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1、The idea of a university The idea of a university 一1 With reference to (relate to ) I am not able to find such a term, - talent, ability, genius, belong distinctly to the raw material, which is the subject matter, not to that excellence which is the result of exercise and training. In default of a r
2、ecognized term, I have called the perfection or virtue of the intellect by the name of philosophy, philosophical knowledge, enlargement of mind, or illumination. ( It is a good definition, defining the intellect to philosophy) 在缺少的情况下 Wisdom, again, is certainly a more comprehensive word than any ot
3、her, but it has a direct relation to conduct, and to human life. Bestow on/upon 赠与 二 I said that the intellect must have an excellence of its own, for there was nothing which had not its specific good; that the word educate would not be used of intellectual culture, as it is used ,had not the intell
4、ect had an end of its own; that, had it not such an end, there would be no meaning in calling upon certain intellectual exercises liberal, in contrast with useful. (what is intellect, and propose liberal education and useful education here) Proceed to ( continue to ) Undertaking 事业；许诺, 保证formal Touc
5、h upon 简单涉及 I shall recur to certain questions which have already been touched upon. In other words, are acquirements and attainments the scope of a university education? or expertness in particular arts and pursuits? or moral and religious proficiency? or sth besides these three? 三 Memory is one of
6、 the first developed of the mental faculties Possess the public mind literary 控制，影响 Presuppose 以为先决条件 It requires a great deal of reading, or a wide range of information, to warrant us in putting forth our opinions on any serious subject; and without such learning the most original mind may be able
7、indeed to dazzle, to amuse, to refute, to perplex, but not to come to any useful result or any trustworthy conclusion. ( it gives a clear explanation of the importance of the knowledge.) Be beyond dispute 无可争辩 Put the matter beyond dispute It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled
8、people to live longer. 五 We feel our minds to be growing and expanding then, when we not only learn, but refer what we learn to what we know already. In like manner 同样地 Play a conspicuous part in 显著的 Abound 大量存在 Apples abound here all the year round. Questions abound as to the reasons for the presid
9、ents decision. 六 pervade 弥漫于，遍及 After the war a spirit of hopelessness pervaded the country. Converge 汇合，集中 七 I say then, if we would improve the intellect, first of all, we must ascend; we cannot gain real knowledge on a level; we must generalize, we must reduce to method, we must have a grasp of p
10、rinciples, and group and shape our acquisition by means of them. It matters not whether our field of operation be wide or limited; in every case, to command it, is to mount above it. You must be above your knowledge ,not under it, or it will oppress you and the more you have it, the greater will be
11、the load. ( a logical illumination of how to deal with knowledge) Banish 驱逐 sth from/to The children were banished to the backyard. Multifarious 五花八门 It is not great gain to the intellect to have enlarged the memory at the expense of faculties which are indisputable higher. 八 profusion of ; in 大量 Th
12、e house was overflowing with a profusion of strange ornaments. 房子里摆满了奇特的装饰品。 Of implying that a smattering in a dozen branches of study is not shallowness, which it really is, but enlargement, which it is not. (Newmans perception) 少量的 Specimen 实例；标本 The sight of the experiments of a platform and the specimens of a museum Dissipation 消失，驱散 the of heat 花天酒地 the life of luxury and The act of wasting time, money, energy
