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VOA慢速英语:Coming to Terms With Academic Titles at US Colleges

2010-09-02来源:和谐英语
1.lecture n.(通常指大学里的)讲座,讲课,演讲

例句:I take it as a pleasure to attend your lecture.
       我很愿意听你讲课。

2.doctoral adj.博士的

3.instructor n.指导者,教师

例句:He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors.
      他以校外辅导员身份,被邀请到主席台上。

      He doesn’t suffer fools gladly so he’s hardly the best person to be instructor on the beginner’s course.
      他对傻里傻气的人没有耐心,因此他不太适合做基础课教师。

4.tenure n.(大学或其他机构中教师等的)长期聘用,终身职位

例句:He has recently been refused tenure.
      他最近被拒绝授予终身职位。

5.generally adv.一般地, 通常, 大体上, 广泛地, 普遍地

例句:We generally go to the sea for our holidays.
      我们通常去海边度假。

      I generally stay at home in the evening and am not at home on Saturday evening.
      我晚上通常在家里, 而星期六晚上不在家。

6.faculty n.才能,本领;学院,系;全体教学人员