List 3 Course Content 課程內容

associate [??so??ie?t]

vt．聯(lián)想；聯(lián)合

例句：TPO7-Lecture2

? For example, one echo they quickly identify is the one they associate with a moth, which is common prey for a bat, particularly a moth beating its wings．比如，它們迅速鑒別的一種回聲方式和飛蛾有關，飛蛾是蝙蝠的食物，尤其是那種正在扇動翅膀的飛蛾。

average [??v?r?d?]

n．平均數；平均水平

adj．平均的；一般的；通常的

例句：TPO18-Conversation1

? About average I'd say. I helped teach some of the basic computer classes. Northeastern offers for new users, if that helps any．我只能說稍稍好點吧！我?guī)兔踢^一些東北大學給新用戶開的電腦基礎課。這段經歷有用嗎？

component [k?m?po?n?nt]

n．零部件；元件；組成部分；成分

adj．組成的；構成的

例句：TPO42-Lecture3

? And fungi in general are often an important active component of the soil．一般來說，真菌通常是泥土中非?；钴S且重要的組成部分。

degree [d??ɡri?]

n．學位；程度；度數

例句：TPO2-Conversation2

? Actually a teaching seminar too. And I will have to start writing my thesis. You know, I'm also going for my master's degree．事實上也是一場教學研討會。我要開始寫我的論文。你知道，我要開始準備讀碩士了。

demonstrate [?dem?nstre?t]

vt．證明；演示；示范

例句：TPO10-Lecture4

? So the researcher set up an experiment using imitation-based tasks. Adults used props, uh, toys or other objects to demonstrate an action that had 2 steps．所以研究者就用模擬測試進行了實驗。大人用適當的玩具或者其他的物體來進行演示，包括兩個步驟。

deposit [d??pɑ?z?t]

v．放置；（使）沉淀；存儲；付（訂金等）；寄存

n．存款；定金；堆積物；礦床

例句：TPO46-Lecture1

? So for example, when ants leave the nest, they deposit a pheromone trail along the route they take．因此，例如，當螞蟻離開巢，在它們一路經過處，留下了信息素的蹤跡。

distraction [d??str?k?n]

n．分心；分心的事物；注意力分散

例句：TPO12-Conversation1

? Yes, I would just stick to the topic. Anything unrelated to the use of nature image has no place in the paper, all that tangential material just distraction from the main argument．是的，我希望你扣緊主題。任何跟自然意向的使用無關的內容都不要在論文中出現，所有這些次要的材料都分散了主要內容。

document [?dɑ?kjum?nt]

n．文件；公文；文檔

vt．記載；（用文件等）證明

例句：TPO25-Lecture2

? No.At first he went around to document the folk music. He really wanted to make sure the folk songs were written down before they disappeared．不。一開始他到處去記錄這些民俗音樂。他真的很想可以把民俗音樂在消失之前記錄下來。

editor [?ed?t?r]

n．編輯；編者；影片剪輯裝置

例句： TPO22-Conversation1

? Well, that's part of it. But you know, the editor used the situation to say some really unfair things, about the student government, and the president Sally Smith in particular．那是它的一部分。但是你知道，編輯利用這種情況來說一些非常不公平的事情，關于學生政府，特別是學生會主席Sally Smith。

electronics [??lek?trɑ?n?ks]

n．電子學；電子器件

例句：TPO30-Lecture4

? He designed a guitar with a solid body that relied solely on electronics．他設計了一個只用電子器件的實心吉他。

elegant [?el?ɡ?nt]

adj．優(yōu)雅的；雅致的

例句：TPO48-Lecture2

? Now, the Plume Hypothesis provides a pretty elegant explanation for a volcanic anomaly, like the Hawaiian Islands．現在，巖漿柱假說為火山異常提供了一個很好的解釋，例如夏威夷群島。

excavate [?eksk?ve?t]

v．挖掘；挖開；發(fā)掘（古物）

例句：TPO28-Lecture4

? Only after the site at Gonur-depe was excavated were archaeologists able to identify it as coming from Gonur-depe．只有當 Gonur-depe的遺址被發(fā)掘了以后，考古學家們才將它們鑒定為來自Gonur-depe。

exposure [?k?spo???r]

