选课的说法:
选:learn, take, pick up, sign up for, register for(a course)
退:quit(放弃), drop, give up 课:course, class
选修课:selective course, optional course
必修课:compulsory course, required course
旷课:play truant, truancy
课程的名称:
理科课程:science(理科), mathematics(数学math), statistics(统计学) physics, chemistry(化学), biochemistry(生物化学)
文科课程:arts(文科), history, literature(文学), linguistics(语言学)
热门学科:psychology(心理学), philosophy(哲学)
学科词尾:-ics, mathematics(数学math), statistics;
-logy, e.g. trilogy, zoology, biology
各年级同学及学位:
本科四年:freshman(大一), sophomore(大二), junior student(大三), senior student(大四); undergraduate(本科生)
学制名称:graduate student(研究生), postgraduate(研究生)
学位名称:bachelor学士, master硕士, doctor博士, post-doctor博士后
前缀post-:postwar, postscript, postpone推迟
教师的说法:
教授:professor, associate professor副教授, instructor讲师
导师:mentor, tutor, supervisor(论文上的)导师;监督者
词根vis-:visible, invisible, visage, visibility, vision
Julius Caesar :VENI,VIDI,VICI
e.g. convenience, video, victory
各种作业:
作业统称:homework, assignment
论文:paper, term paper, essay, thesis, composition,proposal, theme, key words, abstract
项目:project ,projector, propose (a toast)
前缀pro-, pre-, pri-, fore-: progress, preview, foresee
各种考试:
参加(考试):take (an exam), sit (an exam)
考试:exam, mid-term exam, final exam, finals, test, quiz, pop quiz
作弊:cheat, copy
结果:pass, passing grade, fail, make-up exam