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

词汇讲解：

1. instructor n. 大学讲师
例句：The English instructor was very patient.
这位英语讲师很耐心。

2. academic adj. 学校的, 学院的
例句：The university is composed of five academic schools.
整个大学由五个学院组成。

3. title n. 头衔;称号
例句：He was given the title of Marquis.
他被封为侯爵。

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

5. doctorate n. 博士学位
例句：He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.
他的学分不够取得博士学位。

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

7. appointment n. 任命, 委派
例句：He secured the appointment of professor of English literature in the university.
他获聘为该大学的英国文学教授。

8. perish vi.丧生; 消亡; 死亡
例句：Hundreds of sheep perished that year because of drought.
那年由于干旱, 几百头羊突然死去。

9. appoint vt. 任命, 委派
例句：They appointed him (to be) manager.
他们任命他为经理。

10. committee n.委员会; 全体委员
例句：The committee has[have] decided to dismiss him.
委员会已决定辞退他。