读写教程4（ 第三版） Unit 1 Text learning.pptVIP

尚辅网 Text Learning Background Knowledge Located between San Francisco and San Jose, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Stanford was founded by a railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford, and his wife, Jane Stanford. The it is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died of typhoid just before his 16th birthday. Background Knowledge The University’s founding grant was written on November 11, 1885, and accepted by the first