科罗拉多矿业学院：地球、能量、环境
英文导读
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Colorado School of Mines (also referred to as "Mines") is a small public teaching and research university in Golden， Colorado， devoted to engineering and applied science， with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth"s natural resources.Colorado School of Mines has distinguished itself by developing a curriculum and research program that is geared toward responsible stewardship of the earth and its resources and is considered by many to be the "world"s foremost college of mineral engineering." Mines has 21 academic departments including Hydrologic Science and Engineering and Geophysics. The school also offers degrees in Liberal Arts & International Studies and Economics & Business departments. The school"s location is ideal for outdoor recreation. Golden is 13 miles from the state capital of Denver， and lies in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains， where students can bike， hike， and climb.
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Geology Museum： The school operates one of the country"s most prestigious geology museums. The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum displays rock and mineral specimens collected from Colorado"s numerous mining districts as well as around the world. Students can check out displays from moon rocks to fossilized dinosaur tracks for free. The museum has two floors in which it displays fossils， gemstones， meteorites， minerals， and mining artifacts. The museum acts as the Colorado state repository for mineral heritage.
生词助读
stewardship [stjudip] n. 管理工作
hydrologic science 水文科学
geophysics [di(：)ufiziks] n. 地球物理；地球物理学
specimen [spesimin， spesimn] n. 样品；标本
fossilized [fsilaizd] adj. 石化的
dinosaur [dains：] n. 恐龙
gemstone [demstun] n. （经雕琢的）宝石
meteorite [mi：tjrait] n. 陨星
repository [ripzitri] n. 仓库；知识库
中文概述
科罗拉多矿业学院成立于公元1874年，作为一个国家级主要的工程、应用科学学院，科罗拉多矿业学院一直持续提供其世界级的研究成果并保持领导地位， 成为政府机构重要的研发机构。
科罗拉多矿业学院主要致力于工程及应用科学研究，是世界上资源开发、开采及利用方面研究实力最强的机构之一。该校在能源，矿物，材料科学工程上有卓越的成就。科罗拉多矿业学院是为了迎合当地的采矿业和冶炼业而建，它是科罗拉多州第一所公立的高等学府。
科罗拉多矿业学院设有工程学、自然资源与环境保护、社会科学、计算机与信息科学、艺术设计与建筑、数学及统计等院系，其所设专业包括采矿工程、工程物理学、生物医学工程、化学工程、石油工程、地质工程、土木工程、机械工程、冶金工程、自然资源管理与政策、环境工程、农业经济学、经济学、计算机科学、数学与计算机科学、化学、地质学、自然科学、地球物理学、物理学、应用数学、统计学等。
科罗拉多矿业学院有几个主题的"体系"。从最初的"材料体系" 拓宽到诸如加工、高级材料的开发、生物材料和循环利用。"能源体系"也较为突出，跨越了从化石燃料到再生能源材料和技术阶段。在"环境体系"中，涉及了从环境减负到绿色技术与防护领域。还有"工程体系"以及"社会-经济-政治体系"。 科罗拉多矿业学院相对的小规模办学与其特色使得其在教育和研究领域都维持着良好的世界声誉。
科罗拉多矿业学院位于科罗拉多的果登市，该市是科罗拉多最古老的城市之一， 距离丹佛市只有13英里，全年有三百多天的日照，任何季节都适合居住与旅游。
梦想成功录
Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.
众所周知，胸有大志者能屈能伸。
Genius is formed in quiet， character in the stream of life.
天才形成于平静中，性格来自于生活的激流。
