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美国校园短语

时间:2012-02-24 10:24来源:朗阁小编作者:sailor

       新托福听力中经常会出现一些关于美国校园生活的段子,这也有一个目的,是想让新托福考生提前了解美国大学的校园文化和教育制度,在留学之后能够快的适应校园生活。所以,考生了解一下美国校园生活常用词汇及短语是很有必要的。
1.orientation meeting/session [.ɔ:rien'teiʃən] 新生情况介绍会

  Ex: The University has arranged an orientation session.

  2.professor’s office hour 教授答疑时间

  Ex: Many freshmen are uncertain or shy about utilizing a professor’s office hours.

  3.lecture ['lektʃə] n. 演讲,讲课

  Ex: Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.

  4.lecture hall n. 讲堂,讲演厅,报告厅

  Ex: The lecture hall was jammed when the professor arrived at the very last moment.

  5.tutorial [tju:'tɔ:riəl] n. 个别指导

  Ex: Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.

6. deadline ['dedlain] n. 后期限,截止时间

  Ex: There's no way I can meet that deadline.

  7. overdue ['əuvə'dju:] adj. 过期的

  Ex: I must take these books back to the library - they're overdue.

  There is a fine if the reserved library books are even one hour overdue.

  8. schedule ['skedʒul] n. 时间表,计划 v. 安排,计划,

  Ex: According to the schedule, the first lecture begins at 9.00 am

  The test is scheduled to begin in one hour.

  9. time slot [slɔt] 时间空档

  Ex: If you have two final exams scheduled at the same time, you will have to move one exam to another time slot

  10.signature ['signitʃə] n. 签字,签名

  Ex: Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents

  11.thesis ['θi:sis] n. 毕业论文

  Ex: a master's/doctoral thesis on the effects of global warming

  12.dissertation [.disə'teiʃən] n. 论文

  Ex: He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.

  13.course [kɔ:s] n. 课程

  Ex: compulsory/required/mandatory course; elective course, optional course;

  foundation course, introductory course, intermediate level course, advanced course

  13.elective [i'lektiv] n. 选修科目

  Ex: She took three electives last term.

  14. option ['ɔpʃən] n. 选修科目

  Ex: She is taking French as an option next year

  14.assignment [ə'sainmənt] n. 功课,任务

  Ex: I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.

  15.presentation [.prezen'teiʃən] n. (国外学生在课堂上所做的)演讲

  Ex: The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.

  16. field work 野外考察 实地考察

  Ex:Offered by most departments for academic credit, field work enables students to examine the way the theories and the practical experiences of a particular discipline interact.

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