卡迪夫大学：真理，团结与和谐
英文导读
Cardiff University is a research university locat-ed in Cardiff， Wales， United Kingdom. The university is composed of three colleges： Arts， Humanities and Social Sciences； Biomedical and Life Sciences； and Physical Sci-ences. Founded in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire， it is the second oldest university in Wales. In 1972， the college lost the name it had retained for ninety years and was renamed University College， Cardiff. In 1988， financial considerations led to the merger of University College， Cardiff with the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology， UWIST， forming the University of Wales College， Cardiff. The Principal of the new institution was Sir Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson， who had been principal of UWIST. Following changes to the constitu-tion of the University of Wales in 1996， this became the University of Wales， Cardiff. In 1997， the college was granted full independent degree awarding-powers by the Privy Council (though， as a member of the Uni-versity of Wales it could not begin using them) and in 1999 the public name of the university was changed to Cardiff University. Cardiff Uni-versity became its formal title in 2004， the same year it merged with the University of Wales College of Medicine.The university has two main sites. The Cathays Park campus in Cardiff city centre is the largest site， and the second， Heath Park campus， is next to the University Hospital of Wales and concentrates on health care related subjects. The University is a member of the Russell Group of leading British research universities. Its breadth of expertise in research and research-led teaching encompass-es： the humanities； the natural， physical， health， life and social sciences； engineering and technology； preparation for a wide range of professions； and a longstanding commitment to lifelong learning.
System： The twenty seven academic schools of the University are divided into three colleges： Arts， Humanities and Social Sciences； Biomedical and Life Sciences； and Physical Sciences. College of Arts， Humanities and Social Sciences including： Cardiff Business School； Planning and Geography； English， Communication and Philosophy； European Languages； Translation & Politics； History， Archaeology and Religion； Journalism， Media and Cultural Studies； Law； Lifelong Learning； Music； Social Sciences； Welsh. College of Biomedical and Life Sciences； Biosciences； Dentistry； Healthcare Studies； Medicine； Nursing and Midwifery Studies； Optometry and Vision Sciences； Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences； Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education； Psychology.College of Physical Sciences； Architecture； Chemistry； Computer Science & Informatics； Earth and Ocean Sciences； Engineering； Mathematics； Physics and Astronomy.
City show： Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales and the tenth largest city in the United Kingdom. Cardiff is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales. Current developments include the continuation of the redevelopment of the Cardiff Bay and city centre areas with projects such as the Cardiff International Sports Village， a BBC drama village， and a new business district in the city centre. Cardiff is the largest media centre in the UK outside of London.
生词助读
longstanding [.l..st.di.] a. 长期存在的
commitment [k..m.tm.nt] n. 承诺，保证
中文概述
卡迪夫大学是一所位于英国卡迪夫市凯西公园的全球顶尖大学，世界百大名校，它也是英国老牌名校、主要城市大学之一。卡迪夫大学的历史和贡献可以追溯到1883年，它是英国罗素大学集团的老牌成员及主要缔造者之一，该集团由英国前二十所科研大学组成，有着英国常春藤盟校之称。
卡迪夫大学设有商学院、新闻与传播学院、地球与海洋科学学院、物理天文学院、医学院、音乐学院、法学院、建筑学院、城市规划学院、牙医学院、工程学院、生物学院、化学学院、数学学院、计算机信息科学学院、历史人类与宗教学院、欧洲语言与政治学院、英文传播与哲学学院、社会学院等。其商学院是卡迪夫大学最大的学院，以其MBA项目而闻名，吸引了世界各地的学生。
该校提供涵盖商学、法律、工程、建筑、眼科、计算机、海事、大众传播、音乐、戏剧、药学、临床医学及城镇规划等超过350个不同专业，其中以商学、新闻、法律、建筑、医学、城市与地区研究、机械制造、工程学、药剂学等12门学科，实力尤为雄厚。
卡迪夫大学的凯西公园校园位于卡迪夫市内，校园内外都是壮观的波特兰石建筑，街道两旁是郁郁葱葱的公园和绿树。学校大多数院系都在这个校园内。卫生保健课程（验光学和药剂学除外）则在希思公园校园里。威尔士大学医院也设在这里，现代化的临床设备为卫生保健领域的教育创造了理想的环境。
卡迪夫是欧洲最年轻的都市，拥有大量的文体设施。该市既是生活费用最低廉的历史悠久的大学城之一，也是得到广泛认可的英国最安全的城市之一。
梦想成功录
There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.
没有伟大的意志力，便没有雄才大略。
Cease to struggle and you cease to live.
生命不止，奋斗不息。