高职高专新编实用英语综合教程1ThisisAmerica

ThisisAmericaHighlights•TopicHigherEducationinAmerica•WordsandPhrassescomplex，involvement，attend,specialize，asaresult,divideinto,earnaliving,majorin•GrammartipsTensesPassageAThinkaboutthefollowingquestions.1.DoyouknowanyfamousuniversitiesintheUS?2.HowaboutthehighereducationoftheUSinyourmind?3.Doyouknowwhatthedifferenceisbetweenacollegeandauniversity?HigherEducationinAmericaAmericahasaverywell-developedhighereducationsystemwithalargescaleandcomplextypes.Itfocusesontrainingstudentstoobtainnewknowledgeandtheabilityofanalysisandcreation.Paragraph1words1、well-developedadj.fullydeveloped完善的，健全的e.g.well-developed是个复合词。英语中复合词是由两个或者两个以上的自由词素组成，表达单一的语意概念。例如，son-in-law女婿，养子oil-field油田n.(尤指与其他事物相比)规模、程度、范围e.g.onalargescale很大规模onaglobalscale在全球范围内v.scalesth.down/back减少（数量）；缩小（规模或者范围）scalesth.up增大，扩大规模数量eg.Wearethinkingofscalingdownourtrainingprogrammesnextyear.2、scale/skeil/wordsadj.复杂的；难懂的；综合的e.g.complexmachinery结构复杂的机器thecomplexstructureofthehumanbrain复杂的人脑结构。3、complexwords集中（注意力、精力）于……e.g.Timeislimited.Pleasefocusyourattentiononyourwork.时间有限，请集中精力在你的工作上。Thediscussionfocusedonthreemainproblems.讨论集中在三个主要问题上。4、focuson/uponwordsn.（对事物的）分析；分析结果e.g.Hehasgivenanacuteanalysisoftheaccident.对于这次事故，他给出了敏锐的分析。Thebookisananalysisofpovertyanditscauses.这本书分析了贫困及其原因。5、analysiswordsTheyhavepubliccollegesanduniversitiesandprivateones.Abigdifferenceinvolvesmoney.StateschoolscostlessbecausetheygetmoneyfromtheStatesthatstartedthemtolocalcitizens.Asaresult,out-of-stateandinternationalstudentsusuallypaymorethanstateresidents,atleastthefirstyear.Paragraph2adj.公立的；公共的e.g.apubliceducationsystem公共教育体系apubliclibrary公共图书馆6、publicwordsadj.私立的；民营的；私人的e.g.privatedoctor私人医生7、privatev.包含；需要e.g.Anyinvestmentinvolvesanelementofrisk.任何投资都有一定的冒险成分。Manyofthecrimesinvolvesdrugs.许多罪案都与毒品有关。8、involvewords后果，结果e.g.Hewaslateasaresultofthesnow.他因为下雪而迟到。Hemadeonebigmistake,and,asaresult,losthisjob.他犯了个打错，丢了工作。9、asaresult(of)wordsn.居民；住户e.g.Incomelevelofurbanandruralresidentsincreaserapidly.城市和农村居民的收入水平增长很快。10、residentwordse.g.It’llcostatleast500dollars.它至少要花费500美元。10、resident11、atleast至少But,ofcourse,pricesalonedonotsayanythingaboutqualityofaschoolorthevalueofaneducation.12、alone仅仅；单；只（用于名词或代词后以加强语气）Paragraph3Collegesanduniversitieshavemanythingsincommon.Bothofferundergraduatedegreesintheartsandsciences,forexample.Andbothcanhelpprepareyoungpeopletoearnaliving.Butmanycollegesdonotoffergraduatestudies.Anotherdifferenceisthatuniversitiesaregenerallybigger.Theyoffermoreprogramsanddomoreresearch.Paragraph4n.(东西、地方)有相同的特征（或特点等）e.g.Thetwocultureshavealotincommon.这两种文化具有许多相同之处。words13、havesth.incommon代词。（与复数名次连用）两个，两个都e.g.BoththewomenareFrench.两名妇女都是法国人。14、bothwordsboth…and…不仅…而且Bothhismotherandhisfatherwillbethere.他父母二人都要去那里。15、undergraduatewordsn.大学本科生postgraduate/graduate硕士研究生doctoralcandidate博士研究生Arts文科（如语言学、历史学、文学等等）Sciences理科（物理、化学等）16、artsandscienceswords谋生,营生e.g.Sheearnedalivingasapart-timesecretary.她靠做兼职秘书为生。It’sknowntoallthatJingdezhenearnsitslivinginmakingchina.众所周知，景德镇以制瓷器为生。17、earnalivingwordsAnotherplaceofhighereducation,especiallyintechnicalareas,isaninstitute,liketheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Yetevenaninstituteoftechnologycanofferawidechoiceofprogramsandactivities.M.I.Tsaysthatseventy-fivepercentoffreshmencometherewithastronginterestandinvolvementinarts.Paragraph518、institutewordsn.学会；研究所；研究院e.g.institutesofhighereducation高等学校aresearchinstitute研究所19、freshmann.大一新生大一学生frashman大二学生sophomore大三学生juniorstudent大四学生seniorstudent20、involvementwordsInvolvementin/withsth.耗费时间；投入、沉迷e.g.Hergrowinginvolvementwithmusic.她对音乐投入日益增长。M.I.Tsaysthatseventy-fivepercentoffreshmencometherewithastronginterestandinvolvementinarts.麻省理工学院表示，有百分之七十五的大一学生选择该校是因为他们对文科非常感兴趣，非常沉迷。“介词with+名词或代词（组）”组成的一般的with短语在句子中可以作定语和状语。做状语的时候，它能表示时间、伴随和条件。本句中with短语表示原因。ThefirstAmericanuniversitiesdividedtheirstudiesintoanumberofareasandcalledeachoneacollege.Thisisstilltrue.Acollegecanalsobeapartofauniversity.Forexample,HarvardcollegeistheUndergraduatepartofHarvardUniversity.Programsinhigherlearningcanalsobecalledschools,likeaschoolofengineeringoramedicalschoolwithinacollegeoruniversity.Paragraph6、721、divided…intowords划分；分割；分成e.g.Whitelinesdividedtheplayingareaintosections.这些白线将赛区分成了各个部分。22、schoolwords（高等学校的）学院，系e.g.theuniversitymedical/lawschool大学的医学院/法学院theschooloflanguages语言系Paragraph8Undergraduatesarethestudentsinthefirstfouryearsofhighereducation,orwhatAmericanscallcollege.IntheUnitedStates,thatmeansthefouryearsaftertwelfthgrade.Buttheworkdoesnotallhavetobedoneatthesamecollege.Forexample,astudentmayfirstattendatwo-yearschool，alsocalledacommunitycollegeorjuniorcollege.Studentswhocompleteatwo-yearcourseofstudyearnanassociatedegree.Startingatacommunitycollegecansavealotofmoneyifthestudentswanttogoontoafour-yearcollegeorabiguniversity.23、communitycollege社区学院words24、juniorcollege两年制专科学校Acollegethatismainlyforstudentsfromthelocalcommunityandthatoffersprogrammesthataretwoyearslong,includingprogrammesinpracticalskills.在美国为当地社区学生提供两年制课程，结业后可上四年制大学Acollegethatoffersprogrammesthataretwo-yearslong.Som