走进耶鲁大学 第10期:总统的摇篮(1)

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耶鲁大学--"总统的摇篮"

In the American history, some 5 presidents graduated from Yale: the 27th President William Howard Taft, the 38th President Gerald Rudolph Ford¹, the 41st President George Bush, the 42st President Bill Clinton and the 43rd President George Walker Bush. Yale relied on its outstanding performance to create a political miracle. Therefore, Yale is known as "the cradle of presidents". There is a joke in Yale going as "Incautiously，you will teach a President to come." Besides presidents, it has also trained numerous American eye-catching characters in the political arena². According to the correlation³ data statistics, since 1789 when American Cabinet was created, 9% of its members have come from Yale, 10 American Supreme⁴ Court grand justices once studied in Yale. What's more, numerous renowned⁵ universities，founders came from Yale, such as those presidents of Princeton University, Cornell University, University of Chicago, etc. Therefore, Yale is also known as "mother of American colleges".

在美国历史上，有5位总统毕业于耶鲁大学：第27任总统威廉·霍华德塔夫脱、 第38任总统杰拉尔德·鲁道夫·福特、第41任总统乔治·布什，第42任总统比尔·克林顿以及第43任总统乔治·沃克·布什。耶鲁凭借其出色的表现取得了政治上的奇迹。 因此贏得了"总统摇篮"的美称。在耶鲁流传着这样一句玩笑话，"一不小心，你就会教出一个总统来。"除了总统，耶鲁还培养了众多的著名政界要员。根据相关数据统计，自1789年美国内阁成立以来，9%的成员来自耶鲁，10个最高法院大法官曾在耶鲁读书。此外，美国许多著名大学的校长都曾是耶鲁学子，如普林斯顿大学、康奈尔大学、哥伦比亚大学、芝加哥大学等等。因此，耶鲁又被称为"美国学院之母"。

Although it is famous for its humanities, Yale also creates a group of world-top scientists for its sense of putting the same stress on arts and science subjects. For instance, Benjamin Silliman, known as "father of American education", who founded the American Journal of Science and the Arts in 1818 graduated from Yale.

耶鲁虽然以人文学科著称，但是其文理并重的风格同样造就了许多世界一流的科学家。例如，1818年创办《美国科学和艺术杂志》、有"美国教育之父"之称的本杰明西利曼就毕业于耶鲁大学。

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