n．暴露；揭露；膠片；曝光時間；（在電視、報紙等媒體上的）亮相

例句：TPO43-Lecture1

? It's sensitive to light, meaning that too much exposure to sunlight can interfere with this process．這個過程對光很敏感，這意味著過多的暴露于陽光下會干擾這個過程。

field work

現場工作；野外測量；實地測量

例句：TPO8-Conversation1

? Tell him to call me as soon as possible so that we can verify your field work arrangement and certify those credits right away．告訴他盡快給我打電話來核實你的實地工作安排并把你的學分立即核查好。

formal [?f??rml]

adj．正式的；正規(guī)的；形式的；公開的；拘謹的；有條理的

例句：TPO11-Conversation2

? We actually haven't had any yet. The first one is next Friday, at 10 AM, then lunch and then formal discussion with the applicant right after．事實上我們一個會還沒開。第一個會是在下周五，上午十點，接著是午餐，然后是正式的討論，之后還有應聘者。

framework [?fre?mw??rk]

n．框架；體系；結構

例句：TPO Extra2-Lecture1

? In fact, there are several approaches—basic‘models' or‘conceptual frameworks' of what we study when we‘do' history．事實上，有幾種方法，當我們學習歷史時，我們使用基本的“模型”或“概念框架”。

fresh [fre?]

adj．新鮮的；清新的；新近的；無經驗的

例句：TPO42-Lecture4

? But If I am not in a hurry, I might return the fries even if I had to wait for a fresh batch．但如果我不趕時間，我可能會退掉這些薯條，哪怕這意味著我需要等下一批薯條出爐。

historian [h??st??ri?n]

n．歷史學家；編史者

例句：TPO5-Lecture3

? So you'd need to work with an art historian who has expert knowledge of Rembrandt's style．那么你要和一名對倫勃朗畫風有專業(yè)了解的藝術歷史學家一起工作。

hybrid [?ha?br?d]

n．混合物；雜種；混血兒

adj．雜種的；混合的

例句：TPO3-Lecture2

? That said, even by the standards of the 20s and 30s, Painlevé's films were unique, a hybrid of styles．也就是，即便以上個世紀20或30年代的標準來衡量，Painlevé的電影還是獨具特色的各種風格的混合體。

illustrate [??l?stre?t]

vt．說明；（為書）作插圖；圖解

vi．舉例說明

例句：TPO27-Lecture3

? I think our discussion of sauropods will illustrate what we can learn by comparing the fossil record to modern animals．我想，我們關于蜥腳類動物的討論會，通過比較化石和當代動物，展現我們可以學到什么。

make sense

講得通；有意義；言之有理

例句：TPO34-Lecture1

? They looked around. And well, I mean, the First World War was raging, so they didn't see much beauty, reason or progress in the world. Instead, they saw a world that was chaotic, random, a world that didn't make sense．他們到處尋找。我的意思是，第一次世界大戰(zhàn)打響，他們并沒有在世界中看到太多的美、真理、進步。取而代之的是混亂的、任意的，一個毫無意義的世界。

odd [ɑ?d]

adj．奇數的；古怪的；零散的；剩余的

例句：TPO24-Conversation1

? This is odd though. What is...what's your professor's name? I could try searching for his or her classes in the database. That might help.這太奇怪了。你們教授叫什么名字？我可以試著在數據庫中查詢一下他的課程。也可能會有所幫助。

operation [?ɑ?p??re??n]

n．操作；運轉；經營；行動；手術；運算；生效

例句：TPO44-Lecture4

? Yes, there are several in operation. There is one in France. Now, they have to be careful there about how they turn on the turbines because they create currents and waves that can affect boats．是的，有幾個正在操作中。在法國就有一個。現在，他們必須仔細考慮如何開啟渦輪，因為渦輪會制造水流和波浪，這些會影響船只的運行。

pattern [?p?t?rn]

n．模式；圖案；典范；式樣

v．以圖案裝飾；仿造；模仿

例句：TPO3-Lecture4

? They may look like kind of randomly placed, but they actually form many distinct patterns．它們看起來像是隨機排列，但是事實上它們組成很多不同的圖案。

phenomena [f??n?m?n?]

