【8A文】The-Ivy-League-常春藤联盟英文.ppt

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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TheIvyLeag

2、ueTheIviesareallinthenortheastgeographicregionoftheU.S.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrants（补助金）andothersubsidies（津贴）fromfederalandstategovernment.ManylanguageexpertsbelievethatthetermIvyLeaguefirstappearedinthemedia.Inthenineteen-thirties,asportsreportercalledtheschoolsin

3、thegrouping,the"IvyLeague."Thegroupalsohadanunofficialname--"TheAncientEight."Nowbothnamesareused.However,theNCAA(NationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation全国大学体育协会)officiallyusesthetermIvyLeague.TheoriginofthenameSomepeoplesaythetermislinkedtotheivyplant.Andivydoescoversomeofthegroundsandbuildin

4、gsattheschools.Otherpeoplesaythetermdatesbacktowhenonlyfouroftheschoolswerepartofthesportsgroup.Thenumberfourwaswritteninromannumerals,theletters"I"and"V."TheoriginofthenameTheIvyLeagueIvyLeagueschoolsaregenerallyviewedassomeofthemostprestigiousschools,andarerankedamongthebestuniversitieswor

5、ldwide.ThetermIvyLeaguealsohasconnotations（隐含意义）ofacademicexcellence,selectivityinadmissions,andsocialelitism（精英主义）.AlleightuniversitiesplaceinthetopsixteenoftheU.S.News&WorldReport2015universityrankings,includingthetopfourschoolsandsixofthetopeleven.U.S.NewshasnamedamemberoftheIvyLeagueasth

6、ebestnationaluniversityineachofthepastfifteenyearsendingwiththe2015rankings:Princetoneighttimes,Harvardtwiceandthetwoschoolstiedforfirstfivetimes.TheIvyLeagueMembersofIvyLeagueHarvardUniversityType:privateEstablished：1636Motto（inEnglish）：Truth(真理)Location:Cambridge,Massachusetts,U.SAcademics

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