2020年整理关于武汉的英文简介.pdf
武汉位于中国中部，是湖北省省会和政治、经济及文化中心。世界第三大河长江及其最大的支流汉水在此相汇，市区由隔江鼎立的武昌、汉口、汉阳三部分组成，通称武汉三镇。唐代大诗人李白的一句“黄鹤楼中吹玉笛，江城五月落梅花”，使这座中国腹地的特大中心城市自古有着“江城”的美誉。全市现辖13 个区、3 个国家级开发区（武汉经济技术开发区、东湖新技术开发区、吴家山台商投资区），总面积8494 平方公里，常住人口858 万人。
武汉的城市文明历史可追溯到3500 年前的盘龙城。这是长江流域发掘出的最古老的城池，被学者认为是长江流域文明和黄河流域文明融合的突破口。3500 年间，因水运发达，物产丰富，这里从来就是兵家必争之地，并由军事中心进而发展为区域性政治商贸中心，武汉也因此拥有融汇多元文化的优势和特质。辛亥革命的首义文化铸就了武汉人敢为天下先的人文精神。
武汉是一座典型的山水园林城市。上百座大小山峦遍布三镇，近两百个湖泊座落其间，水域面积占到全市国土面积的四分之一，居全国大城市之首。其中东湖水域面积33 平方公里，是中国最大的城中湖。
武汉历来被称为＂九省通衢＂之地，是中国内陆最大的水陆空交通枢纽．它距离北京，上海，广州，成都，西安等中国大城市都在１０００公里左右，是中国经济地理的＂心脏＂，具有承东启西、沟通南北、维系四方的作用。巨大的区位交通优势推动了武汉现代物流业的快速发展。以建设国家级物流枢纽城市为目标，合理规划布局以现代物流园区、物流中心、配送中心为节点的现代物流体系，武汉作为联结国内外两个市场和促进中国东、中、西部互动的桥梁纽带功能逐步显现
武汉是中国重要的工业基地。现已形成门类比较齐全、配套能力较强的工业体系。武汉正在大力发展现代制造业，着力推进产业技术升级、集群发展。重点发展钢铁、汽车及机械装备、电子信息、石油化工、环保、烟草及食品、家电、纺织服装、医药、造纸及包装印刷十大主导产业。同时运用产业政策，引导企业向园区集中。重点发展钢铁化工及环保产业聚集区、汽车及机电产业聚集区、光电子及生物医药产业聚集区、食品工业聚集区、都市工业聚集区。一批年销售收入过百亿元的大型企业，以及一批拥有核心技术的“武汉制造”知名品牌正在涌现。
武汉是国家重要的科教基地之一，科教综合实力居全国大城市第三位。拥有包括武汉大学、华中科技大学等52 所普通高校，70 万在校大学生。成人高校在校学生近12 万人。各类科研机构106 所，国家实验室 1 个，国家级重点实验室13 个，在汉中国科学院与工程院院士47 名。智力资源和人力资源十分丰富，“武汉·中国光谷”所在地武汉东湖地区是我国第二大智力密集区，在光通讯、生物工程、激光、微电子技术和新型材料等领域，科技开发实力处于全国领先地位。
Located in central China , Wuhan , the capital of Hubei Province , serves as the political, economic and cultural center of the province. The Yangtze, World's third longest river and its largest tributary Hanshui meet in Wuhan and cut the city into three parts of Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang, namely, Three towns of Wuhan . As a line by Li Bai, a great poet in Tang Dynasty goes, “In the Yellow Crane Tower the jade flute is being played while in the River City of Wuhan plum blossoms are dropping in May.” This biggest metropolis in hinterland China was hence reputed as a River City . With an area of 8494 k ㎡and a population of 8.58 million, Wuhan administers 13 districts and 3 state – level development zones (Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone, East Lake Hi-tech Development Zone and Wujiashan Taiwan-investment Area).
