布鲁塞尔自由大学：用知识征服黑暗
英文导读
The Free University of Brussels（Université Libre de Bruxelles ，ULB） is a Flemish university in Brussels， Belgium. In 1834， the Belgian episcopate decided to establish a Catholic university in Mechelen with the aim of regaining the influence of the Catholic Church on the academic scene in Belgium， and the Belgian government had the intent to close the state university at Leuven and donate the buildings to the Catholic institution. After sufficient funding was collected among advocates， the Université Libre de Bruxelles was inaugurated on 20 November 1834， in the Gothic room of the city hall of Brussels. In the nineteenth century， courses at the Université Libre de Bruxelles were taught exclusively in French， the language of the upper class in Belgium at that time. However， with the Dutch-speaking population asking for more rights in Belgium， some courses were already taught in Dutch at the Faculty of Law as early as 1935. Nevertheless， it was not until 1963 that all faculties offered their courses in Dutch. On 1 October 1969， the university was finally split in two sister institutions： the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussels. This splitting became official by the law of 28 May 1970， of the Belgian parliament， by which the Vrije Universiteit Brussels and the Université Libre de Bruxelles became two separate legal entities.
System： The university is organised into 8 faculties that accomplish the three central missions of the university： education， research， and service to the community. The faculties cover a broad range of fields of knowledge including the natural sciences， classics， life sciences， social sciences， humanities， and engineering. The main organisational structure of the Free University of Brussels is its division into faculties： Faculty of Law and Criminology； Faculty of Economic， Social， and Political Sciences； the Solvay Business School； Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences， Faculty of Sciences； Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy； Faculty of Arts and Philosophy ， Faculty of Engineering； Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy.
City show： Brussels， officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region is the capital of Belgium. Brussels has grown from a 10th-century fortress town founded by a descendant of Charlemagne to a sizeable city. Historically Dutch-speaking， Brussels has seen a major shift to French since Belgian independence in 1830. Today the city is officially bilingual. All road signs， street names， and many adverts and services are shown in both languages. Main attractions include the Grand Place， since 1988 a UNESCO World Heritage Site， with the Gothic town hall in the old centre， the St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral and the Laken Castle with its large greenhouses. Another famous landmark is the Royal Palace.
生词助读
episcopate [..p.sk.p.t] n. 主教；主教区
advocate [..dv..ke.t] n. 提倡者；支持者
entity [.ent.t.] n. 实体；存在
descendant [d..send.nt] n. 后裔；子孙
sizeable [.sa.z.b.l] a. 大的，相当大的
中文概述
布鲁塞尔自由大学，英文译名为布鲁塞尔大学，位于欧盟与比利时王国的共同首都布鲁塞尔，创建于1834年，全校分荷兰语区和法语区，两区除各自采用荷兰语和法语外，也均有以英语授课的本科到博士的学位课程。布鲁塞尔自由大学注重自由，提倡民主和人文主义的价值观，它的管理方式也体现了这几点。
该大学设有：哲学与文学学院，法学院，工学院，医学院，药学院，应用科学学院，社会科学，政治学和经济学院、心理学及教育学院。该校以理论物理学、电子学和计算机应用而闻名。
布鲁塞尔是比利时的首都，也是比利时最大的城市。布鲁塞尔同时还是佛兰德区的首府和比利时法语区的中心，有着“欧洲首都”的美誉。布鲁塞尔拥有全欧洲最精美的建筑和博物馆，摩天大楼和中世纪古建筑相得益彰。城区分为上城和下城。上城依坡而建，为行政区，主要名胜有路易十六式建筑风格的王宫、皇家广场、埃格蒙宫、国家宫、皇家图书馆、现代古代艺术博物馆。下城为商业区，热闹非凡。市中心的“大广场”周围屹立着许多中世纪的哥特式建筑，其中以市政厅较为壮观。布鲁塞尔另一个标志性景观，就是小于廉尿童雕像，被誉为“布鲁塞尔第一公民”塑像，这座铜像是游客的必游之地。
梦想成功录
Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.
成功来自于克服困难的斗争。
There is no elevator to success—only stairs.
成功没有电梯，只有一步一个脚印的楼梯。
