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97章 University of Massachusetts Amherst: Peace only un

马萨诸塞大学安姆斯特分校:只在自由之下的和平

英文导读

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as Massachusetts, UMass, or UMass Amherst) is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system. The university was founded in 1863 under the provisions of the Federal Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act to provide instruction to Massachusetts citizens in the "agricultural, mechanical, and military arts". The university was initially named the Massachusetts Agricultural College.

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System: The university offers bachelor"s degrees, master"s degrees, and doctoral degrees in 88 undergraduate and 72 graduate areas of study, through nine schools and colleges including:School of Education, College of Engineering, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, Isenberg School of Management, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, School of Nursing, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

W.E.B. DuBois library: The W.E.B. DuBois library is the tallest library in the United States and the tallest academic library in the world. It is also well regarded for its innovative architectural design, which incorporates the bookshelves into the structural support of the building.It is home of the memoirs and papers of the distinguished African-American activist and Massachusetts native W. E. B. Du Bois as well as being the depository for other important collections, such as the papers of the late Congressman Silvio O. Conte. The W.E.B. Du Bois Library is well regarded for its innovative architectural design, which incorporates the bookshelves into the structural support of the building.

生词助读

provision [prvin] n. 规定;条款

memoir [memwɑ:] n. 回忆录;自传

depository [dipzitri] n. 贮藏所;存储处

中文概述

马萨诸塞大学建校于1863年,是美国一所著名的研究机构,坐落在美丽富饶的新英格兰镇,四周环绕小山、森林、湖泊以及草地,离开波士顿和纽约城只有几个小时。

马萨诸塞大学安姆斯特分校是美国著名公立大学系统麻省大学中的一员,也是建校最早的校区。马萨诸塞大学安姆斯特分校由马萨诸塞州出资协助,是麻省大学系统中的旗舰分校区,属于研究型大学,并被授予美国"最佳公立大学"之一。

安姆斯特分校有九个学院,主要包括:教育学院、工程学院、人文和艺术学院、管理学院、自然科学学院、护理学院、公共卫生和健康科学学院、社会和行为科学学院、农学院。

安姆斯特分校的一大特色是为本科生提供了直接参与研究的机会,同时也提供服务与志愿机会。

威廉·爱得华·伯格哈特·杜波依斯(W.E.B. DuBois)图书馆是美国最高的图书馆,是世界上最高的学术图书馆,也是创新的建筑设计的代表作。它将书架并入结构性支架中。这里收藏着非洲裔美国人和马萨诸塞州本土政治家的回忆录。

梦想成功录

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

忍一时风平浪静,退一步雨过天晴。

An active man could find a chance from every suffering while a passive man would suffer in every chance.

积极的人在每一次忧患中都看到一个机会,而消极的人则在每个机会中都看到某种忧患。