加州大学洛杉矶分校：愿知识之光普照大地
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The University of California， Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles， California， United States. It is the second-oldest of the ten campuses of the University of California system. On May 23， 1919， the Southern Californians" efforts were rewarded when Governor William D. Stephens signed Assembly Bill 626 into law， which merged the Los Angeles Normal School with the University of California as the Southern Branch of the University of California.UCLA has historically received more applications than any other university in the nation， drawing students from all 50 states and scores of foreign nations (more than 125 countries)， creating a truly diverse student body. UCLA students are known for their optimism and sense of possibility. At this forward-thinking university， their opportunities are not limited by tradition or by typical boundaries between fields of study. They are free to set their sights high and then reach them.
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System： The university is organized into five undergraduate colleges， seven professional schools， and four professional health science schools. The undergraduate colleges are the College of Letters and Science； Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science； School of the Arts and Architecture； School of Theater， Film， and Television； School of Nursing and School of Public Health. Note： The Anderson School of Management at UCLA is world renowned for producing students ideally prepared for taking the reins of international organizations. As a pioneer of stem cell research and nanotechnology， UCLA"s David Geffen School of Medicine and other health science professional schools have produced Nobel Prize winning faculty and top ranking hospitals.The UCLA School of Theater， Film and Television enjoys easy access to Hollywood， boasting such notable alumni as Allison Anders， Nicholas Cage， Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola， Emmy winner Rob Reiner.
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neighborhood [neibhud] n. 附近；街坊
reward [riw：d] vt. 奖励；奖赏
optimism [ptimizm] n. 乐观；乐观主义
forward-thinking [f：wdθiki] adj. 前瞻的，有远见的
nanotechnology [nnuteknldi] n. 纳米技术
中文概述
加州大学洛杉矶分校（也常译作洛杉矶加州大学）创办于1919年，位于美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的西木区，是一所位于美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的公立研究型大学。加州大学洛杉矶分校前身是该州的第二所师范学院，1927年该校改名为University of California at Los Angeles(洛杉矶的加利福尼亚大学)，1958年改成今天的名字。
加州大学洛杉矶分校是美国商业金融、高科技产业、电影艺术等专业人才的摇篮，是全美培养尖端人才领域最广的大学。加州大学洛杉矶分校课程的多样化也是冠于全美。从熟知的社会学科、商业学科、工程生化、法律医学外，加州大学洛杉矶分校有关于电影电视制作、行销公关及广告的科系是全美国最好的，是好莱坞娱乐圈的精英摇篮。
洛杉矶分校共设有13个学院，其中两个是综合学院，向学生提供定向而非专业化的宽泛教育，同时招收本科生和研究生。另外11个是专业学院，除工程与应用科学学院、护理学院招收本科生外，其他各学院均只招收研究生。这13所学院是文理学院、医学院、神经精神医学院、护理学院、牙医学院、公共卫生学院、建筑学院、教育及信息研究生院、工程及应用学院、法学院、管理学院、公共事务学院、戏剧/电影/电视学院。
整个校园被不正式地分为南北两个校园，这两个校园都位于大学占地的东半部。北校园是原校园的中心，建筑以意大利文艺复兴时代建筑闻名，其中的包威尔图书馆成为好莱坞电影的最佳拍摄场景。这里是艺术、人文、社会科学、法律和经济等学科的中心。北校园的中心是橡树环绕的迪克森广场。这个广场曾在许多电影中出现。
加州大学洛杉矶分校的地理位置在洛杉矶地区也是极好的，西木区是一个安全、交通便利及充满购物乐趣的地区，在如公园般美丽的校园中，学生可以很方便地到达洛杉矶各个角落。因为这是一所没有围墙的大学，有多处入口，自由而无拘无束。
梦想成功录
A slip of the foot you may soon recover， but a slip of the tongue， you may never get over.
行有疏失，容易补救；言有疏失，不可挽回。
Life has a value only when it has something valuable as its object.
人生必须有一个有意义的事做为目标，这样生命才有价值。
