第16章 Rice University: Letters, science, art
莱斯大学：文学、科学、艺术
英文导读
Back to its origin
Rice University， located in central Houston near the Texas Medical Center， is the oldest university in Houston. Established in 1912， the university is renowned for the quality of its research and professors and is very selective in its admissions. The school prides itself in its various engineering and computer science programs.The school consists of seven major academic divisions： architecture， engineering， humanities， business， music， natural sciences and social sciences. Rice combines the advantages of a liberal arts college， including small class sizes and a low faculty to student ratio， with the resources and facilities of a premier research university.The private institution has a need-blind admissions policy and meets the full demonstrated need of any accepted student who requires help paying tuition.
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Feature： Rice boasts a 5-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio which gives undergraduates attention that they might not f ind at other， comparable schools. In terms of diversity， more than 40% of students come from outside of Texas， and 13% of students come from other countries. Rice offers dozens of majors， concentrations and degree programs. Only 23% of undergraduate applicants are accepted， making Rice University one of the most selective schools in the country. The university specializes in natural sciences， engineering， social science and the humanities.
Programs： The university"s baccalaureate programs include biology， architecture， music， visual and performing arts， engineering， exercise science， foreign languages， economics， public affairs and sociology. The university offers a guaranteed acceptance pre-medicine program， which allows students to immediately begin courses at the Baylor College of Medicine in Dallas upon graduation from a bachelor"s program. Internship opportunities are available in most majors， and study abroad is encouraged for all students. The school is home to more than 35 intercollegiate sports teams and 200 student activities.
生词助读
selective [silektiv] adj. 选择性的
liberal arts 文科
ratio [reiiu] n. 比率；比例
comparable [kmprbl] adj. 可比较的；比得上的
diversity [daiv：siti] n. 差异；多样性
baccalaureate [bkl：riit] n. 学士学位；对毕业班的致辞
visual [vizjul] adj. 视觉的，视力的
intercollegiate [int(：)kli：diit] adj. 学院间的；大学间的
中文概述
1892年，德克萨斯州的棉花巨富威廉·马歇尔·莱斯在休斯敦市郊创建了莱斯学院，1960年该校正式更名为莱斯大学。莱斯大学以其精英的本科学部著称，小而精致，同时有着优秀的应用科学和工程学研究生项目，是美国最著名的大学之一，素有南方哈佛之称。
莱斯大学多年来以工程、管理、科学、艺术、人类学闻名，以高水平的教学态度、低廉的学费，吸引了不少经济条件不是很好的学子前来求学。莱斯大学采用小班制教学，其优秀的学术水准，在全美大学排行榜时常可见。
莱斯大学建筑系是全美最好的建筑系之一，物理、英语、历史、考古学非常受学生们欢迎，工程、医学预科的录取率极低，竞争激烈。其商学院、工学院等在全美高等院校中也名列前茅。莱斯的学生们往往给自己很大的压力，一名大二学生说："这里的学生都能自我激励，课程很难，你必须挑战自己，要比在高中的时候更加努力才行。"
有人说，莱斯大学的确是博采众长，集"好大学"该有的特点于一身。 有人说"便宜没好货"，但莱斯大学绝对是"价廉物美，物超所值"，是最合算的大学。
梦想成功录
Nothing is a greater misfortune than not being able to bear misfortune.
经不起不幸是最大的不幸。
Promises must be kept and action must be resolute. /Always be true in word and resolute in deed.
言必信，行必果。