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第85章 University of Copenhagen

哥本哈根大学:它(鹰)看着天上的光

英文导读

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) (Danish: K.benhavns Universitet) is the oldest and second largest university and research institution in Denmark. The University of Copenhagen was inaugurated on June 1st 1479, after King Christian I was granted approval for its establishment by Pope Sixtus IV. Between the closing of the Studium Generale in Lund in 1536 and the establishment of the University of Aarhus in the late 1920s, it was the only university in Denmark. Based on a German model, the university consisted of four faculties: Theology, Law, Medicine and Philosophy. It is the second oldest institution for higher education in Scandinavia after Uppsala University (1477). The university is a central part of Copenhagen and has four campus areas in the city: North Campus, City Campus, South Campus and Frederiksberg Campus. A tradition at the university is the “Friday bar”, which is a social event organised by students at each department. It gives students (and staff) an opportunity to socialise. In front of the university five busts on stands are placed of former scholars from different faculties of the university, of which one is the Danish Nobel Prize award winner in Physics 1922, Niels Bohr. Today the university is a modern leader in academic research and education, inspired by the surrounding city of Copenhagen, which is striving to become the symbol of sustainable cities for the 21st century.

System: The University of Copenhagen currently has six faculties including Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science (In 2012, the former Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Science merged into a new Faculty of Science), Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Theology. Most courses are taught in Danish; however, many courses are also offered in English and a few in German.

City show: Copenhagen is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager. It has been recognized as one of the cities with the best quality of life. It is also considered one of the world’s most environmentally-friendly cities. It is considered as one of the happiest countries in the world. It is a gloriously attractive city, with its maze of cobbled streets (including the longest pedestrianised shopping street in Europe) and ancient churches, palaces and government buildings, alongside brave and striking modern interjections such as the ferociously angled extension to the Royal Library, nicknamed the Black Diamond, and Henning Larsen"s Royal Opera House. the Little Mermaid Denmark is the most prominent sculpture by Edvard Eriksen and has become quite well known as one of the defining symbols of Copenhagen. Denmark is a nation of bikes, and Copenhagen is famous for its free city bikes.

生词助读

approval [..pru:vl] n. 批准;赞成;认可

socialise vt. 使社会化

sustainable [s..ste.n.bl] a. 可持续的

radiation [.re.di.e..n] n. 辐射;发光

environmentally-friendly [enva..’r.nment.li:fr’endl.] a. 对环境无害的

gloriously [.ɡl.:r..sl.] ad. 光荣地;辉煌地;壮观的

interjection [..nt..d.ek.n] n. [语] 感叹词;插入语

ferociously [f..r....sl.] ad. 残忍地;野蛮地

nickname [.n.kne.m] vt. 给……取绰号

sculpture [.sk.lpt..(r)] n. 雕塑;雕刻

中文概述

哥本哈根大学位于丹麦王国的首都哥本哈根,是丹麦历史最悠久、规模最大的综合性公立大学。哥本哈根大学的校园散落在市区里和城市周边,最古老的部分则位于哥本哈根古城区。

哥本哈根大学是斯堪的纳维亚地区第二古老的大学,和欧洲其他国家早期的大学一样,哥本哈根大学最初也是由天主教会创建,以培养教士、传播基督教思想为职责。早期的哥本哈根大学的专业设置除神学外,还包括法学、医学和哲学。直至德国的大学模式在17世纪引进丹麦,哥本哈根大学的教育系统才产生重大的变革,渐渐设立了学士、硕士、博士等学位课程,以及相关的考试和实习模式;课程越来越多,尤其在医科和法学方面,发展非常迅速,学院渐具规模。

哥本哈根大学有六个大学院,它们分别是:神学院、法学院、社会科学学院、健康学院、人文科学学院和自然科学学院。在哥本哈根大学,多数课程是用丹麦语来教授的,但为了吸引国际学生,也有若干专业以英文和德文来授课。哥本哈根大学孕育了世界著名童话大师安徒生、现代存在主义哲学先驱克尔凯郭尔等世界名人。

“五月晴光照太清,四郎岛上话牛耕;樱花吐艳梨花素,泉水喷去海水平。湾畔人鱼疑入梦,馆中雕塑浑如生;北欧风物今观遍,民情最美数丹京。”郭沫若在游遍北欧诸国之后曾写下这样一首赞美哥本哈根的诗。寥寥数语道出了一幅阳光明媚、春暖花开的美景。这里有延续着皇族传奇的阿美琳堡宫,别致典雅的管风琴教堂,这里是童话的故乡,美人鱼雕像在海边静静冥思,栩栩如生的动人风情应有尽有。

梦想成功录

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。

It is great to be great, but it is greater to be human.

成为伟人是美好的,做一个真正的人更难得。