托福常考:校园词汇
来源:哈鲁教育 2014-10-13
assignment n. work that must be done as part of the requirements for a class 作业
example: the assignment was to road two chapters in the textbook.
suggestion: you had better read the assignment before class.
assumption: so you did read the assignment after all.
problem: i cant finish the assignment before class.
assistant professor n. a college or university teacher who ranks above a lecturer and below an associate professor 助理教授
example: dr. green is an assistant professor.
suggestion: why dont you find out whether he is a lecturer or an assistant professor?
assumption: you mean dr. green isnt an assistant professor?
problem: i need to find out whether dr. green is an assistant professor,
assistantship n. an opportunity for a graduate student to teach or do research in exchange for a stipend 研究生助教奖学金
example: terry got an assistantship from state university.
suggestion: if i were you, i would apply for an assistantship.
assumption: so you did get an assistantship from state university.
problem: the assistantship doesnt pay as much as i thought it would.
associate professor n. a college or university teacher who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor 副教授
example: dr. peterson js an associate professor now, but she will be promoted to a full professor at the end of the year.
suggestion: you could ask the secretary if dr. peterson is an associate professor.
assumption: dr. peterson isnt an associate professor, is she?
problem: if dr. peterson is an associate professor, i used the wrong title in my letter to her.
audit v. to attend a course without credit 旁听
example: it usually costs as much to audit a course as to take it for credit.
suggestion: you could audit the course if you dont need the credit.
assumption: you mean you are auditing the course?
problem: if i audit the course, i wont get credit for it.
bear n. a difficult class 难以对付的课程
example: that computer science course was a bear.
suggestion: i heard that dr. youngs class is a real bear, so i would advise against it this semester.
assumption: your roommate thought this class was a bear?
problem: two of the classes i am in are real bears.
be behind v. to be late; to have a lot of work to do 迟到;课业负担重
example: i am behind in my physics class.
suggestion: you are behind in your psychology class so you should study.
assumption: bill is behind?
problem: i cant go to the party because i am behind in my classes.
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