剑桥大学英文简介cambridge

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1、CambridgeMembers:陆波，倪佳丽，沈秀蓝Class：英语0902ØTheoriginofCambridgeThereisarivercalledCamRiver,whichflowsagreatarctothenortheastofthecity.Manybridgeswerebuiltontheriver,sothenameofthecitycame—Cambridge.Itwasacombinationoftransliterationandfreetranslation.Itmean

2、sbridgesofCamRiver.Bytheway,thebridgeofCambridge,isoneoftheworld'soldestbridges.ØThelocationThecityofCambridgeisauniversitytownandtheadministrativecentreofthecountyofCambridgeshire.ItliesinEastAngliaabout50 miles(80km)north-by-eastofLondon.Cambridgeisals

3、oattheheartofthehigh-technologycentreknownasSiliconFen–aplayonSiliconValley(硅谷)andthefenssurroundingthecity.ThisisamapofCambridgeandsomeothercitiesnearit.TheleftoneistherelationshipbetweenCambridgeandLondon(northeast).ØHistorytherearesixhistoricalperiods

4、inCambridge.Prehistory(BeganwiththeRomaninvasionofBritaininaboutAD40)RomantimesSaxonandVikingageNormantimesBeginningsoftheuniversity(1209)TwentiethcenturyØPopulationIn2001,thereare108,863peopleinCambridge.ØLocalgovernmentCambridgeisanon-metropolitandistr

5、ictservedbyacitycouncil.TheCityofCambridgeisoneoffivedistrictswithinthecountyofCambridgeshire.TheLiberalDemocratshavecontrolledthecitycouncilsince2000.ØSportsCambridgeplayedauniqueroleintheinventionofmodernfootball:thegame'sfirstsetofrulesweredrawnupbyme

6、mbersoftheUniversityin1848.TheCambridgeRuleswerefirstplayedonParker'sPieceandhada"defininginfluenceonthe1863FootballAssociationrules.Asforwatersports,themostfamouswaspunting,andwewilltalkaboutitlater.ØTheUniversityofCambridgeTheUniversityofCambridgewasfo

7、undedin1209.Today,ithas800’shistory.Soitisoneoftheworld’soldestuniversitiesandleadingacademiccenters,anditisaself-governedcommunityofscholars.ØMissionThemissionoftheUniversityofCambridgeistocontributetosocietythroughthepursuitofeducation,learning,andrese

8、archatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence.ØCorevaluesTheUniversity'scorevaluesareasfollows:freedomofthoughtandexpression;freedomfromdiscriminationØAffiliatesofUniversityofCambridgehavewonmoreNobelPrizesthanthoseofany