曼彻斯特大学：知识、睿智、人道
英文导读
The University of Manchester is a public research university in Manchester， England.The University of Manchester can trace its roots to the formation of the Mechanics" Institute (later to become UMIST) in 1824.The University of Manchester has been a"Red Brick University" since 1880 when Victoria University gained its royal charter. The university was established and granted a Royal Charter in 1880 becoming England"s first civic university； it was renamed the Victoria University of Manchester in 1903 and absorbed Owens College the following year. It was formed in 2004 by the amalgamation of the Victoria University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. The University of Manchester has 25 Nobel Laureates among its past and present students and staff， the third-highest number of any single university in the United Kingdom after Cambridge and Oxford.
The John Rylands Library： The University of Manchester Library is the largest non-legal deposit library in the UK and the third-largest academic library after those of Oxford and Cambridge. It has the largest collection of electronic resources of any library in the UK. The John Rylands Library， founded in memory of John Rylands by his wife Enriqueta Augustina Rylands as an independent institution， is situated in a Victorian Gothic building on Deansgate， in the city centre. It houses an important collection of historic books and other printed materials， manuscripts， including archives and papyri.
City show： Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England.The city is notable for its architecture， culture， music scene， media links， scientific and engineering output， social impact and sporting connections. Manchester"s sports clubs include Premier League football teams， Manchester City and Manchester United. Manchester was the site of the world"s first railway station， and the place where scientists first split the atom and developed the first stored-program computer.
生词助读
civic [.s.v.k] .a.. 市的；公民的
amalgamation [..m.lɡ..me...n] n. 融合；合并；联合
manuscript [.m.nj..skr.pt] n. 原稿；手稿
archive [.ɑ：.ka.v] n. 档案馆；档案文件
papyri 纸莎草纸 （papyrus的名词复数）
metropolitan borough 都市自治市
split [spl.t] vt. 分离；使分离；劈开
atom [..t.m] n. 原子
stored-program 贮存程序的
中文概述
曼彻斯特大学是一所位于英国第二大城市曼彻斯特的顶尖大学，罗素集团成员之一。其前身分别是始建于1824年的曼彻斯特理工大学和建于1851年的欧文斯学院（1880年升格为维克多利亚曼彻斯特大学）。这两所世界一流学府经过上百年的独立发展，终于宣布于2004年10月22日合二为一，成为曼彻斯特大学。
曼彻斯特大学规模大，下设生命科学院、医学院、人文学院、理工学院、教育学院、法学院、商学院、经济与社会研究学院，专业设置广泛；曼彻斯特开设的学科种类繁多，数量远远超过一般大学。学校的经济、法律、商科、计算机、电子、航空制造、建筑设计、医学、药理学、心理学、生命科学、音乐及艺术等课程都为世界一流水准。值得一提的是，曼彻斯特商学院是曼大的金牌学院，拥有众多知名校友。
曼彻斯特大学迄今共产生25位诺贝尔奖得主。曼彻斯特大学的约翰·莱兰兹图书馆藏书规模位居全英大学第三，仅次于牛津大学和剑桥大学。
曼彻斯特号称英国“知识之都”，是英国最生机勃勃和重要的城市之一，也是国际公认的技术、工业和学习中心，备受英国本国和海外学生的青睐。其流行文化、尤其是音乐、时装、设计可与伦敦相媲美。而且曼彻斯特还是世界最有名气的足球队之一——曼联队的故乡，闻名于世的曼彻斯特足球联队更是常常让这座古老的城市成为世界关注的焦点。
梦想成功录
Wit bought is better than wit taught.
付出代价学到的东西胜过老师教导。
Half a tale is enough for a wise man.
智者一说就领会。/响鼓不用重锤敲。
The greatest artist was once a beginner.
最伟大的艺术家也曾是个初学者。