List 2 Assignment 作業

alternative [??l?t??rn?t?v]

adj．兩者擇一的；供選擇的

n．二者擇一；供替代的選擇

例句：TPO12-Lecture4

? And that spurred people to start looking into alternative forms of energy, solar energy probably being the most popular．這使得人們開始尋找別的能源，太陽能是最受推崇的。

analysis [??n?l?s?s]

n．分析；解析

例句：TPO27-Conversation2

? Good point. Why not look into that too? And include it along with your description and analysis．好主意。為什么不調查一下那個呢？并且把這個連同你的描述和分析一起加進去。

assistant [??s?st?nt]

n．助手；助理；助教

例句：TPO47-Lecture3

? But, how do you... how do you improve in those areas, I mean, I'm gonna be an assistant coach at a high school beginning next month, and..．但是，你怎么做……你怎么在這些領域提高，我的意思是，我從下個月開始在高中做一個助理教練，然后……

attach [??t?t?]

v．附上；系上；貼上；使依附；使附屬；使附著

例句：TPO51-Conversation1

? So they attached food to paper models of moths with different shaped marks drawn on the wings to see how birds reacted．因此，他們將食物附著在翅膀具有不同形狀標記的飛蛾紙模型上，以觀察鳥類的反應。

atmosphere [??tm?sf?r]

n．大氣；空氣；氣氛；氣壓

例句：TPO47-Lecture4

? Now, Earth's atmosphere is sort of like a giant weather machine, right？地球的大氣層有點像一臺巨型氣象機器，對嗎？

available [??ve?l?bl]

adj．可利用的；可得到的；有空的；有效的

例句：TPO19-Conversation2

? As a matter of fact, we recently changed the type of oil we use in our fryer. It is the healthiest available．是這樣的，我們最近調換了炸箱里的油的種類。新換的油是目前最健康的。

concentrate [?kɑ?nsntre?t]

v．專心；集中

例句：TPO7-Conversation1

? Generally, the students who concentrate in Latin American literature find themselves researching in the history section a lot．一般來講，學習拉美文學的學生都喜歡在歷史分區學習。

draft [dr?ft]

n．草稿；草圖

例句：TPO22-Conversation1

? So, I was wondering what I could do to improve my paper before the final draft is due．呃，我想知道在截止交稿前我還能做些什么來提高我論文的質量。

due [du?]

adj．到期的

n．截止日期

相關詞匯：deadline

例句：TPO43-Conversation1

? So many classes have papers due this afternoon that everyone is trying to print out their stuff at the same time．今天下午有很多課的論文截止時間到了，每個人都在同一時間嘗試打印出自己的東西。

extension [?k?sten?n]

n．延長；伸展；延期

例句：TPO49 Conversation2

? The thing is, I have this idea that might make it better and I was wondering if there's any way I could get an extension．問題是，我有個想法，可能會使它更好，所以我想知道是否有任何方法可以得到延期。

fail [fe?l]

vi．失敗；沒做成某事；表現欠佳；用完；衰退

vt．辜負；放棄；缺少；不及格

n．不及格；沒做成

例句：TPO18-Conversation2

? But...so they are trying to predict if the shows are gonna succeed or fail, right, based on students' opinions. Why would they care what we think？但是……所以他們試圖根據學生的意見來預測節目是否會成功或失敗。他們為什么關心我們的想法？

field [fi?ld]

n．田地；專業，領域；運動場；場地；田野

adj．田間的；野外的

例句：TPO8-Conversation1

? Well, then you know you need 48 credits in your major field to graduate and at least 24 credits at the intermediate level or higher．那么，你知道你需要專業內的48個學分以及中等及更高水平課程的至少24個學分。

field research

n．實際教學；現場調查研究

例句：TPO7-Conversation1

? Did you know Dean Adams did a lot of field research in Indonesia? Most of it hasn't been published yet．你知道Dean Adams在印度尼西亞做了很多實地調查嗎？大部分還沒有出版。

format [?f??rm?t]

n．版式；設計

vt．使格式化；安排

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，你有沒有把系里的關于索引、引用、參考文獻的格式的文檔打印出來？

grade [ɡre?d]

n．等級；年級；成績；斜坡

v．分級；評分；漸次變化

例句：TPO49-Conversation1

? Uh...she's away this semester. I had to beg her to give me extra time on this project. I haven't even received a grade in the class yet.嗯……她這學期外出了。我只能請求她給我這個項目延期。我還沒收到這門課程的分數呢。

influence [??nflu?ns]

