美国校园短语

       新托福听力中经常会出现一些关于美国校园生活的段子，这也有一个目的，是想让新托福考生提前了解美国大学的校园文化和教育制度，在留学之后能够快的适应校园生活。所以，考生了解一下美国校园生活常用词汇及短语是很有必要的。
1.orientation meeting/session [.ɔ:rien'teiʃən] 新生情况介绍会

　　Ex: The University has arranged an orientation session.

　　2.professor’s office hour 教授答疑时间

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

　　3.lecture ['lektʃə] n. 演讲，讲课

　　Ex: Several hundred people are expected to attend 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 [tju:'tɔ:riəl] n. 个别指导

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

6. deadline ['dedlain] n. 后期限，截止时间

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

　　7. overdue ['əuvə'dju:] 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 ['skedʒul] 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 [slɔt] 时间空档

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

　　10.signature ['signitʃə] n. 签字，签名

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

　　11.thesis ['θi:sis] n. 毕业论文

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

　　12.dissertation [.disə'teiʃən] n. 论文

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

　　13.course [kɔ:s] n. 课程

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

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

　　13.elective [i'lektiv] n. 选修科目

　　Ex: She took three electives last term.

　　14. option ['ɔpʃən] n. 选修科目

　　Ex: She is taking French as an option next year

　　14.assignment [ə'sainmənt] n. 功课，任务

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

　　15.presentation [.prezen'teiʃən] 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 to examine the way the theories and the practical experiences of a particular discipline interact.