莱比锡大学：跨越传统的边界
英文导读
The Leipzig University (German： Universit.t Leipzig)， located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony， Germany， is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. Leipzig University was founded in 1409. It is an interdisciplinary， international comprehensive university. In the course of its diverse history， it grew to encompass a wide selection of disciplines comprising almost all areas of knowledge. World-renowned scientists have taught or studied in Leipzig， and important impulses for the development of thought originated here. The university"s urban campus comprises several locations. All in all， the university is spread across 38 locations in Leipzig. As a university steeped in tradition， the UL has always become stronger when emerging from difficult transitions. The phase after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 was dominated by a virtually complete restructuring of the humanities and social sciences while the life sciences and natural sciences were adapted to new accents in research and teaching. The fundamental reformation of its structures and courses of study was also combined with the opportunity to promote interdisciplinary collaboration from the onset and take advantage of arising synergies.
System： The original four facilities were Arts， Theology， Medicine， and Law. Today， the university comprises the following 14 faculties： Faculty of Theology； Faculty of Law； Faculty of History， Art and Oriental Studies； Faculty of Philology； Faculty of Education； Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy； Faculty of Economics and Management (including Civil Engineering)； Faculty of Sports Science； Faculty of Medicine (with a University Hospital)； Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science； Faculty of Biosciences， Pharmacy and Psychology； Faculty of Physics and Earth Science； Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy； Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
City show： Leipzig is a city in the federal state of Saxony， Germany. Leipzig is especially well known across the world for its musicality， with a long tradition stretching back to the works of Bach and Mendelssohn Bartholdy in particular. Famous poets such as Lessing， Klopstock， Gottsched or Goethe moved here. Philosophers such as Leibniz， Nietzsche and Bloch influence thinking in the city to this day. The major features of the Leipzig and the University are a state-of-the-art infrastructure with attractive surroundings where everything is just one step away. Its main sights include： St. Thomas Battle of the Nations Monument (one of the largest monuments in Europe， built to commemorate the victorious battle against Napoleonic troops)， Old City Hall， New City Hall， etc.
生词助读
impulse [..m.p.ls] n. 冲动；推动力
steep [stip] vi. 泡；沉浸
onset [.ɑn.s.t， ..n-] n. 开始；着手
synergy [.s.n.d.i] n. 协同；协同作用
state-of-the-art a. 最先进的；达到最高水准的
infrastructure [..nfr..str.kt..] n. 基础设施；公共建设
中文概述
莱比锡大学位于德国萨克森州的莱比锡，创立于1409年，是欧洲最古老的大学之一，也是现今德国管辖地区内历史第二悠久的大学，仅次于海德堡大学（1386年），另两所创建曾早于莱比锡大学的大学——科隆大学（1388年— 1798年，1919年重建）和埃尔福特大学（1392 年—1816年，1994年重建）都曾关闭后又重开。1953年至1991年间，莱比锡大学曾名为“莱比锡卡尔·马克思大学”。
莱比锡大学开设的院系主要有：神学系，法学系，历史、艺术和东方文化系，语言学系，教育学系，社会学和哲学系，经济学系，体育系，医学系，数学和计算机科学系，生物学、药学和心理学系 ，物理学和地球科学系，化学和矿物学系，兽医学系。莱比锡大学的医学院、图书馆及收藏最负盛名。该大学的文科专业一直在德国大学中首屈一指，尤其是日耳曼文学和心理学以及企业经济学。
1879年德国生理学家威廉·冯特任莱比锡大学哲学教授时建立了第一个心理实验室，标志着现代心理学的开端。医学专业是莱比锡大学最知名的专业。
著名校友有莱布尼兹、歌德、尼采、兰克、让·保罗等。中国很多著名的学者，蔡元培、周培源、林语堂、辜鸿铭等人曾施教或就读于此。
莱比锡环境优美。这里没有西部城市那么多的灰尘，有的只是树木和公园。莱比锡有900多年的历史，这里还有许多名胜古迹可以游玩。市区、郊外处处可见浓郁的菩提树。大诗人歌德十分喜爱这里，称它为“小巴黎”。这里街道整洁，商业繁华，是世界闻名的博览会城、书城和音乐城。每年春、秋两季都有国际博览会在此举行。
梦想成功录
Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment； not only about survival.
生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存。
Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.
毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。