情景会话口袋书人际篇73:升学(1)
时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:情景会话口袋书人际篇
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1. Passing the college entrance exam means being admitted into universities.
通过了高考意味着被大学录取。
还能这样说:
The college entrance exam is a pass to go to universities.
You can go to universities if you can pass the college entrance exams.
应用解析:
an admitted liar 1 直认不讳的说谎者;
admittedly (常用于句首)无可否认地,诚然;
be admitted to sb.'s presence 获准见……
2. He came in the first place in this year's college entrance exam.
他是今年的高考状元。
还能这样说:
His name headed the list in the entrance exam.
He was number one in this year's college entrance exams.
谚语:
The first step is the hardest.
万事开头难。
3. She took the entrance exam but failed.
她参加了入学考试但未被录取。
还能这样说:
She took the entrance exam but didn't get in.
She failed in the entrance exam.
谚语:
The only time you mustn't fail is the last time.
未到最后关头,绝不放弃。
4. I am enrolled 2 by the University of Stanford.
我被斯坦福大学录取了。
还能这样说:
I am admitted by the University of Stanford.
I am accepted by the University of Stanford.
5. I spent much time in preparing for the entrance exam.
我花费了很多时间准备升学考试。
还能这样说:
I spend an abundance of time preparing for the entrance exam.
It took me a lot time to make preparation for the entrance exam.
应用解析:
spend all one's energies 竭尽全力;
spend and be spent 出钱又出力,尽全力;
spend itself 耗尽,消失,衰弱
6. My Alma Mater's enrollment 3 quotas 4 have surged by a large margin 5.
我母校的升学率大幅度跃升。
还能这样说:
Graduation rates have increased a lot in my Alma Mater.
The proportion of students entering my Alma Mater increased to a great extent.
应用解析:
the surge of the sea 海浪澎湃;
a surge of pity 油然而生的怜悯之心;
a surge of smoke 浓烟滚滚
7. I've decided 6 to apply for a university in Beijing.
我决定报考一所北京院校。
还能这样说:
I intend to attend a university in Beijing.
I have decided to go to Beijing to attend university.
8. She said that she would shut herself in her study to prepare for the graduate school entrance exam.
她说要闭关学习,专心考研。
还能这样说:
She said she would devote herself to study to get ready for the graduate school entrance exam.
She said she would be absorbed in study for the postgraduate 7 entrance wxams.
应用解析:
shut the door on sth. 拒不考虑某事;
shut sb.'s mouth 防止某人说话,泄露机密;
shut sth. off 停止供应
1 liar
n.说谎的人
- I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了,一个又偷又骗的家伙!
- She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。
2 enrolled
adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 );登记,招收,使入伍(或入会、入学等),参加,成为成员;记入名册;卷起,包起
- They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起,他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 enrollment
n.注册或登记的人数;登记
- You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
- I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。
4 quotas
(正式限定的)定量( quota的名词复数 ); 定额; 指标; 摊派
- In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
- Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。
5 margin
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
6 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
7 postgraduate
adj.大学毕业后的,大学研究院的;n.研究生
- I didn't put down that I had postgraduate degree.我没有写上我有硕士学位。
- After college,Mary hopes to do postgraduate work in law school.大学毕业后, 玛丽想在法学院从事研究工作。