诺丁汉大学：一座建立在智慧之上的城市
英文导读
The University of Nottingham (informally Nottingham University or Nottingham) is a public research university based in Nottingham， United Kingdom.The University of Nottingham traces its origins to the founding of an adult education school in 1798， and the University Extension Lectures inaugurated by the University of Cambridge in 1873—the first of their kind in the country. However， the foundation of the university is generally regarded as being the establishment of University College Nottingham， in 1881 as a constituent college of the University of London. In 1948 the university was granted its Royal Charter， which endowed it with university status and gave it the power to confer degrees in its own name as The University of Nottingham.Nottingham"s main campus， University Park， is situated on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham， with a number of smaller campuses and a teaching hospital (Queen"s Medical Centre) located elsewhere in Nottinghamshire. Outside the UK， Nottingham has campuses in Semenyih， Malaysia and Ningbo， China. University Park has won numerous awards for its architecture and landscaping， and has been named the greenest campus in the country thanks to a new Green Flag Award. The Malaysia campus was the first campus of a British university in Malaysia and one of the first anywhere in the world. Like the Malaysia Campus， Ningbo Campus builds on the University Park in the UK and includes a lake and its own version of Nottingham"s famous Trent Building. In November 2012， the university launched a new joint venture in collaboration with the East China University of Science and Technology： the Shanghai Nottingham Advanced Academy (SNAA).
System： The University is made up of a number of schools and departments organised into five faculties： Faculty of Arts， Faculty of En-gineering， Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences， Faculty of Science and Faculty of Social Science. Each faculty encompasses a number of smaller departments.
City show： Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire.Nottingham is famed for its links with the legend of Robin Hood and， during the Industrial Revolution， obtained worldwide recognition for its lace-making， bicycle and tobacco industries. Nottingham has a number of famous institutions and venues—including the National Ice Centre， the National Water Sports Centre， a world-famous test cricket ground， two professional English Football League teams， and top-flight cricket and ice hockey sides. Culturally， there are two large-capacity theatres， numerous museums and art galleries including the Nottingham Contem-porary， an independent cinema and several live music venues， including the Capital FM Arena and Rock City.
生词助读
trace [tre.s] vt. 追踪，回溯
inaugurate [.’n.：ɡj.re.t] vt. 创新；开辟；开创；举行开幕典礼
collaboration [k..l.b..re..n] n. 合作；协作
encompass [.n’k.mp.s] vt. 包含；包围
unitary [.ju：n.tri] a. 单一的；统一的
be famed for 以……出名
top-flight [t.p flait] a. 第一流的，最高的
cricket [.kr.k.t] n. 板球，板球运动
ice hockey n. 冰球，冰上曲棍球
large capacity 大容量
中文概述
英国诺丁汉大学建于1881年，是英国著名的重点大学，为英国传统大学之一，亦是欧洲各国公认并推崇的高等教育学府。诺丁汉大学的前身是1798年在本市成立的一所成人学校。大学成立于1881年，当时称诺丁汉大学学院，到1948年正式改名为诺丁汉大学。诺丁汉大学分别于2000年在马来西亚，2006年在中国设立海外校区马来西亚诺丁汉大学（The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus）和宁波诺丁汉大学（The University of Nottingham Ningbo， China）。
诺丁汉大学设有59个学系，分属于五个学院：艺术学院，社会学院，科学院，工程学院，医疗保健学院。
这所大学至今已经培养了很多的杰出校友，包括劳伦斯爵士和安德鲁爵士，三位诺贝尔奖的得主和许多奥运奖牌的得主。
诺丁汉是位于英格兰中部的一座多元文化城市，有着悠久的历史，因传奇英雄罗宾汉和诺丁汉森林足球队而闻名。诺丁汉市商店林立，有着购物中心的美称，众多名店坐落于其中。诺丁汉市游览景点众多，美国冒险乐园、诺丁汉城堡吸引着大批的游客，而著名的沃莱顿公园及大诗人拜伦的庄园更是周末假期学生们结伴出游的首选之地。
梦想成功录
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man’s gate.
风水轮流转。