v．影響；感染

n．影響力；影響；權勢

例句：TPO51-Lecture2

? Even in basic engineering. It isn't a radical change. Um, but as you start to get into, again, the theoretical sciences, ah, higher forms of mathematics, calculus, zero had a much bigger influence in their development．甚至在基礎工程中。這還算不上是一個徹底的改變。嗯，但是當你開始進入理論科學，更高的數學形式，微積分，零對他們的發展有更大的影響。

instructor [?n?str?kt?r]

n．教師；教員；講師；指導書

例句：TPO2-Conversation1

? You know, it's a practical issue, like we can't have an instructor when there're only a few students in the class. You see what I mean?其實，這是一個現實的問題，比如班里只有幾個同學的話就沒有老師來上課。你明白我的意思嗎？

interfere [??nt?r?f?r]

vi．干涉；妨礙

例句：TPO19-Lecture2

? The phones interfere with the radio communication at the airport, right？因為電話干擾了機場的無線電通信，是嗎？

interpretation [?n?t??rpr??te??n]

n．解釋；翻譯；闡釋；（藝術的）演繹

例句：TPO40-Lecture2

? But if you look long enough, you realize how important they are for your interpretation of the work．但如果你能夠長些時間觀察，你就會意識到它們對你解讀自己作品有多重要。

interview [??nt?rvju?]

n．面談；會見；面試；接見

vt．接見；采訪；對……進行面試

vi．面試；采訪

例句：TPO40-Conversation2

? Well, I went for an interview, but I still need to give them professional references from people I've worked for．嗯，我去參加個面試，但我還是需要我曾經工作過的地方的推薦信。

major [?me?d??r]

adj．較多的；主要的；嚴重的

n．主修（科目）

v．主修

例句：TPO49-Conversation1

? And this class is a prerequisite for other classes in my major．并且，對于我這個專業來說，這門課程是選修其他課程的先決條件。

observe [?b?z??rv]

v．觀察；遵守；注意到；慶祝

例句：TPO30-Conversation2

? Ah, I see. Well, I am strict about having students write about paintings they can observe firsthand．噢，我明白了。我對于學生必須寫他們能夠直接觀察到的畫作這一點，要求甚嚴。

order [???rd?r]

n．順序；條理；訂單；命令；秩序

v．命令；定購；點餐；預定；訂貨

例句：TPO28-Conversation1

? I guess what I am saying is that your paragraphs aren't really presented in a logical order．我想我說的是你的段落沒有呈現得很有邏輯。

pass [p?s]

v．通過；經過；度過；傳遞

n．通行證；及格

例句：TPO5-Lecture1

? Still, it will be basically the same story, and the person who hears the story will be able to pass it along．但是故事的基本內容不變，因此聽到該故事的人也能繼續傳遞下去。

prerequisite [?pri??rekw?z?t]

n．先決條件；前提

adj．作為前提的；必備的

? And since most planetary scientists believe that water is essential to life, the presence of jarosite means that one prerequisite for life was once present on Mars．由于大部分的地球學家認為，水對于生命是很重要的，黃鉀鐵礬的存在意味著，在火星上有生命的先決條件曾經存在過。

primitive [?pr?m?t?v]

adj．原始的；簡陋的

例句：TPO5-Lecture2

? So are you saying there might be primitive life on the moon？那么你是不是說月球上可能有原始生物？

privilege [?pr?v?l?d?]

n．特權；榮幸

例句：TPO23-Conversation2

? It's such a privilege, spending an entire term diving into a single body of work．那真是一個好機會啊，用一整個學期來深入研究一個作者的作品。

recommend [?rek??mend]

vt．推薦；建議；勸告；使受歡迎；使可取

例句：TPO45-Conversation1

? Oh, Ok, although I should tell you that we do recommend that students use the campus mailbox service even if they are moving off campus．哦，好吧，盡管我應該告訴你，我們建議學生使用校園郵箱服務，即使他們要搬到校外去。

reference [?refr?ns]

n．參考；參照；出處

例句：TPO27-Conversation2

? Or to help modern-day readers to understand something historical, maybe these writers think a familiar frame of reference is needed．或者幫助現在的讀者們去理解一些歷史上的東西，也許這些作者們認為需要一個常見的參考框架。

resource [?ri?s??rs]

n．資源

例句：TPO7-Conversation2

? I'll have all the resources, all the books and the information I need right here in one place．就在一個地方，我可以有資源、有書籍和信息。

review [r??vju?]

