芝加哥大学：益智厚生
英文导读
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University of Chicago is a private
research university in Chicago，
Illinois， United states States and is often referred to as U of C， UC or UChicago. The university was
created and incorporated as a coeducational， secular institution in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and a donation from oil tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller. It emerged from a Baptist university of the same name that had closed in 1886 due to financial diff iculties. William Rainey Harper became the modern University"s first president on July 1， 1891， and the first classes were held on October 1， 1892.University of Chicago has impacted America"s higher education significantly， influencing curricula across the United States with its focus on expansive humanistic and scientific undergraduate learning.The university focuses on law， economics and scientific research.
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System： The University consists of one college， various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized into four divisions， six professional schools， and a school of continuing education. The University runs on a quarter system in which the academic year is divided into four terms： Summer (June-August)， Autumn (September-December)， Winter (January-March)， and Spring (April-June). Full-time undergraduate students take three to four courses every quarter.
Feature： University of Chicago has a relatively small undergraduate population， allowing smaller class sizes than most major research universities.The undergraduate program emphasizes critical thinking and broad interdisciplinary exposure to encourage a full range of intellectual discovery. Graduate level students are prepared and trained for careers in academia and research. The school emphasizes a core curriculum in which students must take a large variety of classes in the humanities， social sciences， and hard sciences， regardless of major. Although the school is excellent across the board， University of Chicago is particularly renowned for its faculties of law and economics.
生词助读
incorporate [ink：preit] vt. 吸收；体现；把……合并
secular [sekjul] adj. 现世的，俗界的；长期的
Baptist [bptist] n. 浸礼会教友，施浸礼者
tycoon [taiku：n] n. 企业界大亨，巨头；巨富
philanthropist [f ilnθrpist] n.
慈善家，博爱主义者；乐善好施的人
impact [impkt] vt. 影响；撞击；冲突
significantly [signif ikntli]] adv. 意味深长地；值得注目地
curricula [krikjul] n. 课程（curriculum的复数形式）
emphasize [emfsaiz] vt. 强调，着重
academia [kdi：mj] n. 学术界，学术环境
中文概述
芝加哥大学是一所私立、男女同校、无宗教派别的综合性大学，其前身是由美国浸信会建立的一所同名教会学校，该校在1886年由于财政问题而倒闭。1890年，在石油大王洛克菲勒的慷慨捐助后，芝加哥大学起死回生。1891年7月1日，威廉·哈珀成为该校首任校长。1892年10月1日，芝加哥大学正式开课。
芝加哥大学的人类学、天文学、地球科学、经济学、地理学、历史学、语言学、物理学、统计学、社会学、神学等学科专业在美国具有较强的学术实力。其中经济学、社会学系实力尤为突出，"芝加哥学派"赫赫有名。与此同时，芝加哥大学商学院以其多位荣获诺贝尔经济学奖的学者而著称于世。芝加哥大学于1942年建成了全世界第一个原子核裂变链式反应堆，就此奠定了自然科学的强势地位。芝加哥大学因此被称为"原子能诞生地"。此外，全美第一次活体肝脏移植的病例，就是在芝大医院完成的。
芝加哥大学是美国诞生诺贝尔奖得主最多的学校之一，有82位校友曾获诺贝尔奖，其中包括华裔物理学家李政道、杨振宁、崔琦。 现任美国总统奥巴马从1992年到2004年，在芝加哥大学法学院教授宪法。
芝加哥大学位于美国伊利诺伊州的芝加哥市。该城位于美国中部，密歇根湖畔与芝加哥河交汇处。夏季酷热，冬季不寒，终年多风，被称为"风城"。
梦想成功录
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。
Let knowledge grow from more to more； and so be human life enriched.
提升知识，以充实人生。
