加州大学戴维斯分校：
愿知识之光普照大地
英文导读
Back to its origin
The University of California， Davis (also referred to as UCD， UC Davis， or Davis) is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis， California. The campus was originally established as the University Farm， the agricultural extension of UC Berkeley， and is the second campus of the University of California system.While UC Davis" agricultural heritage remains strong， the campus has expanded over the past century to include graduate and professional programs in medicine (which includes the UC Davis Medical Center)， law， veterinary medicine， education， nursing， and business management， in addition to 90 research programs offered by UC Davis Graduate Studies. The University of California， Davis campus is the largest campus in the UC system by land area.
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System： UC Davis undergraduate majors are divided into four colleges： UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences，UC Davis College of Biological Sciences， UC Davis College of Engineering， UC Davis College of Letters and Science.UC Davis has the following graduate and professional schools， most in the entire UC system ： UC Davis Graduate Studies， Graduate School of Management， School of Education， School of Law， School of Medicine， School of Veterinary Medicine， School of Nursing. UC Davis" School of Veterinary Medicine is the largest in the United States and is ranked second in the nation.
Student life： Picnic Day， UC Davis"s annual Open House， is the largest student-run event in the United States. It attracts thousands of visitors each year with its many attractions. Another highlight of UC Davis is its student-run freeform radio station， KDVS. The station can now be heard on 90.3 FM and online at its website. One less-known student tradition occurs during the commencement ceremonies， where students toss tortillas into the air at the beginning of the ceremony. Tortillas are smuggled into the building under graduation gowns and released into the air after all the graduates have taken their seats.
生词助读
annual [njul] adj. 每年的；年度的
Open House 家庭招待会，开放参观日
student-run [stju：dnt rn] adj. 学生运营的；学生运作的
commencement [kmensmnt] n. 开始；毕业典礼
toss [ts] vt. 投掷；使……不安
tortilla [t：til] n. 玉米粉薄烙饼，玉米粉圆饼
ceremony [serimni] n. 典礼；仪式
smuggle [smɡl] vt. 走私；偷运
gown [ɡaun] n. 长袍，长外衣；礼服
release [ri：li：s] vt. 释放；发射
中文概述
加州大学戴维斯分校1905年创校，以农学起家，是由政府决定设立的一所州立农业学校，即戴维斯分校的前身，以供加州大学的学生学习最新的农业知识及技术，属于加州大学十个分校之一。该校坐落在美国加利福尼亚州的戴维斯市，地处中央山谷的中心，距离加州州府和旧金山港湾区都很近。该校还是为数不多的仍然重视大学校区和所在社区之间关系的学校。
加州大学戴维斯分校设有护理学院、农业及环境科学学院、生物科学学院、工程学院、文理学院、管理研究生院、教育学院、法学院、医学院和兽医学院。
加州大学戴维斯分校是世界农业与环境科学研究和教育中心，其与农业和环境科学相关的学科包括植物科学、土木工程、环境工程、动物科学及农业经济和管理科学都在全美大学排名前十。戴维斯分校以生物及农业起家，农业排名全美第一，而和农业相关的各个学科，排名相应也非常高，比如食品科学、生物、生物技术和环境科学等。另外，艺术、人文学科、工程学科、社会科学、保健科学、法律和管理学等学科在美国也拥有很好的口碑。
加州大学戴维斯分校所在的大学城里农田星罗棋布，有宽阔的平原，这样的田园景致别有一番风味，也不难理解为何加大戴维斯分校是以农立校了。即便这座大学城是以科技成就闻名于世，最普遍的代步工具却是自行车，甚至还赢得了"自行车之城"的别称，显现出这个城市友善与安全的一面。
梦想成功录
The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
具有新想法的人在其想法实现之前是个怪人。
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。