List 4 Library & Accommodation 圖書館和住宿

accommodation [??kɑ?m??de??n]

n．膳宿；和解；住處；適應

例句：TPO6Conversation2

? So then I read the part about dialect accommodation. You know, the idea that people tend to adapt their speaking to make it closer to the speech of whomever they're talking to, and I'm thinking, yeah, I do that when I talk with my roommates, and without even thinking about it or anything, you know．所以接著我看了書中關于方言適應的部分。你知道的，就是人們在聊天時，會刻意調節他們的口音，使得他們的口音更接近聽話者，我在想，我的確在跟我室友聊天時是這樣的，也沒有多想。

appointment [??p??ntm?nt]

n．約會；任命；設備；職位

例句：TPO9-Conversation1

? I guess I luck out then. I am... so since my appointment today is to discuss my term paper topic, I wanted to ask, could I write about food packaging？是我運氣好吧。那么，由于我今天跟你約是想討論我的學期論文話題，我本來是想問，我可以寫關于食物包裝的話題嗎？

archive [?ɑ?rka?v]

n．檔案；檔案館

vt．存檔

例句：TPO40-Conversation2

? Well, maybe you should consider the job I mentioned. We just got a grant to hire a part-time library assistant for our photography archives．嗯，也許你應該考慮一下我所提到的工作。我們需要為攝影檔案室找一個兼職圖書館助理。

budget [?b?d??t]

n．預算

vt．編預算；為…… 做預算

vi．節省開支

adj．廉價的；不貴的

例句：TPO42-Lecture4

? So it is gonna cost your company some money that you are going have to account for in your budget．因此，這要花費你公司一些錢，你要做好預算。

bulletin board

告示牌

例句：TPO3-Conversation1

? Well, there's a room assignment sheet on the bulletin board outside this office．在這個辦公室外的布告欄上有教室安排告示。

catalogue [?k?t?l??ɡ]

n．目錄；總目；系列

vt．編入目錄；編制目錄

vi．編制目錄；在目錄里列出價格

例句：TPO41-Conversation2

? Let me show you our catalogue of various programs as well as scholarships offered here．我給你展示下我們的各種項目的目錄以及在這里提供的獎學金。

check out

v．退房結賬；檢驗；通過考核；借出（書等）

例句：TPO9-Conversation2

? Actually, you need to return it today. That is if you want to check out those books today. That's our policy．事實上，你今天需要把那本書還了，才能借出這些書。這是圖書館的規定。

circulation [?s??rkj??le??n]

例句：TPO34-Conversation1

n．流通；發行量

? And then before we decide to include a book in the sale, we review its circulation history again, which can take a while. We've got a lot of books in storage．然后，在我們決定把一本書放在特賣會之前，我們會再次更新它的流通歷史，這可能會花點時間。在儲藏室中，我們有很多的書。

commitment [k??m?tm?nt]

n．承諾；保證；信奉；獻身；委任

例句：TPO16-Conversation1

? I wish I could say another time would be OK, but, you know how it is—everybody's already got commitments for the whole semester.我也希望別的時間能夠滿足我們的要求，但你也知道事情有多麻煩，每個人都已經把整學期的事情安排好了。

committee [k??m?ti]

n．委員會

例句：TPO11-Conversation2

? So I'd like to know if you be willing to join us as a student representative on the interview committee．所以我想知道你是否愿意作為學生代表來參加這個面試委員會。

construction [k?n?str?k?n]

n．建設；結構；建筑物；建造；構造；解釋

例句：TPO42-Conversation2

? But I made this reservation last June, before leaving for the summer. No one said anything about construction．但我在去年暑假離開前，六月的時候就進行了預約。沒人說過工程這件事。

photocopier [?f??t??kɑ?pi?r]

n．復印機

例句：TPO7-Conversation2

? Yeah, that's the idea. I am sure you'll need photocopiers too. They are down the hall to your left. We have a system where you have to use a copy card, so you'll need to buy a card from the front desk．是的，就是這么個情況。我想你也需要復印機吧。就在大廳左邊。我們的系統需要你在前臺辦一張復印卡才可以復印文件。

couch [ka?t?]

