北美大学校园生活学习常用词汇及短语

　　1.orientation meeting/session 新生情况介绍会

　　Ex: The University has arranged an orientationsession.

　　2.professor’s office hour 教授答疑时间

　　Ex: Many freshmen are uncertain or shy aboututilizing a professor’s office hours.

　　3.lecture n. 演讲，讲课

　　Ex: Several hundred people are expected toattend the lecture.

　　4.lecture hall n. 讲堂，讲演厅，报告厅

　　Ex: The lecture hall was jammed when the professor arrived at the very last moment.

　　5.tutorial n. 个别指导

　　Ex: Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.

　　6. deadline n. 最后期限，截止时间

　　Ex: There's no way I can meet that deadline.

　　7. overdue adj. 过期的

　　Ex: I must take these books back to the library - they're overdue.

　　There is a fine if the reserved library books are even one hour overdue.

　　8. schedule n. 时间表，计划 v. 安排，计划，

　　Ex: According to the schedule, the first lecture begins at 9.00 am

　　The test is scheduled to begin in one hour.

　　9. time slot 时间空档

　　Ex: If you have two final exams scheduled at the same time, you will have to move oneexam to another time slot

　　10.signature n. 签字，签名

　　Ex: Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents

　　11.thesis n. 毕业论文

　　Ex: a master's/doctoral thesis on the effects of global warming

　　12.dissertation n. 论文

　　Ex: He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.

　　13.course n. 课程

　　Ex: compulsory/required/mandatory course; elective course, optional course;

　　foundation course， introductory course， intermediate level course， advanced course

　　13.elective n. 选修科目

　　Ex: She took three electives last term.

　　14. option n. 选修科目

　　Ex: She is taking French as an option next year

　　14.assignment n. 功课，任务

　　Ex: I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.

　　15.presentation n. (国外学生在课堂上所做的)演讲

　　Ex: The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.

　　16. field work 野外考察 实地考察

　　Ex：Offered by most departments for academic credit, field work enables students toexamine the way the theories and the practical experiences of a particular discipline interact.

　　17. attendance n. 出勤， 上课

　　Ex: Attendance at lectures is compulsory.

　　18.skip/miss classes 缺课， 旷课

　　Ex: He skipped chemistry class three times last month

　　19. tuition fees 学费

　　Ex: Many students will not have to pay tuition fees if their financial situation is below acertain level.

　　20. course syllabus 课程大纲

　　Ex: Course syllabus lists the course objectives, required reading assignments, examinationdates, and other course requirements such as attendance

　　21. handout n. 讲义

　　Ex: I e-mailed you about getting the handouts from the class I missed the other day.

　　22. semester=term n. 学期

　　Ex: How many subjects are you studying this semester

　　23. practicum n. 实习科目，实习课

　　Ex: A practicum is a college course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed togive students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrently studied theory.

　　24. placement service 就业办公室

　　Ex: Placement service is a campus office that provides job listings from local or campusemployees and assists students in finding full-time jobs after graduation is a/an

　　25.take on a part-time job 找兼职工作

　　Ex: He had taken a part-time job selling all-natural products.

　　26.transfer v 转班， 转学

　　Ex: I was able to transfer my credits from summer school

　　27.extension n. 延期

　　Ex: Donald's been given an extension to finish his thesis

　　28.examination n. 考试

　　Ex: The examination results will be announced in September.

　　29.pop quiz 突击考试

　　Ex: We have a history quiz every Monday.

　　30.mid-term exam 期中考试

　　Ex: Alison has a history midterm next week.

　　31.final exam 期末考试

　　Ex: The final exam for this class will be on May 21st.

　　When is your chemistry/French/algebra final?

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