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Unit 6: Education in the United States

 
   

Words & Expressions

amendment

n.

修正案

apprentice

n.

学徒

assignment

n.

作业

atom

n.

原子

bachelor's degree

 

学士学位

benefactor

n.

捐助人

board of education

 

学校董事会,教育委员会

business accounting

 

商业会计

category

n.

类型

certification

n.

认证,证书

colonialist

n.

殖民主义者,美洲大陆早期移民

community college

 

社区学院

comprise

v.

包含,由……构成

compulsory education

 

义务教育

computer programming

 

电脑编程

confer

v.

授予

controversial

 

有争议的

conversely

adv.

相反地

core

n.

核心

counselor

n.

辅导员,顾问

credit

n.

学分

curriculum

n.

课程设置

delegate

v.

委派

doctoral degree

 

博士学位

elective

n.

选修课

elementary school

 

小学

endowment

n.

捐款

faculty

n.

教职员

faith

n.

信仰

flourish

v.

繁荣

hair styling

 

美发

handicap

n.

残疾

inquiry

n.

探究,质询

instructional material

 

教材

liberal arts

 

文科

literary

n.

识字

mainframe

n.

大型机

major

n.

专业

master's degree

 

硕士学位

orbit

v.

在轨道中运行

penmanship

n.

书写,书法

prestige

n.

威望,名声

private school

 

私立学校

prompt

v.

促使

public school

 

公立学校

quotas

 

定额,配额

range from... to

 

……

recommendation

n.

推荐

reserve

v.

保留

scholastic aptitude tests

 

学习能力测试

scope

n.

范围

secondary school

 

中学

segregate

v.

分离,隔开

social mobility

 

社会流动性,指取得较高的社会地位

statistical

adj.

数据的

tragic

adj.

悲剧性的

transfer

v.

转学

tuition

n.

学费

tutor

n.

私人教师, 指导教师

undergraduate

n.

本科生

undertaking

n.

任务

upswing

n.

上涨,回升

veteran

 

老兵,退伍兵

vocational

adj.

职业的

American Beginnings
The Political System in the United States
American Economy
Religion in the United States
American Literature
Education in the United States
Social Movements of the 1960s
Social Problems in the United States
Technology in America
Scenic America
Sports in America
Early American Jazz
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