北美大学校园生活学习常用词汇及短语

1.orientation meeting/session 新生情况介绍会

Ex: The University has arranged an orientation session.

2.professor’s office hour 教授答疑时间

Ex: Many freshmen are uncertain or shy about utilizing a professor’s office hours.

3.lecture n. 演讲，讲课

Ex: Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.

4.lecture hall n. 讲堂，讲演厅，报告厅

Ex: The lecture hall was jammed when the professor arrived at the very last moment.

5.tutorial n. 个别指导

Ex: Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.

6. deadline ['dedlain] n. 最后期限，截止时间

Ex: There's no way I can meet that deadline.

7. overdue ['uv'dju:] adj. 过期的

Ex: I must take these books back to the library - they're overdue.

There is a fine if the reserved library books are even one hour overdue.

8. schedule n. 时间表，计划 v. 安排，计划，

Ex: According to the schedule, the first lecture begins at 9.00 am

The test is scheduled to begin in one hour.

9. time slot 时间空档

Ex: If you have two final exams scheduled at the same time, you will have to move one exam to another time slot

10.signature n. 签字，签名

Ex: Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents

11.thesis ['θi:sis] n. 毕业论文

Ex: a master's/doctoral thesis on the effects of global warming

12.dissertation n. 论文

Ex: He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.

13.course n. 课程

Ex: compulsory/required/mandatory course; elective course, optional course;

foundation course， introductory course， intermediate level course， advanced course

13.elective [i'lektiv] n. 选修科目

Ex: She took three electives last term.

14. option n. 选修科目

Ex: She is taking French as an option next year

14.assignment ['sainmnt] n. 功课，任务

Ex: I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.