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Many countries have excellent universities. There are, however, few world famous ones. These universities have achieved their fame through a combination of both their age and the high levels of quality in their instruction. Throughout their histories, each one has been a testing ground for the leadership of the nation. In the United States, Harvard and Yale are the two most famous schools. Each of these began as a religious school, but expanded beyond this to excel in all types of scholarship. Each year, they attract thousands of foreign students who would use what they learn for the advancement of their own nations. In this way, these schools have developed an interesting method of international communication. Graduates around the world are able to connect with each other by having graduated from one of the finest universities in the world. Leaders in every field, whether government officials or ground-breaking scientists, who graduated from the same school have a direct link to each other and understand each other much better. Thus, the fame of a school cannot be determined only by the number of students that it has or even the number of teachers. This can only come through education standards, when each professor gains the best knowledge, teaching it to the students.

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很多國家都有杰出的大學。然而能夠聞名世界的卻為數不多。這些大學因其悠久的歷史和高水平的教學質量而聞名于世。縱覽它們的建校歷史，每所大學都是國家領導人的培養基地。在美國，哈佛和耶魯是最知名的兩所大學。它們的前身都是宗教學校，但后來超出了這一領域并在所有學術領域取得較高的成就。每年，它們都吸引數以千計的外國留學生，這些留學生將他們所學的知識用于發展他們自己的國家。通過這種方式，這些學校發展形成了一種有趣的國際交流方式。世界各地的畢業生都因畢業于世界最知名的大學之一而可以彼此間取得聯系。每個領域的領軍人物，無論是政府官員還是在某個領域取得突出成就的科學家，會因畢業于同一所學校而使彼此之間有了直接的聯系，相互之間也更加了解。學校的聲譽并不僅僅取決于學生甚至是老師的數量，而是取決于學校的教學質量，這就需要每位教授掌握最好的知識，并將其傳授給學生們。

Grammar 語法小結

構詞法——合成詞

英語構詞法中有一類詞是合成詞，常用的合成詞有合成名詞和合成形容詞。

1.合成名詞

air-conditioner 空調 alarm-clock 鬧鐘 baby-sitter 保姆

book-case 書柜 credit-card 信用卡 health-center 醫療中心

income-tax 所得稅 mother-tongue 母語 pen-friend 筆友

sign-language 手勢語 fancy-dress-ball 化妝舞會 tea-table 茶幾

pocket-money 零用錢 central-bank 中央銀行 fast-food 快餐

human-rights 人權 old-hand 老手 high-school 高中

dining-room 餐廳 sleeping-bag 睡袋

2. 合成形容詞

absent-minded 心不在焉的 broken-hearted 心碎的 cold-blooded 冷血的

hand-picked 精選的 high-heeled 高跟的 home-made 家里制作的

grey-haired 頭發灰白的 low-paid 工資低的 middle-aged 中年的

short-handed 人手短缺的 hard-working 勤勞的 long-lasting 持久的

家庭總動員 Do it together

請分別列舉出10個形容詞性的合成詞和10個名詞性的合成詞。