With a history of 3500 years,Wuhan's urban civilization dates back to Panlong Town which is the oldest city ever unearthed in the Yangtze River basin.Scholars deemed it a breakthrough proof of the fusion of Yangtze Civilization and Yellow River Civilization.Over the past 3500 year,thanks
to its well-developed transport network and abundant local products.this area has always been a place contested by all strategists and gradually developed from a military center into a regional https://www.360docs.net/doc/fe17172673.html,mercial and trade center.As a result,Wuhan possessed an advantage and characteristic of diverse cultures.Xinhai(1911)Revolution overthrowing Qing Dynasty originated in Wuhan and endowed the city with a culture of “be the first to rise in revolution”which fostered Wuhan people's humanistic spirit o f”dare to lead the world”.
As a typical garden city featuring mountains and waters, Wuhan is home to hundreds of hills and nearly 200 lakes of various sizes. With a water area making up 25.8% of its entire territory, Wuhan is ranked the first among major Chinese cities in water resources. East Lake, China's biggest downtown lake, covers an area of 33 k ㎡.
As the biggest water ,land and air transportation hub in inland China, Wuhan has long been well known as a “throughfare to nine provinces”. With an equ idistance of 1000 km away from other major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi'an, Wuhan stands out as China's geo-economic “heart” and plays a role of linking east and west, connecting north and south and serving all directions. The great advantages in its geographical location and transportation have brought about the rapid growth of Wuhan's modern logistics. To build Wuhan into a state level logistics hub city, a mdern logistics system in well planned with modern logistics parks, logistics centers and delivery centers as the joints. As a result, Wuhan emerges as bridge connecting domestic and international markets and promoting interaction among China's eastern, central and westtern parts
AS China's key industrial base, Wuhan enjoys an industrial system with comprehensive and complementary categories of sectors. The city is stepping up efforts to develop its modern manufacturing sector, focusing on the technical escalation and industrial conglomeration. Priorities are given to 10 leading sectors of “iron and s teel, automobile, machinery, electronic information, petro-chemical industry, environmental protection, tobacco and food, household electric appliances, textile and garment, pharmaceuticals, paper-making, packaging and printing. Industrial polices are used to encourage businesses to get concentrated in industrial parks. Importance is placed on developing iron and steel, chemicals and environmental protection gathering area, automobile, machinery and electronics gathering area, opto-electronics and biological medicines gathering area, food industrial gathering area and metropolitan industrial gathering area. A number of huge enterprises with sales of over 10 billion RMB yuan and brands with autonomous core technology of “Made in Wuhan” are coming into being.
As one of the country's key scientific and educational bases, Wuhan enjoys the 3 rd biggest scientific and educational capabilities among major Chinese cities. It is home to 52 universities including Wuhan university and Huazhong University of Science and Technology with an enrolment of 700 thousand university students. There are 106 science and research institutes of various kinds, 1 national laboratory, 13 state key laboratories, 47 academicians of Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Wuhan is abundant in talent and human resources. East Lake area where Wuhan Optics Valley of China is China's second talent-concentrated area. It is the country's leader in R&D capabilities of optical communications, biological engineering, laser, microelectronics and new building materials.
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也可应用于模拟信号的处理。以下讨论模拟信号数字化处理系统框图。 （1）前置滤波器 将输入信号x a(t)中高于某一频率（称折叠频率，等于抽样频率的一半）的分量加以滤除。 （2）A/D变换器 在A/D变换器中每隔T秒（抽样周期）取出一次x a(t)的幅度，抽样后的信号称为离散信号。在A/D 变换器中的保持电路中进一步变换为若干位码。 （3）数字信号处理器（DSP） （4）D/A变换器 按照预定要求，在处理器中将信号序列x(n)进行加工处理得到输出信号y(n)。由一个二进制码流产生一个阶梯波形，是形成模拟信号的第一步。 （5）模拟滤波器 把阶梯波形平滑成预期的模拟信号；以滤除掉不需要的高频分量，生成所需的模拟信号y a(t)。 0.3 数字信号处理的特点 （1）灵活性。（2）高精度和高稳定性。（3）便于大规模集成。（4）对数字信号可以存储、运算、系统可以获得高性能指标。 0.4 数字信号处理基本学科分支 数字信号处理（DSP）一般有两层含义，一层是广义的理解，为数字信号处理技术——DigitalSignalProcessing，另一层是狭义的理解，为数字信号处理器——DigitalSignalProcessor。 0.5 课程内容 该课程在本科阶段主要介绍以傅里叶变换为基础的“经典”处理方法，包括：（1）离散傅里叶变换及其快速算法。（2）滤波理论（线性时不变离散时间系统，用于分离相加性组合的信号，要求信号频谱占据不同的频段）。 在研究生阶段相应课程为“现代信号处理”（AdvancedSignalProcessing）。信号对象主要是随机信号，主要内容是自适应滤波（用于分离相加性组合的信号，但频谱占据同一频段）和现代谱估计。 简答题： 1．按自变量与函数值的取值形式是否连续信号可以分成哪四种类型? 2．相对模拟信号处理，数字信号处理主要有哪些优点? 3．数字信号处理系统的基本组成有哪些？
武汉大学英文介绍
