牛津大学：上帝赐予我们知识
英文导读
The University of Oxford (commonly referred to as Oxford University or simply Oxford)—located in Oxford， England， United Kingdom—is the oldest university in the English-speaking world， and the second-oldest surviving university in the world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear， there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096. The University grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris because of the deteriorated relationship between United Kingdom and France. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209， some academics fled north-east to Cambridge， where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The University is a "city university" in that it does not have a main campus. Instead colleges， departments， accommodation， and other facilities are scattered throughout the city centre. There are thirty-eight colleges of the University of Oxford and six Permanent Private Halls， each controlling its membership and with its own internal structure and activities.
Undergraduate teaching： Oxford is renowned for its tutorial-based method of teaching， with students attending an average of one one-hour tutorial a week. That is to say： Undergraduate teaching of Oxford is centred on the tutorial， where one to four students spend an hour with an academic discussing their week’s work， usually an essay (humanities， most social sciences， some mathematical， physical， and life sciences) or problem sheet (most mathematical， physical， and life sciences， and some social sciences). Students usually have one or two tutorials a week， and can be taught by academics at any other college—not just their own—as expertise and personnel require. These tutorials are complemented by lectures， classes and seminars， which are organized on a departmental basis.
City show： Oxford is a city in central southern England. The city is known worldwide as a university town and the "city of dreaming spires". Oxford was first settled in Saxon times， and was initially known as "Oxenaforda"， meaning "Ford of the Oxen"； fords were more common than bridges at that time. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate an example of every English architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons， including the iconic， mid-18th-century Radcliffe Camera.
生词助读
evidence [.evid.ns] .n.. 证据；证明
deteriorate [d..t.ri..ret] .vi.. 恶化，变质 .vt..恶化
accommodation [..k.m..dei..n] .n.. 住处；膳宿
scatter [.sk.t.] .vt.. 使散射；使散开
internal [.n.t.n.l] .a.. 内部的；内在的
renowned [r..na.nd] .a.. 著名的；有声望的
tutorial [tu：.t.：ri：.l] n. 个别指导
expertise [.eksp.：r.ti：z] n. 专门知识；专门技术
complement [.k.mplim.nt] vt. 补足，补充；补助
demonstrate [.dem.nstreit] vt. 证明；展示
architectural [.ɑ：k..tekt..r.l] a. 建筑学的；建筑上的
iconic [ai.k.nik] a. 图标的；形象的；偶像的
中文概述
牛津大学现有38个学院，除了各自有不同的建筑特色之外，每个学院为独立自主的教学机构，提供学生课业及生活上的指导。牛津大学的课程，无论是文科还是理科，都可获得文学学士学位或相应的荣誉学位，由导师自己挑学生，经过三年的学习，取得学士学位。
牛津大学以自然科学、应用经济科学和商务管理哲学三大领域成就著称，在心理学、生物学和法律、工程学、社会科学、经济、哲学、历史、音乐、化学、生物化学、文学、法语、德语、丹麦语、数学、物理、地球科学上也是名列英国乃至世界前茅。
在800多年的历史中，牛津大学培养了6位英国国王、26位英国首相（其中包括格莱斯顿、艾德礼、撒切尔夫人和托尼·布莱尔）、多位外国政府首脑（如美国前总统比尔·克林顿）、近40位诺贝尔奖获得者以及一大批著名科学家、哲学家、作家等，如经济学家亚当·斯密、哲学家弗朗西斯·培根、诗人雪莱、作家格雷厄姆·格林、文学家奥斯卡·王尔德、作家及翻译家钱钟书、化学家罗伯特·波义耳、天文学家埃德蒙多·哈雷等。
牛津共有104个图书馆，其中的博德利图书馆是英国第二大图书馆（仅次于大不列颠图书馆），藏书600万册。牛津出版社举世闻名，是世界上最大的大学出版社。尤其是它的20卷《牛津英语词典》，享誉全球。
牛津是英国的一座文化名城，素有“英伦雅典”之称。漫步牛津街头，你会发现各个时期不同风格的建筑都被完好地保留下来，整个城市呈现的是一幅历史和现代文明相互交融的景象。随处可见的像石笋般挺秀的哥德式塔尖建筑布满城市天际，为牛津赢得了“尖塔之城”的称号。
梦想成功录
Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you. They’re sup-posed to help you discover who you are.
