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第32章 University of Munich: Munich likes you

慕尼黑大学:慕尼黑爱你

英文导读

The University of Munich(German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit.t München or LMU), is a university in Munich, Germany. A public research university, it is among Germany"s oldest universities.Originally established in Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke Ludwig IX of Bavaria-Landshut, the university was moved in 1800 to Landshut by King Maximilian I of Bavaria when Ingolstadt was threatened by the French, before being relocated to its present-day location in Munich in 1826 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria. LMU Munich is divided into 18 faculties which group together major areas of teaching and research. The university has a classical academic profile ranging from the humanities and cultural sciences, law, economics, and social sciences to medicine and natural sciences.The University of Munich has, particularly since the 19th century, been considered as one of Germany"s as well as one of Europe"s most prestigious universities. Modern Munich is a financial and publishing hub, and a frequently top-ranked destination for migration and expatriate location in livability rankings.

System: The university currently consists of the following 18 faculties which oversee various departments and institutes. The faculties include: Faculty of Catholic Theology; Faculty of Protestant Theology; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Business Administration; Faculty of Economics; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Faculty for History and the Arts; Faculty of Philosophy; Philosophy of Science and Study of Religion; Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences; Faculty for the Study of Culture; Faculty for Languages and Literatures; Faculty of Social Sciences; Faculty of Mathematics; Computer Science and Statistics; Faculty of Physics; Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy; Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Sciences. Some notable subject areas which currently offer programmes in English include various fields of psychology, physics as well as business and management.

City show: Munich is the capital and the largest city of the German state of Bavaria. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is a major European cultural centre and has played host to many prominent composers including Orlando di Lasso, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Maria von Weber, Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Max Reger and Carl Orff. Munich is famous for its breweries and the Weissbier (or wheat beer) is a speciality from Bavaria. Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival celebrating beer held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world"s largest fair.

生词助读

threaten [.θretn] vt. 威胁;恐吓

expatriate [.eks"p.tr..t] a. 被流放的;移居国外的

livability [.l.v..b.l.t.] n. 存活率;适于居住性

brewery [.bru:.r.] n. 啤酒厂

中文概述

慕尼黑大学始建于1472年,坐落在德国南部巴伐利亚州首府慕尼黑,是德国历史最悠久、文化气息最浓郁的大学之一。迄今为止,慕尼黑大学已有36人荣膺“诺贝尔奖”。

慕尼黑大学现有18个学院,分别是:天主教神学院、基督教神学院、法学院、企业经济学院、国民经济学院、医学院(包括牙医学)、兽医学院、历史及艺术学院、哲学、科学哲学及宗教学院、心理学及教育学院、文化学院、语言学及文学院、社会学院、数学—信息学及统计学院、物理学院、化学及药学院、生物学院、地质学院。慕尼黑大学成就较高的学院主要有企业经济学院、医学院、法学院、社会学学院、物理学院和化学学院、兽医学院等。

慕尼黑大学大多学科都具有很高的国际知名度,比如人类医学、动物医学,自然科学领域的数学、物理、化学、生物学等,以及社会人文学科中的法学、经济学、语言学、神学(现今天主教罗马教皇已任教于神学院多年)、心理学、教育学等。

慕尼黑是一座啤酒之城,啤酒馆比比皆是。这里有世界第一所啤酒大学,有世界最早的啤酒厂,有世界最大的啤酒馆,人均啤酒量也居世界第一位。每年的十月,慕尼黑都要举办当今世界上规模最大的啤酒节——十月狂欢节,持续十五天的狂欢每年都会吸引成千上万的游客。作为德国著名的历史文化古城,自从路易四世时代以来,神圣罗马帝国的颜色——黑色和金色一直是该市的官方色彩。慕尼黑同时又保留着原巴伐利亚王国都城的古朴风情,因此被人们称作“百万人的村庄”。

梦想成功录

Patience is the ability to put up with people you’d like to put down.

能容忍你想羞辱的人,便是忍耐。

Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.

礼貌不用花一分钱,却能赢得一切。