用英語說中國名校：北京大學(xué)

Peking University

基本概況

General Information

北京大學(xué)是一所以文理教學(xué)和研究為主的綜合性全國重點大學(xué)，是國家首批“211工程”建設(shè)的高校。北京大學(xué)創(chuàng)辦于1898年11月，又名京師大學(xué)堂，是第一所國立綜合性大學(xué)，當時既是中國的最高學(xué)府，也是中國最高的教行政機關(guān)。

Peking University is a national key comprehensive teaching and research orientated university emphasizing the liberal arts and science，and is also one of the first group of universities aamitted to "project 211".peking the former Jing Shi Da Xue Tan(the Metropolitan University)of the Qing Dynasty，opened in December 1898 .The Metropolitan University was the most prestigious institution of higher learning but also the highest administrative organization of education in China.

1912年5月，京師大學(xué)堂改名北京大學(xué)，著名的教育家、啟蒙思想家嚴復(fù)出任北京大學(xué)第一任校長。1916年12月，著名的科學(xué)家、教育家主革命家蔡元培先生出任校長，對學(xué)校的改革和發(fā)展發(fā)揮了積極的作用。

In May 1912，the Metropolitan University was renamed“Peking University".Mr. Yan Fu，an outstanding educationist philosopher，was chosen as the first president.In December 1916,its presidency was taken up by Mr. Cai Yuanpei，an outstanding scientist educationist and democratic revolutionary who played an active role in the reform and development of the university

北京大學(xué)位于北京西郊海淀區(qū)的東北部占地2 661 581平方米。北京大學(xué)校園又稱燕園，與圓明園、頤和園相毗鄰。

Peking University is situated at the northeast of the Haidian District at the western suburbs of Beijing with an area of 2661581 m2.the campus is known as“YanYuan the gardens of Yan. It stands near the Yuan Ming Gardens and the Summer Palace.

北京大學(xué)具有光榮的革命傳統(tǒng)，作為新文化運動的中心和中國最早傳播馬克思主義和民主科學(xué)思想的發(fā)祥地，1919年的反帝反封建主義的“五四”運動就是從北大點燃。中國共產(chǎn)黨的創(chuàng)始人陳獨秀、李大釗、毛澤東以及著名作家、思想家、中國新文化運動的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人魯迅等一批杰出人才都曾在北京大學(xué)任職或任教。新中國成立后，為了繼承“五四”運動的革命傳統(tǒng)，學(xué)校決定每年的5月4日為北京大學(xué)的成立紀念日

Peking University has a glorious revolutionary tradition In 1919，the anti-impe-rialist and anti-feudal May 4th Movement was initiated from the university，which had been the Centre of the Chinese New-Culture Movement and the earliest basefor the dissemination of Marxism in China. Chen Duxiu，Li Dazhao and Mao Ze-dong，founders of the Chinese communist Party，as well as Lu Xun，a great writer，thinker and chief leader of the Chinese New-Culture Movement，all either taught or held offices in the university. In order to carry on the revolutionary tradition of the May 4th Movement，the university decided after the new China was founded，that the 4th of May be set as the date on which to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the university.

北京大學(xué)現(xiàn)有教職工4 574人，其中中國科學(xué)院院士49名、中國工程院院士8名、第三世界科學(xué)院院士9名、"9項目”首席科學(xué)家14人、長江特聘教授7人、2 691名教授或副教授(其中博士生導(dǎo)師1 287名)。北京大學(xué)有29 617名各類在校學(xué)生，其中普通本科學(xué)生14 240人、碩士生8 498人、博士生234人，1 776名留學(xué)生。

Peking University has 4574 faculty and staff，including 49 academicians of theChinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and 8 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering(CAE)，9 academicians of the Third World Academy of Sciences，14 chief scientists of“Project 973 57 special professorsof“Cheungkong Scholars Program”and 2691 full or associate professors (including 1287 doctoral supervisors).Peking University has a total enrolment of 29 617 students of all kinds including 14 240 undergraduates，8 498 master candidates，4 234 doctoral candidates and 1 776 foreign students.

