二、词汇通关
1. 选课
pick up / take 学习,选择
register for / sign up登记或注册enroll 入学,登记
quit / drop 退(课)
full报满
major主修
science理科课程
arts文科课程
semester 学期
required / compulsory course 必修课credit 学分
credit course 有学分的课程
non-credit course无学分的课程audit 旁听
workload 负担
course sheet选课单
introduction/intro course初级课程intermediate course中级课程advanced course高级课程
cur ricu lum 课程
lingu ist ics 语言学
phi lo so phy哲学psychology 心理学accounting 会计学economics 经济学engineering 工程学architecture 建筑学geology 地质学chemistry 化学
biology 生物学biochemistry 生物化学seminar (大学的)研究班workshop 讲习班,研讨会2. 上课
school timetable课程表schedule 时间安排表presentation课堂发言prepare lessons 预习cancel / call off 取消postpone/put off推迟finish classes late拖堂finish class early提前下课
punctual守时,准时
take a break休息一下
attendance出席人数
present出席的
absent缺席的
take notes 记笔记
skip the class逃课
make up弥补(课或工作等)
make sense of/figure out明白,理解catch/follow跟得上,听明白concentrate集中精神
distraction分心
boring枯燥
exhausted疲惫的
doze 打瞌睡
drop off睡着
3. 学生和老师
freshman大一学生
sophomore大二学生
junior student大三学生
senior student大四学生,高年级学生undergraduate student本科生
graduate student/postgraduate student研究生bachelor's degree学土学位
master's degree硕土学位
doctor student/doctor candidate博士研究生;alumni/alumnus校友
professor教授
teaching assistant教学助理
teaching fellow讲师
tutor/mentor/director/supervisor/advisor 导师
dean系主任
department系
president校长
faculty全体教职员工
4.图书馆和书店
librarian图书馆员
information desk咨询处
delivery desk/circulation desk/returns and loans借书还书处
photocopying room复印室
audio-visual resources音像资料中心catalog/catalogue目录
index索引
calls卸借书单(索书单)
check out登记并借出
library/borrower's/admission card借书卡deadline/date of expiry最后期限
due到期
overdue and pay a fine过期并交罚款renew 续借
available可以借到的
out on loan已经借出的
reserve/book预借
in circulation在书库里
out circulation借走了
not for circulation不外借
open reserve可以外借的书
closed reserve只准在图书馆看的书
on shelves在书架上
bibliography 书目,参考书目
journals (学术性的)杂志
periodical(magazines and journals)期刊current issue最新的一期
back issue过期的一期
encyclopedia百科全书references 参考书
stacks书库
bound volume合订本
buy out the bookstore买了很多书subscribe to订阅
order the book订购这本书second-hand book二手书
out of stock脱销
out of print已绝版
reference book参考书hardcover edition精装本paperback edition平装本publisher出版者
publication出版,出版物publishing house出版社
book renew书评
5. 作业论文
assignment作业
paper/essay/thesis论文
term paper学期论文experiment 实验
project 课题,项目
proposal开题报告
lab report实验报告
polish 润色
rough draft草稿
have one's hands full with忙得不可开交
fall short of one's expectation没能达到某人的期望
be strict with对……严格
turn in/hand in上交
due到期的
deadline最后期限
extension/extend延期
criticism批评,批判
feedback反馈
6. 复习和考试
mid-term exam期中考试
final (exam)期末考试
examination考试
quiz小测验
national test统考
reschedule重新安排时间
brush up ( on )复习,温习
review/go over复习
be the last-minute person/make efforts at the last moment/make preparations at the last moment临时抱佛脚,临阵磨枪cram for 死记硬背,临时抱佛脚
test anxiety 考试焦虑
restless/get cold feet/can't sit still / like a cat on hot bricks/have butterflies in one's stomach/bite one snails很紧张mark/grade/score分数
full mark满分
passing score 及格分
C plus/C minus(分数)C加或C减
fail in the exam考试不及格
make up the exam补考
cheat作弊
7.课余活动
extracurricular activities课余活动participate in/take part in参加
sign up for报名(俱乐部等)
participant参加者,参与者
contest/competition竞赛
award奖
go on to the finals进入决赛
eliminate淘汰
association/club社团
The Students’ Union / School Union学生会president/chairman主席
run for竞选
vote选票
questionnaire问卷调查
election campaign选举活动
can did ate候选人
pick up学习
taste兴趣,爱好
phys ic al exer cise体育锻炼
ch or es合唱队
band乐队
dr am a club剧社
photography摄影
shoot拍照
ticket office/box office售票处
book a ticket订票
ticket line排队买票的队伍
line up for tickets排队买票
8. 学费和开销
tu it ion学费
fee学杂费
ex pen ses花费
extra vag ant spending奢侈的消费eco no mical节约的
deficit/on the red赤字,入不敷出financial aids助学金总称
finance/support资助
grant助学金,补助金
a student loan学生贷款scholarship(泛指各种)奖学金fellowship学术奖金
apply for申请
part-time job兼职
work-study program勤工俭学。