Smith， physicist Lord Kelvin， seven Nobel laureates， two British Prime Ministers， several leaders of Britain"s and Scotland"s major political parties， and numerous leading figures from legal， scientific and business professions. Glasgow is known for its tenements—the red (or blonde) sandstone buildings are one of the most recognizable signatures of the city. Glasgow has several big festivals including the Glasgow International Comedy Festival， Glasgow International Jazz Festival， Celtic Connections， Glasgow Fair， Glasgow Film Festival， West End Festival， Merchant City Festival， Glasgay， and the World Pipe Band Championships.
System： There are currently four Colleges within the University of Glasgow， each containing a number of Schools. They are： College of Arts（Arts Lab Glasgow， Graduate School of the College of Arts， School of Critical Studies， School of Culture and Creative Arts， School of Humanities， School of Modern Languages and Cultures）； College of Medical， Veterinary and Life Sciences（School of Life Sciences， School of Medicine including Dentistry ， School of Veterinary Medicine）； College of Science and Engineering（School of Chemistry， School of Computing Science， School of Engineering， School of Geographical and Earth Sciences， School of Mathematics and Statistics， School of Physics and Astronomy， School of Psychology）； College of Social Sciences（Adam Smith Business School， School of Education， School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Crichton Campus， Dumfries ， School of Law ， School of Social and Political Sciences）.
University Library： The University Library， situated on Hillhead Street opposite the Main Building， is one of the oldest and largest libraries in Europe. Situated over 12 floors， it holds more than 2.5 million books and journals， as well as providing access to an extensive range of electronic resources including over 30，000 electronic journals. It also houses sections for periodicals， microfilms， special collections and rare materials.
生词助读
papal bull 教皇的正式宣布(或命令)；教皇诏书
compile [k.m.pa.l] vt. 编制；编辑
assessment [..sesm.nt] n. 评定；估价
tenement [.ten.m.nt] n. 房屋；住户
Celtic [‘kelt.k] a. 凯尔特人的；凯尔特语的
Championship [.t..mpi.n..p] n. 锦标赛；冠军称号
periodical [.p..ri..d.kl] n. 期刊；杂志
rare [re.(r)] a. 稀有的；半熟的；稀薄的
中文概述
格拉斯哥大学由苏格兰国王詹姆士二世建议，并由罗马教皇尼古拉斯五世创立于1451年，是苏格兰历史第二悠久和英国历史第四悠久的一所久负盛名的公立大学。
格拉斯哥大学现有四大学院（前九大学院收缩为四大学院）：文学院、医学院、工学院（航天、土木工程、电子与电器、机械与造船）、社会科学学院（法、商及社会学院）。
格拉斯哥大学设有许多英国首创科目。格拉斯哥大学拥有英国第一个土木工程系和造船系。如今，工程学依然是该校的学术优势之一，航空工程、造船工程和软件工程都很有名气，其中造船学中海事海洋工程专业享有国际声誉。医学院是英国大学里第一个将重点由临床培训转向病人照顾的医学院。除工程和医学外，会计、财经、管理、化学、计算机、地理、地质、物理、天文、哲学和社会学专业也很受欢迎。
在近六个世纪的发展过程中，格拉斯哥大学培养出许多知名人物，如经济学之父亚当·斯密，著名科学家、热力学绝对温标的创建者、著名的蒸汽机发明家开尔文，改良了蒸汽机的詹姆斯·瓦特等；更培养出四名现代高等教育大学的创始人，还有两任英国首相：安德鲁·博纳·劳和亨利·甘贝尔·班纳曼。格拉斯哥大学还培养出七位诺贝尔奖获得者。
格拉斯哥是英国第三大、苏格兰最大的城市，坐落于苏格兰中部的克莱德河西岸。格拉斯哥人热情好客，幽默风趣，口音浓重。格拉斯哥的建筑在欧洲很负盛名，1999年被命名为“英国建筑设计之城”。格拉斯哥最有特色的是它的街区剧场，经常上演幽默剧，来揭示城市和人们生活中的问题。格拉斯哥也是联合国教科文组织命名的音乐之城，每年都有很多音乐节。格拉斯哥还是世界风笛锦标赛的诞生地。
梦想成功录
A well-prepared mind hopes in adversity and fears in prosperity.
