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第40章 Goethe University Frankfurt: Located in the city o

法兰克福大学:位于博览会之城

英文导读

The Goethe University Frankfurt (full German name: Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universit.t Frankfurt am Main) is a university which was founded in 1914 as a Citizens" University, which means that, while it was a State university of Prussia, it had been founded and financed by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt am Main, a unique feature in German university history. It was named in 1932 after one of the most famous natives of Frankfurt, the poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The university is located on four campuses in Frankfurt am Main(Campus Bockenheim) Social sciences, Pedagogy, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer science, Human geography, Fine Arts; Campus Riedberg: Pharmacy, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Geosciences and Geography; Campus Westend: Theology, Philosophy, History, Philology, Archaeology, Jurisprudence, Economics and Business Administration; Campus Niederrad(Medical science, Dentistry, University hospital).In recent years, Goethe University has turned its attention especially to law, history and economics, creating new institutes, such as the Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) and the Center for Financial Studies (CFS). Until now Goethe University Frankfurt has produced 14 Nobel Prize winners, including 8 graduates.

System: The university"s academic disciplines incldue: Law; Economics and Business Administration; Social Sciences; Educational Sciences; Psychology and Sports Sciences; Protestant Theology; Roman Catholic Theology; Philosophy and History; Linguistics, Cultures, and Arts; Modern Languages; Geosciences and Geography; Computer Science and Mathematics; Physics; Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy; Biological Sciences; Medical Science.

City show: Frankfurt am Main, commonly known as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hessen. Frankfurt is an international centre for finance, commerce, culture, transport, education, and tourism. It is the seat of the European Central Bank, the German Federal Bank, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and the Frankfurt Trade Fair, as well as several large commercial banks. With a large forest, many parks, the Main riverbanks and the two botanical gardens, Frankfurt is considered a "green city".

生词助读

citizenry [.s.t.z.nri] n. 市民;公民

jurisprudence [.d...r.s.pru:dns] n. 法律体系;法学及其分支;法律知识

中文概述

法兰克福大学是德国一所著名的大学。法兰克福大学成立于1912年,并于1914年正式开放。大学分四个校区:博肯海姆校区(法律学、经济学、教育学和政治社会学);威斯腾特校区(文化与语言学、神学);里德堡校区(自然科学);涅得拉德校区(医学与临床学)。

法兰克福大学设有16个学院:法律学院、经济学院、社会学院、教育学院、心理学与体育学院、基督教学院、天主教学院、哲学与历史学院、语言与文化学院、现代语言学院、地理学院、信息学与数学学院、物理学院、生物化学化学与药学学院、生物科学学院、医学院。

法兰克福大学,是德国最著名的前十所大学之一,位于莱茵河畔的法兰克福。法兰克福是德国的财经首都和重要的商业及工业中心之一。这里有著名财经机构如欧盟中央银行总部、德意志银行总部等。法兰克福是德国文豪歌德的出生地,它有“博览会之城”的美称,沿美因河岸有不断扩大的博物馆区。市中心有歌德旧居、博物馆、图书馆,如斯塔德尔美术馆、古老的哥特式圣巴托洛梅教堂(加勉大教堂)、高47米的埃申海默塔、森肯堡自然博物馆等。法兰克福是世界著名的国际博览会所在地,经常举办各类大型国际博览会,如世界上规模最大的国际图书博览会——法兰克福图书博览会。

梦想成功录

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

能处处寻求快乐的人才是最富有的人。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

世上无难事,只怕有心人。