英语听力四级 021 The History of Harvard University.pdfVIP

021 The History of Harvard University Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, an Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard. They were all starte before the American Revolution made the thirteen colonies into states. In the early tears, these schools were much alike. Only young men attended college. All the students studied the same subjects and everyone learned Latin and Greek, little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers. In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard law school. In 1825, Harvar began teaching modern languages, such as French and Germen, as well as Latin and Greek. Soon it began teaching American history. As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them. Special colleges for women were started. New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming, engineering and business. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are divided into smaller schools tha deal with special fields of learning. There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all. Words Phrases: Alike [ əˈlaɪk] 相像的 field [fi:ld] 领域 Attend [ətend] 参加 graduate [ɡrædʒʊət] College 学院 interest 使产生兴趣 Engineering [ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ] 工程学. As well as 也 make… into… 使…成为… be divided into… soon after 不久之后 deal with 涉及 such as 例如 know abou 了解 Translation: 始建于1636 年的哈佛大学是