哈佛大学英语PPT.ppt

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1636. Its history, influence and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. 哈佛大学是成立于1636年在剑桥马萨诸塞州的一所私立常春藤研究型大学,其历史、影响力和财富在世界上最负盛名的大学之一。 Harvard University introduction five main points of Harvard ★the school badge ★the development of Harvard University ★the school motto ★the outstanding graduates and professors in Harvard ★the Harvard Univerisity Library the main part: three books symbol: the relationship between reason and revelation VERITAS has the meaning of truth in Latin. The school badge color: dark red Meaning: I. the love and knowledge II. the ancient university’s incomparable glory and self-confidence. the development of Harvard University A resolution to build an institute was adopted in 1636. The school opened in1638. (9 students) “Harvard College” in 1639 “Harvard University” in 1780 Today, Harvard has developed into a big university. 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） School motto（校训） 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- Harvard University Library The Harvard University Library System is centered in Widener Library in Harvard Yard and comprises nearly 80 individual libraries holding over 18 million volumes. According to the American Library Association, this makes it the largest academic library in the United States, and one of the largest in the world.哈佛大学图书馆系统集中在魏德纳图书