卡内基梅隆大学：吾心在吾业
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Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon or CMU) is a private， highly selective research university in Pittsburgh， Pennsylvania， United States. The university began as the Carnegie Technical Schools， founded by the American well-known industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1900. In 1912， the school became Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967， the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded in 1913 by Andrew W. Mellon) to form Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is the university that spans the arts to technology， creating innovation with impact. It comprises schools of technology， science， computer science， humanities and social sciences， fine arts， public policy， and industrial administration. The school has the first computer science institute， the top in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is home to one of the first departments of computer science in the US. Carnegie Mellon University strives to be different from other top-tier research schools by focusing its research on ways to improve the world and the everyday lives of people. Since its inception， Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution， with numerous programs that are frequently ranked among the best in the world.
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Academic feature： Carnegie Mellon is world renowned for its left-brain and right-brain thinking that unite within the university"s collaborative culture and are the foundation of learning at Carnegie Mellon. Students acquire a depth and breadth of knowledge while sharpening problem-solving， critical-thinking， creative， and quantitative skills. Graduates go on to become the innovative leaders and problem solvers of tomorrow. The university respects academic diversity and provides opportunities for students to explore more than one field of study.
Students and activities： Students in this private， coeducational university come from all 50 states and more than 40 countries. Each year， Carnegie Mellon enrolls a diverse freshman class of approximately 1，400 students from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds with a wide range of academic and artistic interests. Student activities include more than 150 clubs and organizations， varsity and intramural sports， fraternities and sororities， and student government.
生词助读
span [spn] vt. 跨越；持续
impact [impkt] n. 影响；效果；碰撞
collaborative [klbreitiv] adj. 合作的，协作的
acquire [kwai] vt. 获得；取得
breadth [bredθ] n. 宽度，幅度
sharpen [ɑ：pn] vt. 削尖；磨快；使敏捷
problem-solving [prblmslv] adj. 解决问题的
quantitative [kwntittiv] adj. 定量的；数量的
approximately [prksimtli] adj. 大约；近于；近似地
varsity [vɑ：siti：] adj. 大学代表队的
intramural [intrmjurl] adj. 校内的；内部的
中文概述
卡内基梅隆大学坐落在宾夕法尼亚州的匹兹堡，是一所颇具实力的美国私立大学。卡内基梅隆大学是由工业家兼慈善家安德鲁·卡内基于1900年创建，当时名为卡内基技术学校。1912年，学校改名卡内基理工学院并提供四年制学位。1967年与梅隆工业研究所合并成立。
该校拥有全美第一所计算机学院和戏剧学院，该校的艺术学院、商学院、工学院以及公共管理学院以及计算机、心理学、统计学、应用数学、决策科学、计算生物学等都在全美名列前茅。该校计算机相关专业非常热门，其计算机科学研究和麻省理工学院并列全美第一。
卡内基梅隆大学是计算机教学的先驱，以其捐资人安德鲁·卡耐基和安德鲁 · 梅隆的名字命名的安德鲁计算机网是美国高校中最先进的校园网之一。此外，卡内基梅隆大学的软件工程专业更是遥遥领先于其他名校，在国际软件业界拥有极高的声誉。卡内基梅隆大学还专门成立了一所机器人学院，被公认为是将机器人应用于教育的先驱。这些都是许多名校都望尘莫及的。
该校极力提倡艺术与科学的结合，要求音乐系学生每学期修一门理工类课程，以增强他们的自然科学知识的修养。理工学生也要选修文科类课程。
中国现代桥梁之父茅以升是卡内基梅隆大学毕业的首位博士，该校校园内建有茅以升的全身像。他的职业生涯展示了卡内基梅隆大学的全球影响力，并为卡内基梅隆大学的校史增添了光彩。
卡内基先生有句名言--My heart is in the work.这种全心全力工作的态度，也是这所大学的传统精神，即使经历了百年内数次重大革新，这样的信念依旧根深蒂固，融汇于整个大学文化中。
梦想成功录
You may be disappointed if you fail， but you are doomed if you don"t try.
失败了你或许会失望，但如果不去试，你就死定了。
If you want to be happy， set a goal that commands your thoughts， liberates your energy， and inspires your hopes.
如果你想幸福，就设定一个目标，让它来指导你的思想，释放你的能量，启发你的希望。
