Stanford_university斯坦福大学.ppt

Passage B Lead-in Questions 1. Who has supported you on your road to college entrance? Related Information Stanford University Sept. 11 Attacks Sen. Leland Stanford The First President of Stanford The Homepage of Stanford University Stanford University Stanford University is a private, coeducational institution of higher education in Stanford, California. It was founded in 1885 by American statesman, railroad magnate, and patron of education Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Lathrop Stanford, in memory of their son, Leland Stanford, Jr. The university opened in 1891. A prominent teaching and research institution, Stanford confers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees in a broad range of fields. The Sept. 11 Attacks Sen. Leland Stanford In 1891, Jane and Leland Stanford, grieving the memory of their 15-year-old son, opened the doors of their free university so that the young men and women of California would have access to a higher education. Sen. Stanford said in his Opening Day speech in 1891, A man cannot have too much health and intelligence, so he cannot be too highly educated. The 1st President David Starr Jordan (President of Stanford: 1891-1913 ) The universitys first president, David Starr Jordan, didnt have an official installation. He accepted Sen. Leland Stanfords offer to become president on March 22, 1891, but it was the universitys opening day, Oct. 1 of that year, that is regarded as the date he took office. The Homepage of Stanford Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 struggle struggle against [with] difficulties与困难作斗争 struggle for power争夺权力 struggle for a living为生活而挣扎 struggle to one‘s feet挣扎着站起来 I struggled to get free. 我争取自由。 We had a struggle to stop the criminal. 我们为截住罪犯进行了搏斗。 It was a struggle for her to make him understand.对她来说, 要他明白是一件费劲的事。 I have struggled with the format of this Convocation and the content of this speech for the past 10 days.(para. 2) cancel: give up or call off (a planned