弗吉尼亚理工大学：为人民服务
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University， popularly known as Virginia Tech (VT)， is a private chartered and public land-grant and sea-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg， Virginia. Founded in 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical land-grant college， Virginia Tech is a research university with the largest full-time student population in Virginia and one of the few public universities in the United States that maintains a corps of cadets.In 1872， the university was called the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College， and the evolution of the school"s programs led to an 1896 name change to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. The "Agricultural and Mechanical College" portion of the name was popularly omitted almost immediately， and the name was officially changed to Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1944. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally， regionally， and across Virginia. Virginia Tech is now a comprehensive， innovative research university with the largest full-time student population in Virginia.
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System： Virginia Tech offers 80 bachelor"s degree programs and 140 Master"s and Doctoral degree programs through the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences， the College of Architecture & Urban Studies， the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences， the Pamplin College of Business， the College of Engineering， the College of Natural Resources， the College of Science， and the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers the only two-year associate"s degree program on campus， in agricultural technology.
Campus： The main campus is located in Blacksburg. In the center of it lies the Drillfield， a large oval field running Northeast to Southwest， encircled by a one way street known as Drillfield Drive. The Drillfield"s name stems from its use by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets to conduct military drills. On the Blacksburg campus， the majority of the buildings incorporate Hokie Stone as building material. In fact， it is now official university policy that all new buildings must incorporate the stone into their design. Hokie Stone is generally gray， shaded by hues of brown and pink.
生词助读
omit [umit] vt. 省略；遗漏
fulfill [fulfil] vt. 履行；实现
transform [trnsf：m] vt. 改变；转换
encircle [ins：kl] vt. 包围；围绕
military drill 军事训练
hue [hju：] n. 色彩；色度
中文概述
弗吉尼亚理工大学全称为弗吉尼亚理工学院暨州立大学，是一所接受政府拨赠土地，并以工科为主的著名公立大学，成立于1872年。弗吉尼亚理工大学主校区坐落于弗吉尼亚州西南部的黑堡镇，背靠阿巴拉契亚山脉，处于新河谷中心区。弗吉尼亚理工大学在1872年建立的时候，叫做弗吉尼亚农业和机械学院。后于1896年改名为弗吉尼亚农业与机械学院和理工学院。1944年正式改为现在的名字。
弗吉尼亚理工大学下设八个学院：农业和生命科学学院、建筑和都市研究学院、文理学院、商学院、工学院、森林和野生动植物资源学院、人力资源和教育学院、兽医学院以及研究生院。
由于理工学院出身，弗吉尼亚理工大学的农学、工程、建筑、林学、兽医等传统学科是其最强的专业，而弗吉尼亚理工大学的建筑类专业更是全美数一数二的热门科系，享有世界建筑学院最高荣誉，与哈佛、耶鲁、哥伦比亚大学并列。同时，由于军校前身，弗吉尼亚理工大学也是全美保留军校生传统的六所高等学府之一。弗吉尼亚理工大学军校毕业生包括十三位三星中将以及准将、少将无数。其中有7位校友获得过荣誉勋章，仅次于美国陆军学院（西点军校）和美国海军学院。
梦想成功录
A man"s doubts and fears are his worst enemies.
一个人的犹疑与害怕是他最大的敌人。
Victory won"t come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。