英语小达人 300 Grading of Final Exams

 　　Grading of Final Exams

　　期末考试的打分
　　Here is a list of the ways professors here at the American University grade their final exams.
　　下面是美国大学的教授们给期末考试打分的方式。
　　Dept of Statistics
　　统计学系
　　All grades are plotted along the normal bell curve.
　　所有的分数都标绘在标准的钟形曲线图上。
　　Dept of Psychology 1
　　心理学系
　　Students are asked to blot 2 ink in their exam books, close them and turn them in. The professor opens the books and assigns the first grade that comes to mind.
　　学生们被要求在考试本上点墨，然后合起本子上交。教授打开本子时脑海里出现的第一个分数就是他们的成绩。
　　Dept of History
　　历史系
　　All students get the same grade they got last year.
　　所有学生的分数都和去年的一样。
　　Dept of Religion
　　宗教学系
　　Grade is determined 3 by God.
　　分数是由上帝决定的。
　　Dept of Philosophy
　　哲学系
　　What is a grade?
　　什么是分数？
　　Law School
　　法学院
　　Students are asked to defend their position of why they should receive an A.
　　学生们要就为什么他们要得“优”的成绩而进行抗辩。
　　Dept of Mathematics
　　数学系
　　Grades are variable.
　　分数是个变量。
　　Dept of Logic 4
　　逻辑学系
　　If and only if the student is present for the final and the student has accumulated a passing grade then the student will receive an A else the student will not receive an A.
　　如果并且只有在学生参加了期末考试并及格了的情况下才可能得“优”，否则就不能得“优”。
　　Dept of Computer Science
　　计算机科学系
　　Random 5 number generator 6 determines grade.
　　分数由随机数生成程序产生。
　　Dept of Physical Education
　　体育教育系
　　Everybody gets an A.
　　每个人都得“优”。
　　Dept of Political Sciences
　　政治系
　　Stand at the top of the stairs and toss all final papers out, the ones closest to the top will get A, and the furthest down will get F.
　　站在楼梯顶端把期末试卷往下抛，离楼梯顶端最近的学生得“优”，最远的“不及格”。
　　Dept of Mechanical Engineering
　　机械工程学系
　　Final papers can be blown away will get F.
　　谁的试卷能被风吹走，就得“不及格”。
　　Dept of Chemistry
　　化学系
　　Final papers completely burn to ask first will get F.
　　谁的试卷最先烧成灰，就得“不及格”。
　　Dept of Electrical Engineering
　　电子工程系
　　Students can have any one of these grades:
　　学生会得到下面的任一个分数。
　　A (Ampere) if they can resist high current.
　　A（安格）能抗高电流强度的得“优”。
　　C (Coulomb) if they get high all the time.
　　C（库仑）能一直保持高电量的得“中”。
　　F (Fraud) if they eat too much and have too much energy.
　　F（法拉）吃得太多，能量过剩的“不及格”。
　　W (Watt) if they have power to work.
　　W（瓦特）有电力带动工作的。
　　重点讲解：
　　1. turn in
　　上交；提交；交付；
　　eg. Turn in your homework, please.
　　请把作业交上来。
　　eg. I want everybody to turn a report in.
　　我希望每个人都上交一份报告。
　　2. come to mind
　　突然想起；（想法）一下子冒出来；
　　eg. I just picked up whatever goods come to mind.
　　我只是想到什么就拿什么罢了。
　　eg. A number of possibilities come to mind.
　　我脑里出现了好几种可能性。
　　3. all the time
　　一直；始终；
　　eg. We can't be together all the time.
　　我们不能始终在一起。
　　eg. I get the two of them mixed up all the time, they're so similar.
　　我一直把他们俩弄混，他俩太像了。