VOA慢速英语:Going to College on 'Words to the Wise'

短语讲解：

1. I would like you to talk about curriculum and tertiary education.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：I had a long talk about this with my best friend
我和我最好的朋友就此事进行了长谈。

2. A scholar is a person who has studied a subject a lot and is knowledge about it as a result.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：As a result, the bad thing has been turned into a good one.
结果坏事变成了好事。

3. Your tenure at a job, for example, refers to your period of service.

refer to 参考; 指的是; 涉及; 适用于
例句：I mention this point now in passing and shall refer to it again.
这一点现在顺便提一下，以后还会讲到。

4. But, when most people hear the word, they think of higher education, or what our friend Ahmed called “tertiary education.”

think of 想起; 考虑; 有…想法
例句：I just can't think of his name
我就是想不起来他叫什么了。

5. Some English learners may not be familiar with that word.

be familiar with 熟悉; 认识
例句：He does not seem to be familiar with research which might have strengthened his own arguments.
他对那些本可以为他的观点提供佐证的研究似乎并不熟悉。