阿姆斯特丹大学：胆怯者当不了命运的捕手
英文导读
The University of Amsterdam (Dutch： Universiteit van Am-sterdam) or the UvA is a public research university located in Am-sterdam， Netherlands. Founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre by the scholars Gerardus Vossius and Caspar Barlaeus， it is the third-old-est university in the Netherlands. In 1877， the Athenuem Illustre become the Municipal University of Amsterdam and received the right to confer doctoral degrees. This gave the university the same privileges as national universities while being funded by the city of Amsterdam. In 1961 the national government made the university a national university， giving it its current name， the Univer-sity of Amsterdam.The majority of the UvA’s buildings lie in the heart of Amsterdam， with only the faculties of Science， Medicine and Dentistry located outside the City Centre. The administration of the school， most of the faculties， and the majority of student housing are located in the historic City Centre of Amsterdam， within the canal ring which is itself a UNES-CO World Heritage Site. The facilities in this area date from as early as the 15th century to the 21st-century. Architectural styles represented include the Dutch Renaissance， Dutch Baroque， Art Deco， Amsterdam School， and International style. The University of Amsterdam’s research history has produced six Nobel Laureates and seven Spinoza Prize winners.
System： The university is divided into seven faculties， with each faculty headed by a dean. The faculties include Faculty of Humanities， Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences， Faculty of Economics and Business， Faculty of Science， Faculty of Law， Faculty of Medicine， and Faculty of Dentistry.The Faculty of Humanities comprises six departments： Dutch studies， History， Archaeology and Area studies， Language and Literature， Media studies， Philosophy， and Art， Religion， and Cultural studies. The Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences is home to six departments： Political Science， Sociology and Anthropology， Communication Science， Psychology， Social Geography， Planning and International Development Studies， and Educational sciences. Faculty of Law specialize in the following areas： International law， Private law， Environmental law， Labor law， and Information law.
City show： Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. Its principal language is Dutch. Amsterdam"s name derives from Amstelredamme， indicative of the city"s origin： a dam in the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century， Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age， a result of its innovative developments in trade. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange， the oldest stock exchange in the world， is located in the city center. Amsterdam"s main attractions， including its historic canals， the Rijksmuseum， the Van Gogh Museum， Hermitage Amsterdam， Anne Frank House， its red-light district， and its many cannabis coffee shops.
生词助读
privilege [.pr.v.l.d.， .pr.vl.d.] n. 特权；优待
represent [.r.pr..z.nt] vt. 代表；表现
dean [d.n] n. 院长；系主任
archaeology [.ɑ：ki..l.d.i] n. 考古学
innovative [..n..vet.v] a. 革新的，创新的
stock exchange 证券交易所
canal [k..n.l] n. 运河
中文概述
阿姆斯特丹大学成立于1632年，坐落在荷兰首都阿姆斯特丹市中心。阿姆斯特丹大学是历史悠久的著名世界百强学府，也是欧洲最大的综合性大学之一，拥有优良的国际声誉。她培养过6名诺贝尔奖得主，其中诺贝尔物理学奖得主3名，和平、医学和化学奖得主各一名。
一般认为阿姆斯特丹大学始于1632年创立的雅典学院（Athenaeum Illustre），该校原以教授史学与哲学为主，此后陆续成立了医学、法学与神学学院。直到1877年正式更名为阿姆斯特丹大学。
阿姆斯特丹大学下设7个分院，涵盖了经济学、牙科、人类学、法律、医学、理科及社科等60多个专业领域。按学科分为神学、法学、文学与哲学；数学与信息学、物理学、天体物理学与化学；经济与计量经济学、政治学与社会文化研究、心理学、教育学与存在空间学；医学与牙科学4大类。
作为荷兰的首都，阿姆斯特丹既是一个国际大都会，又无处不散发着“小城故事”的气氛，漫步在运河旁，放眼望去是一幢又一幢保存完好的各个历史时期的古老建筑。该市因建设在阿姆斯特河的堤防而得名，素有“水都”之称。
荷兰人中有这样一句话：在阿姆斯特丹，没有什么事情是不可能发生的。在这里古老和现代、高雅和市俗、富有和贫穷，彼此矛盾着却能相安无事。
梦想成功录
We only live once， but if we work it right， once is enough.
年华没虚度，一生也足矣。
What is done by night appears by day.
若要人不知，除非已莫为。