List 4

assessment [əˈsesmənt]

n．评价；评估；评定

➢ His assessment of the situation was spot-on．他对形势的判断很正确。

➢ Your assessment is substantially correct．你的估计基本正确。

autism [ˈɔːtɪzəm]

n．自闭症；孤独症

➢ Autism generally appears by the age of three．孤独症通常出现在三岁左右。

➢ Autism is, indeed, an extreme example．自闭症实际上是个极端的例子。

procedure [prəˈsiːdʒər]

n．程序；手续；步骤

➢ The next procedure is to insert the battery．下一个步骤是装进电池。

➢ The procedure is standard．这一手续是标准化的。

➢ alter procedure 改变程序

cumulative [ˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪv]

adj．累积的；渐增的；（红利、利息等）累计的

➢ It is a cumulative process．它是一个逐步累积的过程。

➢ Scientific knowledge is cumulative．科学知识是积累起来的。

➢ cumulative curve 增长曲线

independent [ˌɪndɪˈpendənt]

adj．独立的；自主的；独自的；无偏见的 n．无党派者；独立派人士

➢ You should learn to be independent of your parents．你应该学会不依赖父母。

➢ financially independent 财政独立

➢ be independent of each other 彼此无关

mainstream [ˈmeɪnstriːm]

n．主流 adj．主流的 v．把……编入学校正规班级；把……纳入主流

➢ Nobody could go completely against the mainstream of the history．没有人能够完全逆历史主流而行。

➢ mainstream culture 主流文化

➢ mainstream school 主流学校

➢ non-mainstream 非主流

responsibility [rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪlətɪ]

n．责任；职责；责任心

➢ Parents take most of the responsibility for the children．父母对孩子承担大部分责任。

➢ undertake responsibility 承担责任

➢ personal responsibility 个人责任

academia [ˌækəˈdiːmɪə]

n．学术界，学术生涯

➢ The work of these students was well received by academia．这些学生的工作得到学术界的一致好评。

➢ world academia 中外学术界

apprenticeship [əˈprentɪsʃɪp]

n．学徒期；学徒身份；学徒资格

➢ In November I finished my apprenticeship. 11月，我的学徒阶段结束了。

➢ apprenticeship training 学徒制培训

practicum [ˈpræktəkəm]

n．实习科目；实习课

➢ education practicum 教育见习

➢ advanced practicums in teaching reading 教授阅读的高级实习课程

bilingual [ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəl]

adj．双语的

➢ The course requires you to be bilingual．这门课程要求你懂两门外语。

➢ multilingual 使用多种语言的

critical [ˈkrɪtɪkl]

adj．批评的；挑剔的；决定性的；危险的；临界的

➢ It is difficult enough to be critical of our own mistakes．对我们自己的错误采取批评的态度确实非常困难。

➢ These materials become quite soft and flexible above critical temperature．这些材料在临界温度以上变得十分柔软和易于弯曲。

➢ critical thinking 批判性思维，批判性的思考；批判思考能力

coeducational (co-ed) [ˌkəʊedʒəˈkeɪʃənəl]

adj．男女合校的

➢ Columbia University is an independent coeducational university．哥伦比亚大学是一所独立的男女同校的大学。

➢ coeducational system 男女同校教育制度

dyslexia [dɪsˈleksɪə]

n．阅读障碍

➢ Dyslexia can also affect a person emotionally．阅读障碍还会影响一个人的心情。

➢ Dyslexia most commonly affects reading, spelling and writing．阅读障碍最常影响阅读、拼写和写作。

➢ suffer from dyslexia 受阅读障碍的折磨

empirical [ɪmˈpɪrɪkl]

adj．经验主义的；以观察或实验为根据的

➢ He is involved in an empirical study．他参与了一项实证研究。

➢ empirical analysis 经验性分析

➢ empirical research 实证研究

extracurricular [ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjələ]

adj．课外的；业余的

➢ We should take active part in extracurricular activities．我们应该积极参加课外活动。

➢ extracurricular activities 课外活动

➢ extracurricular athletics 课外体育活动

gifted [ˈɡɪftɪd]

adj．有天赋的；有才华的

➢ Man is the only creature that is gifted with speech．人类是唯一被赋予语言能力的动物。

➢ He is gifted for art．他有艺术天赋。

➢ a gifted writer 一个有天赋的作家

secondary [ˈsekənderɪ]

adj．次要的；从属的；中等教育的 n．副手；次要位置

➢ It's a question of secondary importance．这是个次要的问题。

➢ He works in a secondary school．他在一所中学工作。

➢ secondary cell 蓄电池

➢ secondary education 中等教育（指初中、高中）

tertiary[ˈtɜːrʃɪerɪ]

adj．第三的；第三位的；第三世纪的；高等教育的 n．第三会员

➢ Tertiary education follows secondary education．高等教育紧跟着中等教育。

➢ tertiary education 高等教育

➢ tertiary college 高等院校，专科学校

homeschool [ˌhəʊmˈskuːl]

v．在家教育

➢ At one point my wife quit her job and began homeschooling our kids, which was great because they had their mom home all the time —something most kids don't get．有一段时间，我的妻子辞职在家教育孩子，这样特别好，因为孩子任何时候都有妈妈的陪伴，这是大多数孩子所不能享有的。

➢ homeschooling families 在家上学的家庭

liberal arts

大学文科

➢ Today, most American colleges offer an area of study called liberal arts．今天，大部分美国大学提供文科方面的学习。

➢ But the signs of job growth do not look so good for liberal arts graduates．但是对文科毕业生来说，工作岗位增长的迹象看起来不那么好。

postgraduate [ˌpəʊstˈɡrædʒʊət]

n．研究生

➢ You are not postgraduate students．你们不是研究生。

certification [ˌsɜːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n．证明；认证；证书；鉴定

➢ He received his certification as a high school English teacher．他取得了中学英语教师证书。

➢ professional certification 专业资证

➢ export certification 出口证明

rubric [ˈruːbrɪk]

n．类；标题；注释；规则 adj．红色的；印为红字的

➢ This rubric is designed to be as explicit as possible to ensure that all students are graded consistently．这一规则尽可能设计得清楚明确，以确保用一贯性的标准给所有学生评分。

tuition [tʊˈɪʃn]

n．学费；教诲；教学

➢ The money is sufficient to cover the tuition．这笔钱足够交学费。

➢ She relies on her parents for tuition．她靠父母交学费。

➢ tuition fee 学费

vocational [vəʊˈkeɪʃənl]

adj．职业的

➢ Vocational training will fit them for a good job．职业培训使他们能找到好工作。

➢ The company will provide you with vocational training．公司将为你提供职业培训。

➢ vocational school 职业学校

workshop [ˈwɜːrkʃɑːp]

n．工场；车间；研讨会；讲习班

➢ We'll have a poetry workshop．我们将开个诗歌研讨会。

➢ chair a workshop 主持研讨会

➢ workshop on 研究……的专题讨论会