生活的挑战不应该让你寸步难行，它们应该让你知道你是谁。
If you don’t like something， change it. If you can’t change it， change your attitude.
如果你不喜欢某样东西，那就改变它。如果你无法改变它，那就改变你的态度。
第三章University College London： Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
伦敦大学学院：让所有因其价值应得奖赏的人都来吧
英文导读
University College London (simply UCL) is a public research university located in London， United Kingdom， and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1826， UCL was the first university institution to be founded in London and the first in England to be established on an entirely secular basis. UCL was founded on 11 February 1826 under the name London University. In 1836， London University was renamed University College， London， when， under a Royal Charter， it worked with the recently established King"s College， London， to create the federal University of London. UCL became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London in 1836. In 1878， UCL became the first institution in the country to admit women on equal terms with men. In 1976 a new charter restored UCL"s legal independence， although not the power to award its own degrees. It was also under this charter that the College became formally known as University College London. UCL"s main campus is located in the Bloomsbury area of central London， with a number of institutes and teaching hospitals located elsewhere in central London.
System： University College London is an individual institute of London University. UCL is a multidisciplinary university and offers courses in the arts， sciences， social sciences and biomedicine. UCL is currently organised into the following 10 constituent faculties： the UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities； the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences； the UCL Faculty of the Built Environment； the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences； the UCL Faculty of Laws； the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences； the UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences； the UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences (incorporating the UCL Medical School)； the UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences； and the UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences. The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies operates as an academic unit outside of the faculty structure. In 1828 the university became the first in England to offer English as a degree subject and the teaching of Classics and medicine began.
University of London： The University of London is a federal public university in London， United Kingdom. It comprises 18 constituent colleges， 10 research institutes and a number of central bodies. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1836， which brought together in federation London University (now University College London) and King"s College (now King"s College London).The nine largest colleges of the University are University College London， Birkbeck， Goldsmiths， King"s College London， the London Business School， Queen Mary， Royal Holloway， the School of Oriental and African Studies and London School of Economics and Political Science. Formerly a constituent college， Imperial College London left the University of London in 2007.
生词助读
constituent [k.n.st.t.u.nt] .v.. 先于；领先，优于；在……之前发生
secular [.sekj.l.] a. 世俗的；长期的；现世的
rename [，ri："neim] vt. 重新命名，改名
federal [["fed.r.l] a. 联邦的；同盟的
on equal terms with 与……平等相处
multidisciplinary [，m.lti"disiplin.ri] a. 有关各种学问的
biomedicine [，bai.u"medisin] n. 生物医学
Slavonic [sl..v.n.k] a. 斯拉夫民族的；斯拉夫人的
中文概述
伦敦大学学院是一所创建于1826年的综合性大学。伦敦大学学院在世界享有盛名，伦敦大学学院是人才培养的摇篮，是现如今世界知名顶尖学院。伦敦大学学院享有英国政府最多的财政预算，是金三角名校一员。它也是英国顶尖研究型大学联盟——罗素大学集团的一员。
创校之初名为伦敦大学，1836年放弃原伦敦大学校名，更名为大学学院。伦敦大学学院的口碑是英国教育平权的先锋，是第一个在招生上不论种族、宗教和政治信仰的英国大学。
历史上伦敦大学学院第一个开创了英语文学、法语、德语、意大利语和地理学等学科；第一个建立了物理和化学的本科教学实验室；它还是英国第一所提供法学、医学、工程学和建筑学的系统教育的大学。历史上第一个学生会和大学剧院也诞生于此。
伦敦大学学院学科种类齐全，文科、理科、工科专业众多。伦敦大学学院共设10所学院。伦敦大学学院优势专业有：人类学，建筑学，荷兰语，电机和电子工程学，英语，地理学，地质学，德语，历史学，艺术史，建筑和设计，法学，语言学，斯堪的纳维亚语研究，有机生物学，分子生物学，心理学，牙医学。
伦敦大学学院拥有26位诺贝尔奖得主与3位菲尔兹奖得主。从诗人泰戈尔到圣雄甘地，从轻武器专家勃朗宁到发明电话的贝尔，从导演克里斯多福·诺兰到香港艺人徐子淇都曾就读于伦敦大学学院。
梦想成功录
Perseverance is the only road to success.
百折不挠是通向成功的唯一道路。
You are not beaten until you give up.
你只要不投降就没有被打败。