n．復習；回顧；檢討；評審

vt．檢閱；評論；溫習；檢討

vi．寫評論

例句：TPO47-Conversation2

? Sure, in part, but a good review has to do more. But this is probably not your fault. I am starting to think I should explain the assignment better because, well, I got a lot of summaries, and very few reviews.當然，但是某種程度上來說，一個好的評論應該做得更多。但這可能不是你的錯。我開始思考我應該更清楚地解釋這一點，因為，我收到了很多的總結，但是評論極少。

revise [r??va?z]

n．校訂；修正；再校稿

v．校訂；修正；校正

例句：TPO12-Conversation1

? After you cut out those sections, you'll have to go back and revise the rest, to see how it all fits together．在你刪掉那些部分之后，你要回到文章其他部分，看看它們通不通順。

sample [?s?mpl]

n．樣品；樣本

例句：TPO11-Conversation2

? Yes, like a sample lecture on one of their academic interests．對，像是一個人在他學術領域里的一次試講。

scope [sko?p]

n．機會；范圍；眼界；觀看的儀器

例句：TPO12-Conversation1

? Yeah, it's just too ambitious for the scope of the assignment．對，在作業的范疇里，它有點太急功近利了。

session [?se?n]

n．會議；會期；開庭期；學期；一段時間

例句：TPO Extra2-Conversation1

? Hi, can I ask you a few questions about starting classes during your summer session？你好，我能問你關于你們夏季學期開課的幾個問題嗎？

slide [sla?d]

vi．滑動；下滑

vt．使滑動

n．幻燈片；滑坡；滑動

例句：TPO Extra2-Lecture4

? OK, now let's look at a slide of a piece of art and try to‘read' it together．好了，現在讓我們來看看一件藝術品的幻燈片，并嘗試一起“解讀”。

specific [sp??s?f?k]

adj．明確的；特殊的；具有特效的

例句：TPO10-Conversation2

? Uh...but for assigned textbooks or anything having to do with specific courses. Wait...was it for a specific course？呃，但是對于指定的教科書或者與專業課程相關的書籍，等一下，是專業課程的書嗎？

stage [ste?d?]

n．舞臺；戲劇；階段；步驟

例句：TPO5-Conversation2

? But still, the program's been designed to progress through certain stages．但是，該項課程一直以來都是為了讓學生在某一階段能取得進步而設置的。

submission [s?b?m??n]

n．提交；服從；屈服

例句：TPO44-Conversation2

? So I know all the exhibitors are students, but I was wondering how you choose the works you exhibit every month. Is there like a submission process or something？所以我知道所有的參展者都是學生，但是我很想知道你每個月是如何選擇參展作品的。有沒有一個類似的提交過程或其他的什么？

syllabus [?s?l?b?s]

n．大綱；摘要

例句：TPO10-Conversation2

? Anyway the syllabus was way too ambitious in my opinion. There're only 2 weeks of classes left in the semester and there are like 6 books on the syllabus that we haven't even touched．不管怎么樣吧，我們的教學大綱在我看來任務量太重了。這學期我們僅有兩周，但是大綱上的六本書我們還碰都沒有碰。

thesis [?θi?s?s]

n．畢業論文；論文；論題；論點；命題

例句：TPO28-Conversation2

? And I just worry that I won't be able to if I am writing my senior thesis at the same time. I mean, it's supposed to be 35 to 40 pages.我只是擔心，如果在同一時間我也在寫畢業論文，我可能無法做到（全身心投入）。我的意思是，這個論文應該有35～40頁。

treatment [?tri?tm?nt]

n．治療；對待；處理

例句：TPO34-Lecture2

? Excuse me, professor. Um...those anaerobic bacteria you are talking about...well, aren't anaerobic bacteria also used in waste water treatment plants？請問，教授。這些你說的厭氧細菌，不是在廢水處理廠也使用的那種細菌嗎？

undergraduate [??nd?r?ɡr?d?u?t]

n．大學生

adj．大學生的；大學的

例句：TPO9-Conversation1

? Before entering academia, I worked as a scientist for several food manufacturers and for the US Food and Drug Administration. I even worked on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska a couple of summers while I was an undergraduate．在進入學術研究前，我在幾個食物制造公司當過科學家，也曾在美國食物藥物管理局任職。當我還是大學生的時候，我還連續幾個暑假在阿拉斯加某一商用捕魚船上實習過。

variation [?veri?e??n]

n．變種；變奏曲；變動；變化

例句：TPO25-Lecture4

? Since play fighting includes variations in speed and intensity, and quick role reversals involved with self-handicapping．由于打架游戲包括變化的速度和強度，以及涉及到自我設限快速的角色轉換。

workshop [?w??rk?ɑ?p]

n．工場；車間；研討會；講習班

例句：TPO26-Lecture2

? So in 1975, a major advertising trade group held its first workshop on ecological marketing．在1975年，一個重要的營銷貿易集團針對生態營銷，展開了他們的第一個研討會。