北美大学校园生活学习常用词汇及短语
32．teaching assistant 助教
Ex: A teaching assistant (TA) is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities.
33．instructor=lecturer [in'strʌktə] n. 教师，讲师
Ex: He's a poetry instructor at a local community college.
34．spring break 春季学期间的短假期
Ex: In the United States, the timing of spring break in tertiary institutions may range from the beginning of March to the later part of April, but many schools are in recess for at least one of the weeks in March
35．review [ri'vju:] vt. 温习， 复习(go over)
Ex :We'll spend this week reviewing for the final.
36. tutor ['tju:tə] n. 家庭教师
Ex: His tutor encouraged him to read widely in philosophy.
37. tutoring 家庭辅导
Ex: I have to do some tutoring to pay my tuition fees.
Tutoring can be defined as people who are not professional teachers helping and supporting the learning of others in an interactive, purposeful and systematic way.
38. internship ['intə:nʃip] n. 实习
Ex: Jane has a summer internship at a local TV station.
39. assistantship [ə'sistənt.ʃip] n. 研究生助教奖学金
Ex: Graduate students have several sources of funding, but perhaps the most common is the assistantship
40. gym/sports center/health center 健身中心
Ex: I try and work out at the local gym once a week.
41. lost and found 失物招领处
Ex: A lost and found is an office in the university where students can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by other students.
42. health insurance 医疗保险
Ex: A health insurance policy is a contract between an insurance company and an individual
43. student I.D. number 学号
Ex: Students have an I.D number, with which they login onto the school's website and access assignments.
44. snack bar 小吃店
Ex: A snack bar is a place where you can buy snacks or small meals
45. online course 网络课程
Ex: Online courses enable us to extend the opportunity of studying with the University of Oxford to students anywhere in the world, in a way that fits with the busiest of lives.
46. plagiarism ['pleidʒiərizəm] n. 剽窃
Ex: The journal accused the professor of plagiarism.
47. curriculum [kə'rikjuləm] n. 课程，全部课程
Ex: Languages are an essential part of the school curriculum.
48. audit ['ɔ:dit] 旁听
Ex: As a senior citizen, he is allowed to audit university classes.
49. multiple choice questions 多项选择题
Ex: A multiple choice examination or question shows several possible answers, and you have to choose the correct one
50. grade, score, mark 分数 成绩
Ex: Tim worked hard and got good grades.
The school's test scores have not improved
Her marks have been a lot lower this term
51. GPA 平均成绩点数 (=grade point average)
Ex: A cumulative grade point average is calculated as an indicator of overall academic performance in a program and is used as a criterion for graduation requirements
52. with honours ['ɔnəz] n. 优异成绩
Ex: If you complete a school or university qualification with honours, you achieve a high standard.
She graduated with (top/high) honors.
53. the stacks [plural] 书架
Ex: I couldn't find the book in the stacks.
54. commencement n. [kə'mensmənt] 毕业典礼 (=graduation ceremony)
Ex: During commencement degrees or diplomas are given to students who have graduated from a school or college
55. report card/grade report
Ex: In most places, the report card is issued by the school to the student or the student's parents twice or four times yearly.
56. abstract ['æbstrækt] n. 摘要
Ex: There is a section at the end of the magazine which includes abstracts of recent articles/books.
57. summary ['sʌməri] n. 摘要
Ex: At the end of the news, they often give you a summary of the main news stories.
58. Literature Review ['litərətʃə] 文献综述
Ex: The ultimate goal of literature review is to bring the reader up to date with current literature on a topic
59．references/bibliography [.bibli'ɔgrəfi] n. 参考书目
Ex: Bibliography usually appears at the end of the thesis.
60．term paper n. 学期论文
Ex: Bill has written only one-third of his term paper that is due tomorrow
61．graduate school application 研究生申请
Ex: My professor offered me some advice concerning the wording of my graduate school application
