托福聽(tīng)力:北美常用詞匯及短語(yǔ)

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     1.orientation meeting/session [.?:rien'tei??n] 新生情況介紹會(huì)
    Ex: The University has arranged an orientation session.
    2.professor’s office hour 教授答疑時(shí)間
    Ex: Many freshmen are uncertain or shy about utilizing a professor’s office hours.
    3.lecture ['lekt??] n. 演講,講課
    Ex: Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.
    4.lecture hall n. 講堂,講演廳,報(bào)告廳
    Ex: The lecture hall was jammed when the professor arrived at the very last moment.
    5.tutorial [tju:'t?:ri?l] n. 個(gè)別指導(dǎo)
    Ex: Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.
    6. deadline ['dedlain] n. 最后期限,截止時(shí)間
    Ex: There's no way I can meet that deadline.
    7. overdue ['?uv?'dju:] adj. 過(guò)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 ['sked?ul] n. 時(shí)間表,計(jì)劃 v. 安排,計(jì)劃,
    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 [sl?t] 時(shí)間空檔
    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 ['signit??] n. 簽字,簽名
    Ex: Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents
    11.thesis ['θi:sis] n. 畢業(yè)論文
    Ex: a master's/doctoral thesis on the effects of global warming
    12.dissertation [.dis?'tei??n] n. 論文
    Ex: He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
    13.course [k?:s] n. 課程
    Ex: compulsory/required/mandatory course; elective course, optional course;
    foundation course, introductory course, intermediate level course, advanced course
    13.elective [i'lektiv] n. 選修科目
    Ex: She took three electives last term.
    14. option ['?p??n] n. 選修科目
    Ex: She is taking French as an option next year
    14.assignment [?'sainm?nt] n. 功課,任務(wù)
    Ex: I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.
    15.presentation [.prezen'tei??n] n. (國(guó)外學(xué)生在課堂上所做的)演講
    Ex: The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.
    16. field work 野外考察 實(shí)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.
    17. attendance [?'tend?ns] n. 出勤, 上課
    Ex: Attendance at lectures is compulsory.
    18.skip/miss classes 缺課, 曠課
    Ex: He skipped chemistry class three times last month
    19. tuition fees 學(xué)費(fèi)
    Ex: Many students will not have to pay tuition fees if their financial situation is below a certain level.
    20. course syllabus ['sil?b?s] 課程大綱
    Ex: Course syllabus lists the course objectives, required reading assignments, examination dates, and other course requirements such as attendance
    21. handout ['hændaut] n. 講義
    Ex: I e-mailed you about getting the handouts from the class I missed the other day.
    22. semester=term [si'mest?] n. 學(xué)期
    Ex: How many subjects are you studying this semester
    23. practicum ['præktik?m] n. 實(shí)習(xí)科目,實(shí)習(xí)課
    Ex: A practicum is a college course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrently studied theory.
    24. placement service 就業(yè)辦公室
    Ex: Placement service is a campus office that provides job listings from local or campus employees and assists students in finding full-time jobs after graduation is a/an
    25.take on a part-time job 找兼職工作
    Ex: He had taken a part-time job selling all-natural products.
    26.transfer [træns'f?:] v 轉(zhuǎn)班, 轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)
    Ex: I was able to transfer my credits from summer school
    27.extension [iks'ten??n] n. 延期
    Ex: Donald's been given an extension to finish his thesis
    28.examination [ig.zæmi'nei??n] n. 考試
    Ex: The examination results will be announced in September.
    29.pop quiz 突擊考試
    Ex: We have a history quiz every Monday.
    30.mid-term exam 期中考試
    Ex: Alison has a history midterm next week.
    31.final exam 期末考試
    Ex: The final exam for this class will be on May 21st.
    When is your chemistry/French/algebra final?