n．現象

名詞phenomenon的復數形式

例句：TPO14-Lecture4

? Basically, the phenomena of standing waves occurs when sound waves of the same frequency reflect off the walls and meet from opposite directions．基本上，當聲波以同樣的頻率從墻上反射后與原來的波在相反的方向上相遇時，便會產生駐波現象。

physicist [?f?z?s?st]

n．物理學家；[古]自然科學家

例句：TPO26-Lecture4

? This physicist, Uwe Bergman, does research that involves studying iron in spinach．這位物理學家，Uwe Bergman，做的研究牽涉到研究菠菜中的鐵元素。

plot [plɑ?t]

n．情節(jié)；陰謀

例句：TPO34-Lecture1

? There's no real plot development here like you'd find in the traditional theatrical performance．這里并沒有你在傳統(tǒng)戲劇表演中可以發(fā)現的情節(jié)發(fā)展。

quit [kw?t]

v．停止；離開；退出；辭職

例句：TPO35-Conversation2

? Someone quit recently, so things aren't getting re-shelved as quickly as usual. I don't think they've hired replacement yet, so, yeah, the un-shelved books can get a bit out of hand．最近有人辭職，所以書并沒有像平常那樣迅速重新上架。他們應該還沒聘請新人，所以，沒有重新上架的書籍可能會出現問題。

scale [ske?l]

n．刻度；等級，規(guī)模；音階；量程；鱗片；鱗狀物

例句：TPO39-Lecture4

? Well, the problem is that the current method for processing cellulose into ethanol is very expensive and can't be done on a large scale．那么問題是，目前用于將纖維素加工成乙醇的方法非常昂貴，不能大規(guī)模地進行。

secretary [?sekr?teri]

n．部長；秘書；書記；大臣

例句：TPO11-Conversation2

? The department's secretary will give you a schedule of the applicants’visits. If you are free, we'd like you to attend their talks and then later you can give us your opinion．如果你有時間，系里的秘書會給你一份應聘者的參觀安排。我們希望你出席我們的談話會，之后告訴我們你的想法。

sophisticated [s??f?st?ke?t?d]

adj．老練的；精密的；復雜的；久經世故的

例句：OG2-Lecture1

? So the Mayans kept track of long periods of time, and they did it so accurately, in fact, that their calendar is considered about as complicated and sophisticated as any in the world．因此瑪雅人可以記錄長周期，而且他們記錄得非常準確。實際上，這種歷法也被認為是世界上最復雜和精深的歷法。

suited [?su?t?d]

adj．適合的

例句：TPO49-Lecture2

? To begin with, unlike the traditional classrooms at the time, the Montessori classroom environment was more suited to the child. The furniture was child-sized．首先，與當時的傳統(tǒng)教室不同，蒙臺梭利的課堂環(huán)境更適合孩子。家具是兒童大小的。

symptom [?s?mpt?m]

n．癥狀；征兆

例句：TPO27-Lecture1

? Now, we've talked in depth about coral bleaching, or whitening, which as you recall, is a symptom of...well that the coral is suffering．現在，我們已經深入討論過珊瑚白化或者叫珊瑚變白，你可能記得，這是珊瑚患病的一種癥狀。

theater [?θ??t?]

n．劇場；電影院；戲院

例句：TPO29-Lecture2

? So what are some important considerations when we design a theater or a concert hall？那么，當我們設計一個劇院或者音樂廳時，什么是重要的考量？

versatile [?v??rs?tl]

adj．多才多藝的；通用的；多功能的

例句：TPO43-Lecture2

? It is certainly one possibility. And APS digestion systems are very versatile. They can be installed just about anywhere．這當然只是一種可能性。并且APS消化系統(tǒng)是非常多功能的。它們可以在任何地方建立。

vessel [?vesl]

n．容器；器皿；船；艦；脈管；血管

例句：TPO45-Lecture4

? But rather than me just giving you a broad overview of how pots or ceramic vessels were developed and used in different regions of the world, we're gonna consider a specific example, a case study．但比起我剛才給你們的一個大致的概述，即：在世界的不同地區(qū)，如何開發(fā)和使用罐子或陶瓷容器，我們不如考慮一個具體的例子，一個案例研究。