List 2 Assignment 作业

alternative [ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv]

adj．两者择一的；供选择的

n．二者择一；供替代的选择

例句：TPO12-Lecture4

➢ And that spurred people to start looking into alternative forms of energy, solar energy probably being the most popular．这使得人们开始寻找别的能源，太阳能是最受推崇的。

analysis [əˈnæləsɪs]

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。为什么不调查一下那个呢？并且把这个连同你的描述和分析一起加进去。

assistant [əˈsɪstənt]

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……你怎么在这些领域提高，我的意思是，我从下个月开始在高中做一个助理教练，然后……

attach [əˈtætʃ]

v．附上；系上；贴上；使依附；使附属；使附着

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，他们将食物附着在翅膀具有不同形状标记的飞蛾纸模型上，以观察鸟类的反应。

atmosphere [ˈætməsfɪr]

n．大气；空气；气氛；气压

例句：TPO47-Lecture4

➢ Now, Earth's atmosphere is sort of like a giant weather machine, right？地球的大气层有点像一台巨型气象机器，对吗？

available [əˈveɪləbl]

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．是这样的，我们最近调换了炸箱里的油的种类。新换的油是目前最健康的。

concentrate [ˈkɑːnsntreɪt]

v．专心；集中

例句：TPO7-Conversation1

➢ Generally, the students who concentrate in Latin American literature find themselves researching in the history section a lot．一般来讲，学习拉美文学的学生都喜欢在历史分区学习。

draft [dræft]

n．草稿；草图

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还能做些什么来提高我论文的质量。

due [duː]

adj．到期的

n．截止日期

相关词汇：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．今天下午有很多课的论文截止时间到了，每个人都在同一时间尝试打印出自己的东西。

extension [ɪkˈstenʃn]

n．延长；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．问题是，我有个想法，可能会使它更好，所以我想知道是否有任何方法可以得到延期。

fail [feɪl]

vi．失败；没做成某事；表现欠佳；用完；衰退

vt．辜负；放弃；缺少；不及格

n．不及格；没做成

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……所以他们试图根据学生的意见来预测节目是否会成功或失败。他们为什么关心我们的想法？

field [fiːld]

n．田地；专业，领域；运动场；场地；田野

adj．田间的；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，你知道你需要专业内的48个学分以及中等及更高水平课程的至少24个学分。

field research

n．实际教学；现场调查研究

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在印度尼西亚做了很多实地调查吗？大部分还没有出版。

format [ˈfɔːrmæt]

n．版式；设计

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，你有没有把系里的关于索引、引用、参考文献的格式的文档打印出来？

grade [ɡreɪd]

n．等级；年级；成绩；斜坡

v．分级；评分；渐次变化

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……她这学期外出了。我只能请求她给我这个项目延期。我还没收到这门课程的分数呢。

influence [ˈɪnfluəns]

v．影响；感染

n．影响力；影响；权势

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．甚至在基础工程中。这还算不上是一个彻底的改变。嗯，但是当你开始进入理论科学，更高的数学形式，微积分，零对他们的发展有更大的影响。

instructor [ɪnˈstrʌktər]

n．教师；教员；讲师；指导书

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?其实，这是一个现实的问题，比如班里只有几个同学的话就没有老师来上课。你明白我的意思吗？

interfere [ˌɪntərˈfɪr]

vi．干涉；妨碍

例句：TPO19-Lecture2

➢ The phones interfere with the radio communication at the airport, right？因为电话干扰了机场的无线电通信，是吗？

interpretation [ɪnˌtɜːrprɪˈteɪʃn]

n．解释；翻译；阐释；（艺术的）演绎

例句：TPO40-Lecture2

➢ But if you look long enough, you realize how important they are for your interpretation of the work．但如果你能够长些时间观察，你就会意识到它们对你解读自己作品有多重要。

interview [ˈɪntərvjuː]

n．面谈；会见；面试；接见

vt．接见；采访；对……进行面试

vi．面试；采访

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，我去参加个面试，但我还是需要我曾经工作过的地方的推荐信。

major [ˈmeɪdʒər]

adj．较多的；主要的；严重的

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，对于我这个专业来说，这门课程是选修其他课程的先决条件。

observe [əbˈzɜːrv]

v．观察；遵守；注意到；庆祝

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。我对于学生必须写他们能够直接观察到的画作这一点，要求甚严。

order [ˈɔːrdər]

n．顺序；条理；订单；命令；秩序

v．命令；定购；点餐；预定；订货

例句：TPO28-Conversation1

➢ I guess what I am saying is that your paragraphs aren't really presented in a logical order．我想我说的是你的段落没有呈现得很有逻辑。

pass [pæs]

v．通过；经过；度过；传递

n．通行证；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．但是故事的基本内容不变，因此听到该故事的人也能继续传递下去。

