Peking University is a comprehensive and national key university. The campus, known as “Yan Yuan” (the garden of Yan, is situated at Haidian District in the western suburb of Beijing, with a total area of 2,743,532 square meters: It stands near to the Yuanmingyuan Garden and the Summer Palace. The university has effectively combined research on important scientific subjects with the training of personnel with a high level of specialized knowledge and professional skill as demanded by the country‟s socialist modernization. It strives not only for improvements in teaching and research work, but also for the promotion of interaction among various disciplines.
北京大学是一所综合性国立重点大学， 其校园， 世称“燕园”， 坐落在北京西郊海淀区， 总面积2,743,532 平方米， 与圆明园和颐和园相毗临。 北京大学在重要科学领域开展研究， 并有效地将其与国家社会主义现代化所需的高精专人才培养相结合， 不仅致力于教学和研究工作的改进， 也注重于推动多种学科间的交流。
翻译要点： ①comprehensive综合性的。 ②with a total area of…可翻译为“占地……平方米”。 ③stand near， 可翻译为“与……毗邻”。 ④本段第四句长句包含多个连接并列成分， 可以灵活将名词转换为动词。 如“人才的培养”改为“培养人才”。 ⑤interaction among various disciplines， 多学科之间的交互/交流。