O v e r v i e w o f W H U Wuhan University (WHU) is a comprehensive and key national university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education. It is also one of the "211 Project" and "985 Project"universities with full support in the construction and development from the central and local government of China. The history of Wuhan University can be traced back to Ziqiang Institute, which was founded in 1893 by Zhang Zhidong, the then governor of Hubei Province and Hunan Province in the late Qing Dynasty. In the process of development and evolution, the institute changed its name several times before it was finally named Wuhan National University in 1928. It is one of the earliest comprehensive national universities in modern China. By the end of 1946, the university had established 6 colleges, the colleges of liberal art, law, sciences, engineering, agriculture and medicine. In 2000, an amalgamation of the former Wuhan University, Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping, and Hubei Medical University was announced, which ushered in a new era in its 100-odd years of development. For the past century, Wuhan University has built an elegant palatial architectural complex of primitive simplicity which blends perfectly the eastern architectural style with that of the west. It is honored as the "Most Beautiful University in China." Furthermore, Wuhan University's centennial humanistic accumulation boils down to its succinct motto, that is, "Self-improvement, Perseverance, Truth-seeking & Innovation." Since its establishment, Wuhan University has cultivated more than 300 thousand professional talents in various occupations, among whom there are over 100 members of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. They have made great contribution to the national construction and social advancement. The remarkable achievements of Wuhan University have won itself an extensive international reputation. In 1999, the world renowned journalSciencelisted Wuhan University as one of the most prominent institutions of higher education in China.
经典英文演讲_45(50)
经典英文演讲_45 Mario Cuomo: "A Tale of Two Cities" On behalf of the Empire State and the family of New York, I thank you for the great privilege of being able to address this convention. Please allow me to skip the stories and the poetry and the temptation to deal in nice but vague rhetoric. Let me instead use this valuable opportunity to deal immediately with questions that should determine this election and that we all know are vital to the American people. Ten days ago, President Reagan admitted that although some people in this country seemed to be doing well nowadays, others were unhappy, even worried, about themselves, their families and their futures. The president said that he didn't understand that fear. He said, "Why, this country is a shining city on a hill." And the president is right. In many ways we are a shining city on a hill. But the hard truth is that not everyone is sharing in this city's splendor and glory. A shining city is perhaps all the president sees from the portico of the White House and the veranda of his ranch, where everyone seems to be doing well. But there's another city; there's another part to the shining the city; the part where some people can't pay their mortgages, and most young people can't afford one, where students can't afford the education they need, and middle-class parents watch the dreams they hold for their children evaporate. In this part of the city there are more poor than ever, more families in trouble, more and more people who need help but can't find it. Even worse: There are elderly people who tremble in the basements of the houses there. And there are people who sleep in the city streets, in the gutter, where the glitter doesn't show. There are ghettos where thousands of young people, without a job or an education, give their lives away to drug dealers every day. There is despair, Mr. President, in the faces that you don't see, in the places that you don't visit in your shining city. In fact, Mr. President, this is a nation --. Mr. President you ought to know that this nation is more a "Tale of Two Cities" than it is just a "Shining City on a Hill." Maybe, maybe, Mr. President, if you visited some more places. Maybe if you went to Appalachia where some people still live in sheds, maybe if you went to Lackawanna where thousands of unemployed steel workers wonder why we subsidized foreign steel. Maybe, maybe, Mr. President, if you stopped in at a shelter in Chicago and spoke to the homeless there; maybe, Mr. President, if you asked a woman who had been denied the help she needed to feed her children because you said you needed the money for a tax break for a millionaire or for a missile we couldn't afford to use.