n．長椅；睡椅；長沙發

例句：TPO Extra2-Lecture4

? I wouldn't mind hanging it over my couch, but to evaluate a piece of art, it's not critical．我不會介意它掛在我的沙發上，而對于評估一件藝術品，這不是關鍵。

custodian [k??sto?di?n]

n．管理人；保管人；監護人

例句：TPO33-Conversation1

? I can have a custodian take a look at it and see if he can do something．我可以找一個管理人員去看一下，看看他可以做點什么。

database [?de?t?be?s]

n．數據庫

例句：TPO Extra2-Conversation1

? That sounds like a good idea. Let me pull up the summer school database on my computer here．這聽起來是個好主意。讓我在電腦里將暑期學校的數據庫拉出來。

elevator [?el?ve?t?r]

[美]電梯；升降機

? Well, the science fiction writer Arthur C.Clarke talked about building a space elevator back in the 1970s．在20世紀70年代科幻小說家Arthur C.Clarke曾經談及過在宇宙建立升降機。

exchange student

交換生

例句：TPO18-Conversation1

? My family hosted a few foreign exchange students while I was growing up．在我還小時，家里面接待了一些國際交換生。

furniture [?f??rn?t??r]

n．家具；設備；裝置

例句：TPO Extra1-Lecture1

? They see only the imports of furniture rising and employment in domestic furniture production falling．他們只看到了家具進口的增加與國內家具生產就業率的下降。

index [??ndeks]

n．指數；索引；（刻度盤上的）指針

例句：TPO28-Conversation1

? And one more thing, do you have a copy of the department's document on the correct format for index, citations and references?再做件事，你有沒有把系里關于索引、引用、參考文獻的格式的文檔打印出來？

librarian [la??breri?n]

n．圖書管理員；圖書館學專家；圖書館館長

例句：TPO46-Conversation2

? Um, but also talk to the librarians because they are creating an online archive of their microfilm collection 嗯，你還可以和圖書管理員交流下，因為他們建立了縮微膠片收藏的網上檔案。

maintenance [?me?nt?n?ns]

n．維修；維護；保持；生活費用；撫養費

例句：TPO33-Conversation1

? Yeah, but at least that'll put your heater problem in a work order for the maintenance crew and they'll get to you as soon as possible．是的，但是至少填了這張表格就會把你的暖氣問題放到維修人員的工作日程中，并且，他們會盡快聯系你的。

on reserve

保留專用

例句：TPO1-Conversation1

? Hmmm... well, there're a few things... oh wait... have you checked to see if your professor put any material for you to look at on reserve?嗯……好，有這么幾件事……哦，等等……你有沒有檢查看教授是否給你預留了學習資料？

photocopy [?fo?to?kɑ?pi]

n．影印本

v．影印

例句：TPO9-Conversation2

? We can even do the photocopying for you because of the circumstances．根據情況我們甚至可以幫你完成影印的工作。

refund [?ri?f?nd]

n．償還；退款

vt．償還；退還

例句：TPO10-Conversation2

? If you prefer, you can return the book and arrange for a store credit. You don't qualify for a refund．如果你沒意見的話，你可以把書歸還回來，然后換取一些書店信用值。但是你沒有資格退款。

renew [r??nu?]

v．重新開始；更新；重新借書

例句：TPO20-Conversation1

? What if the person renews it? And I really need it right now．但是要是那個人又續借了怎么辦呢？我現在真的很需要它。

roommate [?r?mme?t]

n．室友

例句：TPO31-Conversation1

? Well, I'm in Randolph Hall right now, but my roommate's graduating in May so I have signed up for a single in Murphy for the fall, room 206．好吧，我現在在Randolph音樂廳，但是我的室友在五月畢業，所以我已經在Murphy登記了一個房間，206房間。

textbook [?tekstb?k]

n．課本；教科書

例句：TPO41-Lecture1

? Your textbook doesn't have much about the specifics on desert plants, but I think that desert plants are great examples of specialized adaptations to extreme environmental conditions．你的教科書中沒有關于沙漠植物的具體細節，但我認為沙漠植物是能適應極端環境的極好的例子。

verify [?ver?fa?]

vt．核實；證明

例句：TPO2-Lecture1

? While a person could describe his thoughts, no one else can see or hear them to verify the accuracy of his report．當一個人描述其心里所想時，沒人見，無人聽，也沒人驗證其報道的精確性。

weird [w?rd]

adj．離奇的；古怪的；怪異的

例句：TPO33-Conversation1

? Oh, he did? That's weird, because I would have...well, the custodians themselves are usually supposed to report any problems right away.這很奇怪，我們應該會……好吧，管理人員理當和我們報告發現的問題。