约克大学：智慧开启的地方
英文导读
The University of York (informally York University， or simply York)， is a research-intensive university located in the city of York， England. Established in 1963， the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres， covering a wide range of subjects. Despite its relatively young age， the university has quickly forged a strong reputation in less than half a century. York has been named the 7th best young university in the world， and is 1st within the UK， building a "reputation to rival Oxford and Cambridge". Along with the LSE， York is the only university in the UK to displace the University of Oxford to second place on league tables， second only to University of Cambridge. The University of York"s main campus is on the southern edge of the city at Heslington and is currently undergoing significant expansion with new buildings and departments including Management， Law， Theatre， Film， and Television at Heslington East. The Department of Archaeology and the graduate Centres for Eighteenth Century Studies and Medieval Studies are located in the historic King"s Manor in the city centre.Academic life is taken seriously here and courses like architecture， English and computer science have reaped the benefits. All students have a supervisor who oversees how they"re getting on both socially and academically. This is not to say that there is no fun laid on： the students" union is active politically as well as organising about five big parties each term. In this collegiate set-up， students also have events laid on a couple of times a week within their colleges.
System：There are eight colleges at the University of York， and every student is a member of a college. Staff may choose to join a college if they wish. All the colleges are of equal status， but each has its own constitution. The University is a community of scholars who apply research efforts to problems of global significance. Specialist teams include the Centre for Immunology and Infection， which works on Leishmaniasis， diabetes and HIV/AIDS， the largest cluster of environmental researchers in the UK， world-leading health economists and the unique Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit. New research facilities include a large Neuroimaging facility， the Nanocentre and a new Plasma Physics facility.
City show： The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city offers a wealth of historic attractions， of which York Minster is the most prominent， and a variety of cultural and sporting activities. York Minster， the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe， stands at the city"s centre. York"s centre is enclosed by the city"s medieval walls， which are a popular walk. A feature of central York is the Snickelways， narrow pedestrian routes， many of which led towards the former market-places in Pavement and St. Sampson"s Square.
生词助读
forge [f.：d.] vt. 锻造；伪造；捏造，编造
undergo [..nd..ɡ.u] vt. 经历，经受；忍受
supervisor [.sju：p..va.z.] n. 监督人；管理人
heritage [.her.t.d.] n. 遗产；传统
backdrop [.b.k.dr.p] n. 背景
millennia [m."len..] n. 千年期（millennium的复数）
中文概述
约克大学于1963年建校，是战后英国高等教育扩展时期创办的大学之一。然而该校校史可以追溯到700年前。上世纪60年代与华威大学和伦敦大学学院同为新生代大学，成为剑桥和牛津的有力的竞争对手。这一时期创办的大学有三大特点：有自己独立的校园；都是研究性大学；教育模式和美国很相似，采用学院制。学校的教学和科研则享誉国内外，在大部分的研究中为英国排名前十名的顶尖大学。
约克大学位于英格兰东北部风景秀丽的约克郡边缘，以风景如画的校园而著称。古老的约克可以说是英国历史的缩影，漫步在蜿蜒的街道上，你将看到当地独具品位的咖啡馆、酒馆、俱乐部、餐厅、博物馆和商店。 尽管约克的历史十分悠久，但是它也具有浓厚的国际气息和五光十色的夜生活。约克市有着丰富的历史文化遗产，名胜古迹甚多，古老的城墙、中世纪的小巷、乔治王朝时代的平顶房，还有欧洲最大的哥特式教堂——约克大教堂。
梦想成功录
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
生就像骑单车。想保持平衡就得往前走。
It’s not that I’m so smart； it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
并不是我很聪明，而只是我和问题相处得比较久一点。