遇事有准备的人逢逆境不失望，处顺境不大意。
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.
通常是没想到成名的人反而成了名。
第十六章University of Sheffield： To discover and understand the causes of things
谢菲尔德大学：探索真理，知其所以然
英文导读
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire， England. It is one of the original "red brick" universities and is a member of the Russell Group of research intensive universities. The University of Sheffield was originally formed by the merger of three colleges. The Sheffield School of Medicine was founded in 1828， followed in 1879 by the opening of Firth College by Mark Firth， a steel manufacturer， to teach arts and science subjects. Firth College then helped to fund the opening of the Sheffield Technical School in 1884 to teach applied science， the only major faculty the existing colleges did not cover. In 1897 the three institutions were amalgamated to form the University College of Sheffield， which in turn became the University of Sheffield by Royal Charter in 1905. This university has a strong academic reputation， and boasts a number of Nobel Prize winners among its alumni.
System： The University has five faculties： Faculty of Arts and Hu-manities；Faculty of Engineering； Faculty of Pure Science； Faculty of Social Sciences； Faculty of Medicine， Dentistry and Health. Sheffield also has extensive research programs in fields including aerospace， en-vironmental science， medicine， psychology， and biology. Courses in ar-chitecture， politics， mechanical engineering and sociology have all been rated highly in recent assessments.
City show： Sheffield is a vibrant city in the north of England and a very popular choice for student life. Sheffield has a reputed 2 million trees and is known as the greenest city in Europe. Consequently， there are many parks and woods throughout the city and beyond. Sheffield is the greenest city in England with 150 woodlands and 50 public parks within the city. The greenery is throughout the city from the centre， where the Winter Gardens is Europe"s largest city centre temperate glass-house， to the countryside， where The Peak District national park is only ten minutes away from the University.
生词助读
amalgamate [..m.lɡ.me.t] vt. 合并
aerospace [.e.r..spe.s] n. 航空宇宙；[航] 航空航天空间
sociology [.s..si..l.d.i] n. 社会学
temperate [.temp.r.t] a. 温和的；适度的
glasshouse [.glɑ：sha.s] n. 温室；暖房
中文概述
谢菲尔德大学由三所当地学院发展而成：谢菲尔德医学院（成立于1828年）、港湾学院（1879）与谢菲尔德技术学院（1884）。1897年这三所学院合并而成谢菲尔德大学学院，后于1905年获得皇家特许，晋升为谢菲尔德大学。
谢菲尔德大学下设五所学院：人文艺术学院、工程学院、医学、牙科与健康学院、科学院、社会学院。谢菲尔德大学工程学院是英国最大和最好的工程学院之一，也是英国最负盛名的学院之一，素有“工程帝国”之誉。此外，谢菲尔德大学在医学、自然科学、社会学及艺术人文领域在英国都处于顶尖地位，在国际上有着极高的学术声誉和强大的影响力。在考古学、建筑学、化学、工程、英语、音乐、哲学、政治学的表现，一直享有很高的声誉。
谢菲尔德大学培育了许多世界上的杰出人才，其中包括五位诺贝尔奖得主以及众多在国际上有重要影响力的知名人物。
谢菲尔德大学位于英格兰的第四大中心城市谢菲尔德市，为典型的城市型大学。谢菲尔德市位于环境优美且历史悠久的南约克夏郡，美丽的草坪绿地将谢菲尔德装扮得生意盎然。几乎整个城市的一半都掩隐在峰区国家公园之中，山川、河流、溪谷……如画般的风景让人如痴如醉。在这里还有充满了故事色彩的罗宾汉的舍伍德森林、夏洛蒂·勃朗特的故居——世界经典小说《简·爱》就在这里写就。
梦想成功录
Good temper is like a sunny day； it sheds its brightness every-where.
好脾气犹如明媚的阳光，普照四方。
Friends are like fiddle-strings， they must not be screwed too tight.
琴弦不可太紧，朋友不可太亲。