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第23章 University of Sussex: Be still and know

苏塞克斯大学:笃信博学

英文导读

The University of Sussex is a public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. Taking its name from the historic county of Sussex, the university received its Royal Charter in August 1961. It counts three Nobel Prize winners, 14 Fellows of the Royal Society, six Fellows of the British Academy and a winner of the prestigious Crafoord Prize among its faculty. Sussex has one of the most beautiful campus locations in Britain. Situated in rolling parkland on the edge of Brighton, the campus combines award-winning architecture with green open spaces. The campus is surrounded by the South Downs National Park, but just a few minutes away from the lively city of Brighton and Hove.

System: The University of Sussex is organized into twelve schools including: School of Business, Management and Economics; School of Education and Social Work; School of English; School of Global Studies; School of Engineering and Informatics; School of History, Art History and Philosophy; School of Law, Politics and Sociology; School of Life Sciences; School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; School of Media, Film and Music; School of Psychology; Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

City show: Brighton is the major part of the city and unitary authority of Brighton and Hove on the south coast of Great Britain. The Royal Pavilion is a former royal palace built as a home for the Prince Regent during the early 19th century, under the direction of the architect John Nash, and is notable for its Indo-Saracenic architecture and Oriental interior. Brighton Marine Palace and Pier (long known as the Palace Pier) opened in 1899. It features a fun fair, restaurants and arcade halls. The 11th century St. Nicholas Church is the oldest building in Brighton, commonly known as "The Mother Church". Other notable churches include the large brick-built St. Bartholomew"s, and St. Peter"s on an island between the Lewes Road and the London Road. The seafront has bars, restaurants, nightclubs, sports facilities and amusement arcades, principally between the piers.

生词助读

frolling parkland 种植草坪

award-winning a. 应获奖的;优等的

fun fair 游乐园

arcade [ɑ:.ke.d] n. 拱廊;(内设投角子电子游戏机等的)游乐场

amusement arcade 娱乐场;电子游乐场

中文概述

苏塞克斯大学,位于英国南部布莱顿镇附近,于1961年取得皇家特许证,获准成立大学。成立之初,苏塞克斯大学就以对战后社会的分析,以及各个学科的创新教学和研究方式而闻名。从建校至今,苏塞克斯大学已有3位诺贝尔奖得主。

苏塞克斯大学有12个学院:商业、管理与经济学院, 教育与社会工作学院, 英语学院,全球研究学院,工程和信息学院,历史、艺术史与哲学学院,法律、政治与社会学院,生命科学院,数学与物理学学院,传媒学院,心理学学院,布莱顿和苏塞克斯医学院。涵盖的主要学科领域包括商务管理和经济学、计算机和数学、工程和物理、法律和社会研究、生命科学、媒体研究和医学。

开设的专业包括:美语研究、人类学、艺术历史、生物化学、生物学、工商管理研究、化学、认知科学、社区发展、计算机运作、当代欧洲研究、文化研究、发展研究、戏剧研究、生态保护学、经济学、工程学(电学,电子学,计算机系统)与机器人技术、工程学(机械与自动化)、英语语言、英语研究教学、环境科学、电影研究、地理学、历史、人文科学、国际关系、法律、数学、媒体研究、医学神经系统科学、哲学、物理学与天文学、政治学、产品设计、心理学、社会工作、社会学等。

苏塞克斯大学是英国唯一的整个校区坐落在由人工设计的“自然景区”中的大学。周围历史悠久的乡村、山丘和农地是一日游的好去处。布莱顿城市拥有大都会的气氛、活泼的文化生活及非常受欢迎的海滩,这个地方是公认的全英国阳光最多的城市之一。

梦想成功录

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.

水能载舟,亦能覆舟。

The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。