特拉华大学：知识即心灵之光
英文导读
Back to its origin
The University of Delaware (UD) is the largest university in the U.S. state of Delaware. The school from which the university grew was founded in 1743， making it one of the oldest in the nation. However， the University of Delaware was not chartered as an institution of higher learning until 1833.The main campus is located in Newark， with satellite campuses in Dover， Wilmington， Lewes and Georgetown. The student body at the University of Delaware is largely an undergraduate population. The University offers over 135 undergraduate degrees and， due to the number of academic options， many students complete dual degrees as well as double majors and minors. The top ranking programs are in engineering， physical therapy， education， business， city management， mathematics and public affairs.
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System：The university is organized into seven colleges： College of Agriculture and Natural Resources， College of Arts and Sciences， Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics， College of Earth， Ocean and Environment， College of Education and Human Development， College of Engineering， College of Health Sciences. There are also three schools， School of Education (part of the College of Education & Human Development)， School of Marine Science and Policy (part of the College of Earth， Ocean & Environment) ， School of Public Policy and Administration(part of the College of Arts&Sciences).
生词助读
physical therapy n. 物理治疗法
public affairs 公共事务
中文概述
特拉华大学从一个小型的私立学院发展成为著名大学，获州政府资助，成立于1743年。除了主校区以外，特拉华大学在多佛、威尔明顿、刘易斯和乔治敦还有四个校区。特拉华大学是"最安全"的校园之一，曾荣获"校园安全奖"。 该校努力营造一种氛围，鼓励学生去学习，发挥每个人的创造力、鼓励大家运用辩证思维去看待事物。
特拉华大学的最大资助单位是杜邦集团，特别是在自然科学和理工科类，杜邦集团投入很多。特拉华大学有诸多学科，其中商科、化工、化学、生物化学、海洋学、海洋管理学等专业最为著名，因为这里是美国历史上著名的化学以及制药工业的中心。学生选修最多的学科是社会科学、商科管理、教育、健康科学、工程。值得一提的是，特拉华大学的功课压力不大，学生可轻松度过四年大学生活，取得学士学位。
特拉华大学位于特拉华州的西北部纽瓦克市，校区面积很大。校园非常美丽，到处是翠绿的草皮和绿树成荫的人行小道，路的西边是乔治王朝式的教研大楼和管理大楼。学校享有政府允许的陆地、海洋、太空与城区使用权。
特拉华州地处美国东部，那里的气温四季分明，非常适合中国北方城市的学子。很多学生愿意到美国东海岸学习，因为这是美国政治文化中心。另外特拉华州是免税州，生活和学习费用节省很多。
梦想成功录
We grow neither better nor worse as we grow old but more like ourselves.
随着年龄的增长，我们并不变得更好也不变得更坏，而是变得更像我们自己。
If you"re walking down the right path and you"re willing to keep walking， eventually you"ll make progress.
如果你走的道路正确，并坚持走下去，最终你会成功的！
