科英布拉大学：葡萄牙最古老的大学
英文导读
The University of Coimbra (UC) (Portuguese： Universidade de Coimbra) is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra， Portugal. Established in Lisbon in 1290， but definitely being transferred to Coimbra in 1537， where it remains to this day， it is one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world， the oldest university of Portugal， and one of its largest higher education and research institutions. In 1321， the University of Coimbra in Portugal became the first school to require that its students wear robes. The University"s Joanine Library was founded in 1717. The libray contains about 200，000 volumes， namely works of medicine， geography， history， humanistic studies， science， civil and canonical law， philosophy and theology. The ex-libris of the city is the Tower of the University of Coimbra， that stands out in the landscape. The functions of this tower school， which has three bells， were clear： to indicate the principal moments of academic life， scoring school hours， the beginning and end of classes and the curfew for students. This University is not only a true icon of Portuguese culture in the world， but it also pursues a policy of constant improvement in various fields， which allows it to reassert the high quality of research and teaching， as well as an active role in the development of businesses and industry， and in activities involving intensive knowledge in Portugal in connection with pioneer multinational and international organisations working for the advance of science and knowledge.
System： The University of Coimbra is organized into eight different faculties according to a wide range of fields， granting academic bachelor"s ， master"s and doctorate degrees in arts， engineerings， humanities， mathematics， natural sciences， social sciences， sports and technologies. The admission at the UC is merit-based. The university has some programmes which are known for higher-than-average selectiveness. To these study programmes like biomedical engineering， pharmacy， medicine or architecture， admission is very difficult process.
City show： Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. There are many archaeological structures which date back to the Roman era， when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium， such as its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus. Coimbra is known for its university students" festivals. The first one， The Tin Can Parade， is a homecoming parade that occurs at the beginning of the academic year， and is a welcome to the new university students. The second one， The Burning of the Ribbons， takes place at the end of the second semester (usually in the beginning of May) and it is one of the biggest student parties in all Europe. It lasts for 8 days.
生词助读
robe [r..b] n. 礼服；长袍
canonical law 教会法
curfew n. [.k.：fju：] 宵禁；戒严；晚钟
higher-than-average n. 高于平均值
selectiveness n. 选择性
aqueduct [".kw.d.kt] n. 渡槽；导水管
cryptoporticus n. 隐廊
中文概述
科英布拉大学创建于1290年，是葡萄牙最古老的大学，是伊比利亚半岛上历史悠久的高等学府。
科英布拉大学共拥有八个学院，分别是文学院、法学院、医学院、理工学院、药物学学院、经济学学院、心理学与教育科学学院和体育学院。
科英布拉大学曾为葡萄牙培养了大批人才，其中有著名诗人卡蒙斯（1524—1580）、19世纪末优秀作家埃萨·德格伊罗斯(1845—1900)、作家安德鲁以及安东尼奥·诺贝尔、阿方索·高斯达等著名人物。
科英布拉大学最有名的建筑当属图书馆。它是欧洲最古老的图书馆之一，已经有近300多年的历史，属于典型的巴洛克式建筑。馆内装饰金碧辉煌，气魄宏大而典雅。
科英布拉最有名的两座教堂：一个是老教堂建于1162年，可以欣赏到罗马、哥特和文艺复兴式建筑的混合体。另一个是新教堂，它曾是教区主教所在以及众教徒定期作弥撒的地方。每年五月科英布拉都会举办规模盛大的燃烧飘带仪式。这个传统源于科英布拉大学，学生们在即将结束整个学年的课程时，就用燃烧自己学院的飘带这种方式来庆祝学期结束，整个活动要持续3天。此外，每年的七月四日被定为科英布拉城市日。
梦想成功录
Turn your face to the sunlight then there cannot have the shad-ow.
把你的脸迎向阳光，那就不会有阴影。
Do not put yourself in the deep of sorrow when you feel unpleas-ant， think about the days with laughter.
不如意的时候不要尽往悲伤里钻，想想有笑声的日子吧。
