托福词汇之校园场景(二)

　　托福词汇的积累是大家在整个托福备考过程当中不可或缺的一个重要部分，是大家在备考过程中首先要攻破的一大难关。这里就为大家带来托福词汇之校园场景(二)，大家一起来学习一下吧。

　　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.