托福(TOEFL)常考词汇总结：校园词汇(1)
GLOSSARY OF CAMPUS VOCABULARY
academic advisor n. a person who helps students make decisions about their academic programs 导师
Example: Dr. Jones is the academic advisorfor the engineering students.
Suggestion: You should see your academic advisor before you decide.
Assumption: Dr. Jones is your academic advisor?.
Problem: I can't see my academic advisor until Friday.
ace v. to receive a grade of A 得到A等成绩
Example: Iaced that exam.
Suggestion: Find someone who aced the course to help you.
Assumption: Kathy aced her computer science class?
Problem: If I don't ace the final, I'll get a B in the class.
admissions office n. the administrative office where students apply for admission to a college oruniversity 招生办公室
Example: I have an appointment at the admissions office to review my application.
Suggestion: Why don't you go over to the admissions office?
Assumption: You mean you couldn't find the admissions office?
Problem: I need to get to the admissions office before five o'clock.
all-nlghter n. a study session that lasts el! night 通宵自习
Example: We had to pull an all-nighterto get ready for the final exam.
Suggestion: if I were you, I wouldn't pull another all-nighter.
Assumption: So you did pull another all-nighter.
Problem: I have to pull an all-nighter in order to be ready for the final exam.
article n. a publication about an academic subject 论文
Example: We read six articles in addition to the reading in the textbook.
Suggestion: You had better read the articles that were assigned.
Assumption: You read the articles already?
Problem: I need to read the articles again.
第二篇：托福(TOEFL)常考词汇总结：校园词汇(2)
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 can't 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 don't you find out whether he is a lecturer or an assistant professor?
Assumption: You mean Dr. Green isn't 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 doesn't 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 isn't 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 don't need the credit.
Assumption: You mean you are auditing the course?
Problem: If I audit the course, I won't 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. Young's 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 can't go to the party because I am behind in my classes.