共有5個學(xué)部、45個院系、271個研究所(中心),16個一國家重點實驗室、18個附屬和教學(xué)醫(yī)院;102個本科專業(yè)、4個第二學(xué)士學(xué)位專業(yè)、221個碩士點、199個博士點、81個全國重點學(xué)科、35個博士后科研流動站。北京大學(xué)的中科院院士、"973項目”首席科學(xué)家、教授、博士生導(dǎo)師、長江學(xué)者以及國家重點學(xué)科、重點實驗室的數(shù)目，均居全國高等院校之首。

The university comprises 5 councils，45 colleges and departments，271 institutes(research centers)，16 state key labs，18 affiliated and teaching hospitals. It has 102 specialties for undergraduates，4 specialties for the Second Bachelor's degree，221 specialties for Master candidates and 199 specialties for Doctoral candidates，81 state key disciplines and 3S post-doctor stations.Peking University ranks first in the number of the academicians of CAS，chief scientists，professors，doctorate tutors and Chang Jiang scholars as well as the number of state key disciplines and labs

北京大學(xué)圖書館為亞洲最大的大學(xué)圖書館，現(xiàn)有藏書'703萬余冊。北京大學(xué)注重將重大科學(xué)研究和培養(yǎng)我國社會主義現(xiàn)代化建設(shè)所需要的高水平專業(yè)技術(shù)人才相結(jié)合，已經(jīng)成為一所以教學(xué)科研為中心的，擁有自然科學(xué)、應(yīng)用科學(xué)、社會科學(xué)、人文科學(xué)、醫(yī)藥科學(xué)、管理科學(xué)、教育科學(xué)等多種學(xué)科的新型綜合性大學(xué)。

Peking University Library is the largest university library in Asia and has a collection of 703 million volumes.Peking University has made an effective combination of the research on important scientific issues with the training of personnel with high level specialized knowledge and professional skill as demanded by the country's socialist modernization。The university has become a center for teaching and research and a comprehensive university of the new type，consisting of diverse branches of learning such as pure and applied sciences，social sciences，the humanities，medical sciences and sciences of management and education

北大人”—這個光輝的名字不僅代表著優(yōu)秀與才華，更著勤奮和責(zé)任。北大的傳統(tǒng)滲透到每個北大人的血液里，鞭策每一個北大人不懈努力，為今日之北大與明日之中國而奮斗不息

“Member of Peking University" is a glorious name which represents not only excellence and brilliance but also diligencne and dutyThe tradition of Peking University member of Peking University，has best and devote himself to peking university today and China in the future Glorious History

北京大學(xué)創(chuàng)于1898年12月，初名京師大學(xué)堂。1912年5月改為現(xiàn)名。1917年，著名教育家和民主主義革命家蔡元培出任北京大學(xué)校長，他為北京大學(xué)的改革和發(fā)展發(fā)揮了巨大的作用。至1919年，北京大學(xué)發(fā)展為國家的最大高等學(xué)府，有14個系，2000余名在校生。

Peking University the former Jing Shi Da Xue Tang(the Metropolitan University)，was founded in December 1898.InMay 1912，the Metropolitan Universify was renamed“Peking University”.In 1917，its presidency was taken up by Mr. CaiYuanpei an outstanding scienfisteducationist and democraticrevolutionary，who played an active role in the reform and development of the university. By 1919，the university developed into the country's largest institution of higher learning，with 14 departments and an enrollment of more than 2 000 students.

抗日戰(zhàn)爭期向，北京大學(xué)與清華大學(xué)、南開大學(xué)一起遷往昆明，改稱國立西南聯(lián)合大學(xué)。1946年，杭戰(zhàn)勝利后，北京大學(xué)遷回北平(當時的北京)。當時，北京大學(xué)由6個學(xué)院(藝術(shù)、科學(xué)、法律、醫(yī)藥、工程、農(nóng)業(yè))和一個人文研究院組成。在校生達到3 000人。

During the War of Resistance Against .lapan，Peking University moved to Kunming，a city in Yunnan Province，together with Tsinghua University and Nankai Universify，formed the National Southwestern Associated University. In 1946，after the victory of the war，Peking University moved back to Beiping(then the name of Beijlin)At that time，the university comprised six schools(Arts，Science，Law，Medicine，Engineering and Agriculture)，and a research institute for the humanities.The total enrollment of student grew to 3 000.

中華人民共和國成立后，全國高校于1952年進行院系調(diào)整，以推動高等教育的發(fā)展，加快國家急需專門人才的培養(yǎng)。北京大學(xué)成為一所以文理基礎(chǔ)教學(xué)和研究為主的綜合性大學(xué)。1962年，在校本科生達到10 671人,2000年4月北京大學(xué)和北京醫(yī)科大學(xué)合并成立新的北京大學(xué)。

After the founding of the People's Republic of China，the government carried out in 1952 a nationwide readjustment of colleges and universities with the aim topromote higher education and quicken the training of personnel with specialized knowledge and skill by pooling the country's manpower and mnterial resources.After the readjustment，Peking University became a university comprising departments of both liberal arts and sciences and emphasizing the teaching and research of basic sciences. By 1962，the total enrollment grew to 10671 undergraduatestudents and 280 graduate students.In April 2000，a new Peking UniversitY was founded on the basis of the merging of Peking University and Beijing University of Medical Sciences.