利兹大学：知识将增加
英文导读
The University of Leeds (informally Leeds University， or simply Leeds) is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds， West Yorkshire， England. Originally named the Yorkshire College of Science and later simply the Yorkshire College， it incorporated the Leeds School of Medicine and became part of the federal Victoria University alongside Owens College (which eventually became the University of Manchester) and University College Liverpool (which became the University of Liverpool). In 1904， a royal charter was granted to the University of Leeds by King Edward VII. Located at the centre of the UK and enjoying excellent transport links， Leeds is well connected to the rest of the UK by affordable， frequent and extensive coach and rail services. Whilst maintaining its strengths in the traditional subjects (for example more students studying languages and physical sciences than anywhere else in the UK)， Leeds has also developed expertise in more distinctive and rare specialist areas such as Colour Chemistry， Fire Science， Nanotechnology and Aviation Technology with Pilot studies. Leeds is also one of the UK’s top ten research institutions and well known throughout the world for its quality of teaching and research. Integrating research with learning and teaching is at the heart of the Leeds strategy； courses are taught by staff engaged in world-class research and cutting-edge professional practice， and teaching programmes are underpinned by this research.
System： The various schools， institutes and centres of the University are arranged into nine faculties： Arts (English； History； Humanities； Institute for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies； Leeds Humanities Research Institute； Institute for Medieval Studies； School of Modern Languages and Cultures) ， Biological Sciences (Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology； Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology； Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology； Undergraduate School of Biological Sciences； Graduate School of Biological Sciences)， Business (Accounting and Finance； Economics； International Business； Management； Marketing； Work and Employment Relations) Education， Social Sciences and Law (Education； Law； Politics and International Studies； Sociology and Social Policy； Graduate School)， Engineering (Civil Engineering； Computing； Electronic and Electrical Engineering； Mechanical Engineering； Process， Environmental and Materials Engineering)， Environment (School of Earth and Environment； School of Geography； Institute for Transport Studies)， Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Chemistry； School of Food Science and Nutrition； Mathematics； Physics and Astronomy)， Medicine and Health (Leeds Dental Institute； School of Healthcare； School of Medicine； Leeds Institute of Genetics， Health and Therapeutics； Leeds Institute of Health Sciences； Leeds Institute of Medical Education； Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine； Institute of Psychological Sciences)， Performance， Visual Arts and Communications (Institute of Communications Studies； Design； School of Fine Art， History of Art & Cultural Studies； Music； Performance and Cultural Industries； Graduate School) .
City show： Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire， England， the principal settlement in the City of Leeds metropolitan district. Leeds is the UK"s largest centre for business， legal， and financial services outside London， and its office market is considered the best in Europe for value. Leeds displays a variety of natural and built landmarks. Natural landmarks include such diverse sites as the gritstone outcrop of Otley chevin and the Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve. The city"s parks at Roundhay and Temple Newsam have long been owned and maintained by the council for the benefit of ratepayers and among the open spaces in the centre of Leeds are Millennium Square， Leeds City Square， Park Square and Victoria Gardens.Leeds Carnival is Western Europe"s oldest West Indian Carnival， and the UK"s second largest after Notting Hill Carnival.
生词助读
affordable [."f.：d.bl] a. 负担得起的
nanotechnology [.n.n..tek.n.l.d..] n. 纳米技术
aviation [.e.vi.e..n] n. 航空；飞行术；飞机制造业
cutting-edge ["k.t.."ed.] a. 尖端科技的
underpin [..nd."p.n] vt. 巩固；支持
gritstone ["gr.tst..n] n. 粗砂岩
outcrop ["a.tkr.p] n. 露头；露出地面的岩层
chevin ["t.ev.n] n. 欧洲圆鳍雅罗鱼
ratepayer [.re.tpe..(r)] n. 地方税纳税人
中文概述
利兹大学位于英国第二大金融城市利兹市市中心，其前身是建立于1831年的利兹医学院和建立于1874年的约克郡科学院。1887年，以上两个学校与曼彻斯特欧文学院、利物浦大学学院合并为维多利亚联合大学。1904年利兹大学获得皇家许可而成为独立的大学。该大学的主体部分皆建于19世纪下半叶，当时的目的是为了达成对当地科学和技术发展的教育要求。
经过一个多世纪的发展，利兹大学成为了英国最负盛名的大学之一，利兹大学为英国传统红砖大学，是目前英国规模最大的大学之一，也是英国最受欢迎的大学之一。
利兹大学设有九个学院，分别是文科学院，生物科学学院，商学院，教育、社会科学和法律学院，工程学院，环境学院，数学和物理科学学院，医学卫生学院，表演、视觉艺术和通信学院。学科包括：工程、科学、医科、教育（包括英语教学）、法律、语言（中文、日文、阿拉伯文等）、会计、人文艺术，以及许多跨领域的学科等。
利兹大学校友中有不少诺贝尔奖得主，更有不少毕业生在英国商界和政府部门担当要职，其中知名的校友包括道琼斯指数公司首席财务执行官兼执行副主席史蒂芬·戴恩迪斯、著名雕刻家亨利·摩尔、香港艺人翁美玲和张国荣等。
利兹是一座充满活力和多元文化的城市，到处都是咖啡吧、餐厅、商店、博物馆、剧院和夜总会。利兹是英国除伦敦外的最高法律中心，其金融和商业的成功发展，使利兹成为英国经济发展最快的城市之一。利兹城堡已经有上千年的历史。它曾是英国皇室的乡间别墅，深受王后们的宠爱，因此被称为“王后的城堡”，它在英国历史和建筑史上享有盛名，因此又被誉为“城堡中的王后”。
梦想成功录
Success often depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
成功常常取决于知道需要多久才能成功。
He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。