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1、TheIvyLeagueTheIvyLeagueThe IvyLeague isanathleticconference(体育赛事联盟)comprisingeightprivateinstitutions（私立学校）of highereducation inthe NortheasternUnitedStates.Theconferencenameisalsocommonlyusedtorefertothoseeightschoolsasagroup.TheIvyLeague布朗大学哥伦比亚大学康奈尔

2、大学达特茅斯学院哈佛大学宾夕法尼亚大学普林斯顿大学耶鲁大学TheIvyLeagueTheIviesareallinthenortheastgeographicregionoftheU.S.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrants（补助金）andothersubsidies（津贴）fromfederalandstategovernment.ManylanguageexpertsbelievethatthetermIvyLeaguefi

3、rstappearedinthemedia.Inthenineteen-thirties,asportsreportercalledtheschoolsinthegrouping,the"IvyLeague."Thegroupalsohadanunofficialname--"TheAncientEight."Nowbothnamesareused.However,theNCAA(NationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation全国大学体育协会)officiallyusest

4、hetermIvyLeague.TheoriginofthenameSomepeoplesaythetermislinkedtotheivyplant.Andivydoescoversomeofthegroundsandbuildingsattheschools.Otherpeoplesaythetermdatesbacktowhenonlyfouroftheschoolswerepartofthesportsgroup.Thenumberfourwaswritteninromannumerals,t

5、heletters"I"and"V."TheoriginofthenameTheIvyLeagueIvyLeagueschoolsaregenerallyviewedassomeofthemostprestigiousschools,andarerankedamongthebestuniversitiesworldwide.ThetermIvyLeaguealsohasconnotations（隐含意义）ofacademicexcellence,selectivityinadmissions,ands

6、ocialelitism（精英主义）.AlleightuniversitiesplaceinthetopsixteenoftheU.S.News&WorldReport2015universityrankings,includingthetopfourschoolsandsixofthetopeleven.U.S.NewshasnamedamemberoftheIvyLeagueasthebestnationaluniversityineachofthepastfifteenyearsendingwi

7、ththe2015rankings:Princetoneighttimes,Harvardtwiceandthetwoschoolstiedforfirstfivetimes.TheIvyLeagueMembersofIvyLeagueHarvardUniversityType:privateEstablished：1636Motto（inEnglish）：Truth(真理)Location:Cambridge,Massachusetts,U.SAcademics:Theuniversitycompr

8、iseselevenseparateacademicunits—tenfaculties(HarvardLawSchool(1817)HarvardBusinessSchool(1908)TheHarvardMedicalSchool(1782))andtheRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudyHarvardUniversitymemorialchurch(哈佛大学纪念教堂)HarvarddiningroomTheStat