prerequisite [ˌpriːˈrekwəzɪt]

n．先决条件；前提

adj．作为前提的；必备的

➢ 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．由于大部分的地球学家认为，水对于生命是很重要的，黄钾铁矾的存在意味着，在火星上有生命的先决条件曾经存在过。

primitive [ˈprɪmətɪv]

adj．原始的；简陋的

例句：TPO5-Lecture2

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

privilege [ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ]

n．特权；荣幸

例句：TPO23-Conversation2

➢ It's such a privilege, spending an entire term diving into a single body of work．那真是一个好机会啊，用一整个学期来深入研究一个作者的作品。

recommend [ˌrekəˈmend]

vt．推荐；建议；劝告；使受欢迎；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，尽管我应该告诉你，我们建议学生使用校园邮箱服务，即使他们要搬到校外去。

reference [ˈrefrəns]

n．参考；参照；出处

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．或者帮助现在的读者们去理解一些历史上的东西，也许这些作者们认为需要一个常见的参考框架。

resource [ˈriːsɔːrs]

n．资源

例句：TPO7-Conversation2

➢ I'll have all the resources, all the books and the information I need right here in one place．就在一个地方，我可以有资源、有书籍和信息。

review [rɪˈvjuː]

n．复习；回顾；检讨；评审

vt．检阅；评论；温习；检讨

vi．写评论

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.当然，但是某种程度上来说，一个好的评论应该做得更多。但这可能不是你的错。我开始思考我应该更清楚地解释这一点，因为，我收到了很多的总结，但是评论极少。

revise [rɪˈvaɪz]

n．校订；修正；再校稿

v．校订；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．在你删掉那些部分之后，你要回到文章其他部分，看看它们通不通顺。

sample [ˈsæmpl]

n．样品；样本

例句：TPO11-Conversation2

➢ Yes, like a sample lecture on one of their academic interests．对，像是一个人在他学术领域里的一次试讲。

scope [skoʊp]

n．机会；范围；眼界；观看的仪器

例句：TPO12-Conversation1

➢ Yeah, it's just too ambitious for the scope of the assignment．对，在作业的范畴里，它有点太急功近利了。

session [ˈseʃn]

n．会议；会期；开庭期；学期；一段时间

例句：TPO Extra2-Conversation1

➢ Hi, can I ask you a few questions about starting classes during your summer session？你好，我能问你关于你们夏季学期开课的几个问题吗？

slide [slaɪd]

vi．滑动；下滑

vt．使滑动

n．幻灯片；滑坡；滑动

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，现在让我们来看看一件艺术品的幻灯片，并尝试一起“解读”。

specific [spəˈsɪfɪk]

adj．明确的；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，但是对于指定的教科书或者与专业课程相关的书籍，等一下，是专业课程的书吗？

stage [steɪdʒ]

n．舞台；戏剧；阶段；步骤

例句：TPO5-Conversation2

➢ But still, the program's been designed to progress through certain stages．但是，该项课程一直以来都是为了让学生在某一阶段能取得进步而设置的。

submission [səbˈmɪʃn]

n．提交；服从；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？所以我知道所有的参展者都是学生，但是我很想知道你每个月是如何选择参展作品的。有没有一个类似的提交过程或其他的什么？

syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs]

n．大纲；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．不管怎么样吧，我们的教学大纲在我看来任务量太重了。这学期我们仅有两周，但是大纲上的六本书我们还碰都没有碰。

thesis [ˈθiːsɪs]

n．毕业论文；论文；论题；论点；命题

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.我只是担心，如果在同一时间我也在写毕业论文，我可能无法做到（全身心投入）。我的意思是，这个论文应该有35～40页。

treatment [ˈtriːtmənt]

n．治疗；对待；处理

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？请问，教授。这些你说的厌氧细菌，不是在废水处理厂也使用的那种细菌吗？

undergraduate [ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒuət]

n．大学生

adj．大学生的；大学的

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．在进入学术研究前，我在几个食物制造公司当过科学家，也曾在美国食物药物管理局任职。当我还是大学生的时候，我还连续几个暑假在阿拉斯加某一商用捕鱼船上实习过。

variation [ˌveriˈeɪʃn]

n．变种；变奏曲；变动；变化

例句：TPO25-Lecture4

➢ Since play fighting includes variations in speed and intensity, and quick role reversals involved with self-handicapping．由于打架游戏包括变化的速度和强度，以及涉及到自我设限快速的角色转换。

workshop [ˈwɜːrkʃɑːp]

n．工场；车间；研讨会；讲习班

例句：TPO26-Lecture2

➢ So in 1975, a major advertising trade group held its first workshop on ecological marketing．在1975年，一个重要的营销贸易集团针对生态营销，展开了他们的第一个研讨会。