哈佛大学 英文介绍.ppt

Student: 刘玉玥 Student id A Famous University——Harvard Introduction Harvard University was founded in 1636, until now, it had more than 370 years history She is called as the think tank of American government. She successively born 7 American presidents, 40 Nobel prize new owner and 30 Pulitzer prize winner. 约翰·哈佛铜像：传说摸他的左脚能够拥有智慧，所以，他的左脚被摸的特别光亮。 约翰·哈佛铜像底座刻著三行文字：“约翰.哈佛，创始人，1638”。这是人们常常引为趣谈的“哈佛的三大谎言” （1）铜像并不是约翰·哈佛本人。因为约翰.哈佛并无画像传世，雕塑家找了校园里的三个帅哥做模特儿，塑成约翰.哈佛像。 （2）约翰·哈佛并不是创始人，而只是捐助者。 （3）哈佛大学并不是创建于1638年，而是创建于1636年。 约翰·哈佛：1638年9月，在他临死前立下遗嘱：将自己一半的财产(779英镑)和所有的图书(约400本)捐赠给河对岸那所新成立的学院(剑桥学院)。这是该学院成立以来所接受的最大一笔捐款。为表示感谢，校方决定，将这所尚未正式命名的学院命名为哈佛学院（也就是后来的哈佛大学）。 Introduction  School badge color: dark red the main part: three books symbol: the relationship between reason and revelation VERITAS has the meaning of truth in Latin. Meaning: I. The love and knowledge II. The ancient university’s incomparable glory and self-confidence.  Numerous excellent graduates and professors. Introduction 8 presidents John Adams, 1735-1826President, 1797-1801 John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848 President, 1825-29 8 presidents Rutherford B. Hayes, 1822-93President, 1877-81 Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919President, 1901-09 8 presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945President, 1933-45 John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963President, 1961-63 8 presidents George W. Bush, 1946-President, 2001- 2009 Barack Hussein Obama , 1961- President, 2009- medal 34 winners of Nobel Prize Beautiful campus Gate Beautiful campus Beautiful campus Beautiful campus Beautiful campus Beautiful campus 龟兽驮碑 Cafeteria Library Widener Library Library Library School motto Amicus Plato, Amicus Aristotle, sed Magis Amicus VERITAS Let Plato be your friend, and Aristotle, but more let your friend be Truth. 以柏拉图为友，以亚里士多德为友，但更要以真理为友 Library motto 1.此刻打盹，你将做梦；而此刻学习，你将圆梦 This moment will nap, you will h