西点军校,是一所几乎和美国历史一样悠久的著名军校,被誉为“美国将军的摇篮”。它培育了一代又一代名将和军事人才,其中有3700多人成为将军,2人成为美国总统(格兰特和艾森豪威尔)。许多美军名将,如罗伯特·李、巴顿、麦克阿瑟、布莱德利等,均是该校的毕业生。除了军事上对国家功勋卓著外,西点人在美国社会中因其在经济、政治、科技等 West Point, a famous military school almost as long as the history of the United States, is known as the “cradle of the American general.” It has fostered generation after generation of famous and military personnel, of whom more than 3700 are generals and two are US Presidents (Grant and Eisenhower). Many US military leaders, such as Robert Lee, Barton, MacArthur, Bradley and others, are graduates of the school. In addition to military outstanding contributions to the country, West Point in American society because of its economic, political, scientific and technological