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第35章 University of Bonn: For the sun rises, I came to t

波恩大学:

为了太阳升起,我才来到这个世界

英文导读

The University of Bonn (German: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit.t Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. The university"s forerunner was the Academy of the Prince-elector of Cologne which was founded in 1777. In 1784 Emperor Joseph II granted the academy the right to award academic degrees. The academy was closed in 1798 after the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by France during the French Revolutionary Wars. The new Rhein University was then founded on October 18, 1818, by Frederick William III. It was the sixth Prussian University. In 1840, new King of Prussia, Frederick William IV gave it the official name Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit.t Bonn. The University of Bonn does not have a centralized campus. The main building is the former residential palace of the prince-elector of Cologne in the city center. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany.

System: The university is organised into seven Faculties: Faculty of Catholic Theology, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Faculty of Law and Economics, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture. Strong fields as identified by the university are mathematics, physics, economics, neuroscience, medical genetics, chemical biology, agriculture, Asian and Oriental studies and Philosophy and Ethics.

City show: Bonn is a city on the banks of the Rhine River in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Beethoven"s birthplace is located in Bonngasse near the market place. Next to the market place is the Old Town Hall, built in 1737 in Rococo style. The Beethoven Monument stands on the Münsterplatz, which is flanked by the Bonn Minster, one of Germany"s oldest churches. Today, Bonn has developed into a hub of international cooperation in particular in the area of environment and sustainable development.

生词助读

forerunner [.f.:r.n.(r)] n. 先驱;先驱者

centralize ["sentr.la.z] vt. 使集中

linear [.l.ni.(r)] a. 线的,线型的;直线的

successor [s.k.ses.(r)] n. 继承者;继承人

flank [fl..k] vt. 位于……的侧面

中文概述

波恩大学(全称:波恩莱茵弗里德里希·威廉大学)是位于德国北莱茵-威斯特法伦州波恩市的一所公立大学。她坐落在风景秀丽的德国莱茵河畔,是18世纪启蒙运动的产物。

其前身是1777年5月科隆公国在科隆市成立的马克斯学院。1784年改为大学。1798年莱茵河左岸地区并入法国,学校暂时关闭。1818年普鲁士政府命令在波恩重建“普鲁士莱茵大学”。1840年学校将捐助者的名字作为学校校名,即波恩莱茵弗里德利希·威廉大学,简称波恩大学。至此,学校各领域的发展开始进入了正轨。

波恩大学现有七个学院,即:基督教神学院、新教神学院、法律经济学院、医学院、哲学院、数学自然科学学院、农学院。其中数学、物理、经济学、神经学、医学遗传学、化学生物学、农业、亚洲和东方研究和哲学与伦理学学科尤为突出。

波恩大学拥有许多校直属科研机构,如:旧天主教神学研究班,东方语言研究班,法国文化研究中心,计划用水法研究所(德国唯一致力于用水平衡法和水利法的实施的科研机构),银行储存和贷款研究所等等。

波恩大学的校址所在地是原德意志联邦共和国的首府波恩,这座被当地人戏称为“小镇首都”的城市,在两德统一和迁址柏林以后,便成为名副其实的大学城之一。

波恩是欧洲一座著名的文化城市。坐落在市中心的大教堂,建于1050年左右,顶端为96米高的方形塔,被视为波恩的象征。波恩老市政厅是一座洛可可式建筑,建于1737年,墙上浮雕金光闪耀,楼面古朴大方。波恩是贝多芬的故乡,明斯特广场上建有贝多芬纪念碑,莱茵河畔也矗立着贝多芬头像。贝多芬是波恩的骄傲,这两处贝多芬雕像也成了波恩的名片。

梦想成功录

Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accu-mulation.

天才在于勤奋,知识在于积累。

Life is a roller coaster, you have your ups and downs unless you fall off.

人生就像坐过山车,只要不掉下来,就会有起有伏。