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第16章 University of Liverpool: These days of peace foste

利物浦大学:这些和平的岁月促长学习

英文导读

The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university based in the city of Liverpool, England. The University was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool, admitting its first students in 1882. In 1884, it became part of the federal Victoria University. In 1894 Oliver Lodge, a professor at the University, made the world"s first public radio transmission and two years later took the first surgical X-ray in the United Kingdom. The Liverpool University Press was founded in 1899, making it the third oldest university press in England. Students in this period were awarded external degrees by the University of London. Following a Royal Charter and Act of Parliament in 1903, it became an independent university with the right to confer its own degrees called the University of Liverpool. It is also one of the six original "red brick" civic universities. The centerpiece of the campus remains the University"s original red brick building, the Victoria Building. It was the world"s first university to establish departments in Oceanography, Civic Design, Architecture, and Biochemistry at the Johnston Laboratories.

System: Teaching departments of the University have been divided into three faculties: Health and Life Sciences (School of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, School of Life Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Psychology, School of Veterinary Science), Humanities and Social Sciences(School of the Arts, School of Histories, Languages & Cultures, School of Law & Social Justice, Liverpool Management School), and Science and Engineering (School of Engineering, School of Physical Sciences, School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science, School of Environmental Sciences).

City show: Liverpool is noted for its rich architectural heritage and is home to many buildings (such as the Pier Head, Albert Dock and William Brown Street) regarded as amongst the greatest examples of their respective styles in the world. Liverpool is also well known for its inventions and innovations, particularly in terms of infrastructure, transportation and general construction. Railways, ferries and the skyscrapers were all pioneered in the city. Liverpool is most famous as the birthplace of The Beatles and during the 1960s was at the forefront of the Beat Music Movement. The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.

生词助读

radio transmission 无线电广播

surgical [.s.:d..kl] a. 外科的;手术上的

external [eks.t.:nl] a. 外部的;外面的

parliament [.pɑ:l.m.nt] n. 议会;国会

confer [k.n"f.:(r)] vt. 授予;给予

centerpiece ["sent..pi:s] n. 中心装饰品

oceanography [......n.gr.fi] n. 海洋学

heritage ["her.t.d.] n. 遗产;传统

infrastructure [".nfr.str.kt..(r)] n. 基础设施;公共建设

ferry ["fer.] n. 渡船;摆渡

skyscraper ["ska.skre.p.(r)] n. 摩天楼;超高层大楼

oceanography [......n.gr.fi] n. 海洋学

中文概述

利物浦大学建于1881年,是英国久负盛名的研究型重点大学,是英国最古老的六所“红砖大学”之一,也是英国名校联盟罗素大学集团创始成员。先后培养出八位诺贝尔奖得主,其中包括1902年英国第一个诺贝尔奖得主罗纳德·罗斯。

利物浦大学有着非常悠久的历史:1884年始成为大英国协的维多利亚大学的一部分。1894年,世界上第一个公共无线电传输系统在利物浦大学诞生,1896年在利物浦大学X射线首次在英国被运用于外科手术。1899年,利物浦大学出版社建立,它是英格兰三大古老的大学出版社之一。1903年经皇家特许和国会议案而升格为一所独立大学。

利物浦大学是英国第一所建立建筑学、城市设计、生物化学、海洋学学科领域的大学。学校拥有的财务基金在英国大学中稳居第六位。利物浦大学在医药学、建筑学、城市规划、环境学、理学、工程、计算机科学、法学、MBA以及兽医科学等领域的教学研究名声卓越。

利物浦大学是英国第一所在中国开设独立高校的高等院校。它与西安交通大学合作建立的西交利物浦大学是世界上第一所中英合作大学。该校位于苏州工业园区。苏州工业园区是亚洲最成功的工业园区以及外商投资目的地之一。

在校园的中心是著名的红砖建筑:维多利亚大厦。它建于1892年,除教学和研究设施之外,里面还有精心设计的画廊和博物馆。宗教信仰在利物浦大学的师生和当地人的生活中起着非常重要的作用。校园里有英国国教、罗马天主教和循道宗教派的小教堂,学生协会里则专门为穆斯林学生设有一间祈祷室。

英国利物浦是一所美丽的港口城市,市内建筑独具风格,有载入世界建筑史的天主大教堂、英国国教大教堂、市政厅、圣乔治大厅等,以及著名的文化、体育传统“例如利物浦足球队”,还有披头士(甲壳虫)乐队。早在清朝就有中国海员定居于此,市内建有欧洲最古老的中国城,海岸线与上海外滩极为相似,是上海的姐妹城市。此外利物浦获得了众多殊荣,如:全英最佳旅游城市,欧洲文化之都。

梦想成功录

No entertainment is so cheap as reading nor any pleasure so lasting.

没有比读书更便宜的娱乐,也没有比读书更持久的欢乐。

The secret of study lies in the integration of theory with practice.

学习的秘诀在于理论与实践的统一。