书城英文图书不可不知的美国100所名校(英汉双语版)
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第96章 University of Colorado: Let your light shine

科罗拉多大学:让你光芒四射

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The University of Colorado system

is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in neighboring Aurora. On March 14, 1876, the Colorado territorial legislature passed an amendment to the state constitution that provided money for the establishment of the University of Colorado in Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and Colorado Agricultural College in Fort Collins, now known as Colorado State University.The University of Colorado Boulder is the flagship university of the University of Colorado System in Boulder, Colorado. It offers more than 2,500 courses in more than 150 areas of study through its nine colleges and schools. The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is the fastest growing of the three campuses. It offers 34 bachelor"s, 19 master"s, and five doctoral degree programs through its six colleges. The University of Colorado Denver is the largest research university in Colorado. CU Denver has two locations-one in downtown Denver, and the other at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. The two campuses offer more than 100 degree programs in 13 schools and colleges. The University of Colorado Executive MBA Program is built from the best of three accredited University of Colorado business schools. The program is designed for working business professionals. All classes in the three-campus University of Colorado Executive MBA Program are held at the CU Executive Education Center, located in Downtown Denver.

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System: The university consisted of nine colleges and schools.While the College of Arts and Sciences is by far the largest, the university also consists of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the schools of Architecture and Planning, Education, Music, Law, and the Leeds School of Business.

Beautiful main location: The University of Colorado at Boulder is located in a scenic valley at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, one mile above sea level. Boulder is among the most dynamic, progressive, and attractive cities of its size in the United States. The Colorado state capital, Denver, is a thirty-mile drive or bus ride (free for students) from Boulder. Boulder is surrounded by a greenbelt of more than 20,000 acres of open space. Much of the open space and nearby mountains are crisscrossed by an extensive system of hiking, biking, and riding trails.

生词助读

amendment [mendmnt] n. 改善;改正

professional [prfenl] n. 专业人员

greenbelt [gri:nbelt] n. 绿色地带

crisscross [kriskrs] vi. 交叉

中文概述

美国科罗拉多大学是全美中北部著名的公立大学,其校区位于风景秀丽的科罗拉多州首府丹佛市。她是一所注重文化交融和国际合作的大学,该大学创建于1876年,该大学系统包括四个校区:科罗拉多大学波尔得分校、科罗拉多大学丹佛分校、科罗拉多大学斯普林司分校以及科罗拉多大学医学中心。

这所学校的热门专业是心理学,英语语言文学和通信工程。大学的强项是音乐、航空航天、物理等学科。

波尔得分校位于洛基山麓的波尔得市--它是美国有名的风光秀美的城市,气候宜人,阳光灿烂,城市安静和平。

科罗拉多大学斯普林司分校是科罗拉多大学体系内甚至在全国都是发展最快的大学之一。

科罗拉多大学丹佛分校与医学中心在风景秀丽的科罗拉多州首府丹佛市。

梦想成功录

The Chinese word for crisis is divided into two characters, one meaning danger and the other meaning opportunity.

中文的"危机"分为两个字,一个意味着危险,另外一个意味着机会。

He that can bear a reproof, and mend by it, if he is not wise, is in a fair way of being so.

能承受责备并据此改过者,就算不是智者,也距之不远。