英语六级翻译每日一练：北京市大学

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北京大学于1898年成立，原名为京师大学堂(the ImperialUniversity of Peking)。该大学的成立标志着中国近代史上高等教育的开始。在中国近代史上，它是进步思想的中心，对中国新文化运动、五四运动及其他重要事件的'发生颇有影响。今天，国内不少高校排行榜将北京大学放入国内顶尖大学之列。该校重视教学和科学研究。为提高本科生教育和研究生教育质量、保持其领先研究机构的地位，学校已做出很大努力。此外，学校尤以其校园环境及优美的中国传统建筑而闻名。

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Originally known as the Imperial University ofPeking,Peking University was established establishment of the University markedthe beginning of higher education in China's modern history of China,it was a center forprogressive thought and was influential in the birth of China's New Culture Movement,theMay Fourth Movement and many other significant y, Peking University was placedby many domestic university rankings amongst the top universities in universitylays emphasis on both teaching,and scientific has made great efforts to improvethe undergraduate and graduate education,and maintain its role as a leading addition,the University is especially renowned for its campus environmentand the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture.